Each table has a unique name within the overall database system. Results tables can be given the name of an existing table, which cannot be accessed again during a database session while the results table exists.
If a table name has been defined without an owner being entered, a search is made for the table name in the parts of the catalog in the following order:
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1. Catalog part of the current user
2. Set of PUBLIC synonyms
3. Catalog part of the database administrator who has created the current user
4. Catalog part of the database system administrator
5. Catalog part of the owner of the system tables
The table of another user can be used only if the appropriate privilege has been granted.
See also:
Reference Manual, Table Name