The main function on the package outputs a ref cursor so it can be read as a result set in java. Now the problem comes as it depends on a type object defined as an sql type to return such ref cursor. This type object would have to be replaced executing it’s definition (I guess) if some column types of a cursor on the package change on the future.

What I want to do taking your articles is eliminate the dependency on the sql type object and create a plsql type object from a local record on the package. Now it’s impossible to return a ref cursor unless some concepts on your article are applyied.

By now, what you mean on the cursor:
SELECT common_lookup_id
, common_lookup_type
, common_lookup_meaning
FROM common_lookup
WHERE common_lookup_table = UPPER(table_name)
AND common_lookup_column = UPPER(column_name);
I’m really confused what table would be “commn_lookup” on my application. I’m guessing the columns on this cursor are just columns on a collection which is “common_lookup”. But then I don’t know what would be common_lookup_table and common_lookup_column as there’s nothing like that defined on the structure of the collection. Would it be metadata? And how would I acces it?

And if I’m lost on what I have just catched yet. What would I solve the problem previusly mentioned? Thanks!