Oracle Error ORA-06547: RETURNING clause must be used with INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE statements

Oracle Error Message

ORA-06547: RETURNING clause must be used with INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE statements

Reason for the Error

EXECUTE IMMEDIATE with a RETURNING clause is used to execute dynamic UPDATE, INSERT, or DELETE statements only.

Solution

use RETURNING clause in EXECUTE IMMEDIATE for INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE statements only. For other statements, use USING clause instead.