Oracle Error PLS-00368: in RAISE statement, ‘string’ must be an exception name

Oracle Error Message

PLS-00368: in RAISE statement, ‘string’ must be an exception name

Reason for the Error

The identifier in a RAISE statement is not a valid exception name.

Solution

Make sure the identifier in the RAISE statement was declared as an exception and is correctly placed in the block structure. If you are using the name of a PL/SQL predefined exception, check its spelling.