Test Code:


Connected to Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.1.0.7.0 Connected as xxpo

SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE color_tab_t AS TABLE OF VARCHAR2(30);
2 /

Type created

SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE color_models (
2 model_type VARCHAR2(12)
3 , colors color_tab_t
4 )
5 NESTED TABLE colors STORE AS color_model_colors_tab
6 /

Table created

SQL>
SQL> BEGIN
2 INSERT INTO color_models
3 VALUES ('RGB', color_tab_t ('RED','GREEN','BLUE'));
4 END;
5 /

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed

SQL> select * from color_models;

MODEL_TYPE COLORS
------------ ------
RGB <Objec

SQL> select * from color_model_colors_tab;

select * from color_model_colors_tab

ORA-22812: cannot reference nested table column's storage table

SQL>
SQL> SELECT object_name
2 ,object_type
3 ,status
4 FROM dba_objects
5 WHERE object_name = upper('COLOR_MODEL_COLORS_TAB');

OBJECT_NAME OBJECT_TYPE STATUS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------- -------
COLOR_MODEL_COLORS_TAB TABLE VALID

SQL> SELECT /*+NESTED_TABLE_GET_REFS+*/ * FROM COLOR_MODEL_COLORS_TAB;

COLUMN_VALUE
------------------------------
RED
GREEN
BLUE

SQL>

Ref:

1. Page 357, Oracle PL/SQL Programming FIFTH EDITION, Steven Feuerstein with Bill Pribyl, O'REILLY