Oracle Error PLS-00486: select list cannot be enclosed in parentheses

Oracle Error Message

PLS-00486: select list cannot be enclosed in parentheses

Reason for the Error

In a SELECT statement, the select list was enclosed in parentheses, as in: SELECT (deptno, dname, loc) FROM dept INTO … This breaks the rules of SQL syntax. Parentheses are not required because the keywords SELECT and FROM delimit the select list.

Solution

Remove the parentheses enclosing the select list.