Database Error Messages

ORA-00982

missing plus sign

Cause

A left parenthesis appeared in a join condition, but a plus sign (+) did not follow. A left parenthesis in a join condition usually signals an outer-join specification and so a plus sign was expected to follow. To specify an outer join on a column in a join operation, follow the column reference in the join condition with a plus sign (+) enclosed in parentheses.


Action

Correct the SQL syntax and retry the statement.