How to fix the Oracle error SQL-02143: Target object has not been properly allocated?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorSQL-02143: Target object has not been properly allocated with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

SQL-02143: Target object has not been properly allocated

Reason for the Error SQL-02143: Target object has not been properly allocated

Cause: An attempt was made to retrieve elements from a collection into an unallocated object pointer.

How to fix the Error SQL-02143: Target object has not been properly allocated ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Action: Allocate the object pointer with the EXEC SQL ALLOCATE statement.