Receiving error “invalid identifier” while trying to update a table in Oracle

Question

I'm trying to transform a Merge query into an Update query for getting better performance but I could not succeed.

Tables structure:

create table TEST_FILE_MERGE
(
  customer_num    NUMBER,
  cust_first_name VARCHAR2(180),
  cust_last_name  VARCHAR2(180),
  r_id            NVARCHAR2(1000)
)
create table REQUEST
(
  req_id              NVARCHAR2(1000),
  cust_no             VARCHAR2(50),
  customer_first_name VARCHAR2(50),
  customer_last_name  VARCHAR2(50),
  error_code          NUMBER,
  is_checked          NUMBER(1)
)

Here is my Merge query:

 MERGE INTO (SELECT * FROM REQUEST WHERE REQ_ID = REQUEST_ID) R
  USING TEST_FILE_MERGE A
  ON (A.CUSTOMER_NUM = R.CUST_NO)
  WHEN MATCHED THEN
    UPDATE
       SET R.CUSTOMER_FIRST_NAME = A.CUST_FIRST_NAME,
           R.CUSTOMER_LAST_NAME  = A.CUST_LAST_NAME,
           R.ERROR_CODE          = 0,
           R.IS_CHECKED          = 1;

And Here is my Update Query which is not correct:

UPDATE (SELECT A.CUST_FIRST_NAME, A.CUST_LAST_NAME,
          FROM TEST_FILE_MERGE A
         INNER JOIN REQUEST B
            ON A.CUSTOMER_NUM = B.CUST_NO)
   SET B.CUSTOMER_FIRST_NAME  = A.CUST_FIRST_NAME,
       B.CUSTOMER_LAST_NAME   = A.CUST_LAST_NAME,
       B.ERROR_CODE           = 0,
       B.IS_CHECKED           = 1;

COMMIT;

I receive error ORA-00904:"B"."IS_CHECKED" invalid identifier but column IS_CHECKED exists in REQUEST table .

What is wrong with my update query?And how am I suppose to put this part of my merge SELECT * FROM REQUEST WHERE REQ_ID = REQUEST_ID into my update statement?

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Your update query doesn't seem complete or it would give another error message , also it helps to make a [mre].

create table TEST_FILE_MERGE
(
  customer_num    NUMBER,
  CUST_FIRST_NAME VARCHAR2(180),
  CUST_LAST_NAME  VARCHAR2(180),
  r_id            NVARCHAR2(1000)
  ,
  CONSTRAINT cumstom_unique UNIQUE (customer_num)
);

INSERT INTO TEST_FILE_MERGE VALUES( 123,'perter','foe','1')

create table REQUEST
(
  req_id              NVARCHAR2(1000),
  cust_no             VARCHAR2(50),
  customer_first_name VARCHAR2(50),
  customer_last_name  VARCHAR2(50),
  error_code          NUMBER,
  "IS_CHECKED"          NUMBER
);

INSERT INTO REQUEST VALUES (1,123,'Peter','Foe',0,0)

UPDATE (SELECT A.CUST_FIRST_NAME, A.CUST_LAST_NAME
,B.CUSTOMER_FIRST_NAME,B.CUSTOMER_LAST_NAME,B.ERROR_CODE,B.IS_CHECKED  
          FROM TEST_FILE_MERGE A
         INNER JOIN REQUEST B
            ON A.CUSTOMER_NUM = B.CUST_NO)
   SET CUSTOMER_FIRST_NAME  = CUST_FIRST_NAME,
       CUSTOMER_LAST_NAME   = CUST_LAST_NAME,
       ERROR_CODE           = 0,
       IS_CHECKED           = 1;

1 rows affected

SELECT * FROM REQUEST

REQ_ID | CUST_NO | CUSTOMER_FIRST_NAME | CUSTOMER_LAST_NAME | ERROR_CODE | IS_CHECKED
:----- | :------ | :------------------ | :----------------- | ---------: | ---------:
1      | 123     | perter              | foe                |          0 |          1

db<>fiddle here db<>fiddle here