Restrictions on Sequence Values You cannot use CURRVAL and NEXTVAL in the following constructs: ■ A subquery in a DELETE, SELECT, or UPDATE statement ■ A query of a view or of a materialized view ■ A SELECT statement with the DISTINCT operator ■ A SELECT statement with a GROUP BY clause or ORDER BY clause ■ A SELECT statement that is combined with another SELECT statement with the UNION, INTERSECT, or MINUS set operator ■ The WHERE clause of a SELECT statement ■ The DEFAULT value of a column in a CREATE TABLE or ALTER TABLE statement ■ The condition of a CHECK constrain
