This is part of a row-level security implementation:
For some reason the following comparison works but currently it isn't: 1 SELECT count(*) 2 FROM global.client_dim a 3* WHERE sys_context('userenv','session_user') = trim(a.REPORTS_LOGIN) SQL> / COUNT(*) ---------- 0 SQL> select sys_context('userenv','session_user') from dual; SYS_CONTEXT('USERENV','SESSION_USER') ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- REPORTS_DELTA SQL> select reports_login 2 from global.client_dim 3 where reports_login='REPORTS_DELTA'; REPORTS_LOGIN ------------------------------ REPORTS_DELTA I thought maybe it was due to hidden characters so I tried: SQL> select '|'||sys_context('userenv','session_user')||'|' from dual; '|'||SYS_CONTEXT('USERENV','SESSION_USER')||'|' ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- |REPORTS_DELTA| SQL> select '|'||reports_login||'|' 2 from global.client_dim 3 where reports_login='REPORTS_DELTA'; '|'||REPORTS_LOGIN||'|' -------------------------------- |REPORTS_DELTA| ...that doesn't appear to be it. any ideas? Thanks for any help! Chris -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Chris Stephens INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).