A formal parameter for the SQLCA (see the Oracle Rdb SQL Reference Manual for more information on the SQLCA). The calling program module must declare a record that corresponds to the structure of the SQLCA and specify that record declaration as the calling parameter for the SQLCA formal parameter. Specifying SQLCA as a formal parameter is an alternative to specifying SQLCODE. Using SQLCA instead of SQLCODE lets the calling program module take advantage of the information SQL puts in the third element of the SQLERRD array in the SQLCA. Future versions of SQL may use the SQLCA for additional information.