The Oracle docs note this on the ora-00984 error *
ORA-00984 column not allowed here
Cause: A column name was used in an expression where it is not permitted, such as in the VALUES clause of an INSERT statement.
Action: Check the syntax of the statement and use column names only where appropriate.An ORA-00984 will be thrown if a column name (like in the VALUES clause of an INSERT statement), is used in an expression where it is not permitted. You may have used a column name in an expression where it is not permitted. Typically, ORA-00984 occurs while including a column name in the VALUES clause of an INSERT statement.
To correct ORA-00984, you simply need to view the syntax of the SQL statement and only use column names where they are appropriate.
You may also find it appropriate to include a character value, in the INSERT statement, instead of the column name.
*Note: ORA-00984 error does not exist in Oracle 10g, according to the Oracle documentation.
