723:
724: BEGIN
725: SELECT BIS_COMMON_PARAMETERS.GET_GLOBAL_START_DATE
726: INTO g_global_start_date
727: FROM DUAL;
728: EXCEPTION
729: WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN
730: BIS_COLLECTION_UTILITIES.put_line('Global start date is not available. Cannot proceed.');
731: BIS_COLLECTION_UTILITIES.put_line(SQLERRM);