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Release 8.1.5
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V
V number format element, SQL 2-36
V variable in SQLDA
how value is set, PC_ 15-8
purpose of, PC_ 15-8
V$ dynamic performance views, STU 12-5
V$ACCESS view, SRF 3-3
V$ACTIVE_INSTANCES, PSC 4-11
V$ACTIVE_INSTANCES table, PSC 6-28
V$ACTIVE_INSTANCES view, SPS 23-4,
SPS A-9,
SRF 3-4
V$AQ view, SRF 3-4
V$ARCHIVE view, SAD 7-23,
SBR 2-4,
SBR 2-12,
SBR 2-18,
SRF 3-4
V$ARCHIVE_DEST, SRF 3-5
V$ARCHIVE_DEST view
obtaining destination status, SAD 7-14
V$ARCHIVE_PROCESSES view, SRF 3-7
V$ARCHIVED_LOG view, SRF 3-6
V$BACKUP view, SBR 13-7,
SRF 3-7
V$BACKUP_ASYNC_IO
for tuning backups, STU 20-46
view, description, STU 20-47
V$BACKUP_ASYNC_IO view, SRF 3-7
V$BACKUP_CORRUPTION view, SBR 4-36,
SRF 3-9
V$BACKUP_DATAFILE view, SRF 3-9
V$BACKUP_DEVICE view, SRF 3-10
V$BACKUP_PIECE view, SRF 3-11
V$BACKUP_REDOLOG view, SRF 3-12
V$BACKUP_SET view, SRF 3-13
V$BACKUP_SYNC_IO
for tuning backups, STU 20-46
view, description, STU 20-47
V$BACKUP_SYNC_IO view, SRF 3-14
V$BGPROCESS view, SRF 3-15
V$BH view, SPS 9-10,
SPS 19-5,
SPS A-7,
SPS A-9,
SPS A-17,
SRF 3-15,
STU 19-29
V$BUFFER_POOL view, SRF 3-17
V$BUFFER_POOL_STATISTICS view, STU 19-38,
STU 19-40
V$CACHE view, SPS 19-5,
SPS A-17,
SRF 3-18
V$CACHE_LOCK view, SPS 20-12,
SRF 3-19
V$CIRCUIT view, SRF 3-20
V$CLASS_PING view, SPS A-7,
SRF 3-21
V$COMPATIBILITY view, SRF 3-22
V$COMPATSEG view, SRF 3-23
V$CONTEXT view, SRF 3-23
V$CONTROLFILE view, SRF 3-23
V$CONTROLFILE_RECORD_SECTION view, SRF 3-24
V$COPY_CORRUPTION view, SRF 3-24
V$DATABASE view, SAD 7-24,
SBR 2-4,
SBR 2-18,
SRF 3-25
V$DATAFILE, SAD 9-31,
SAD 10-13
V$DATAFILE view, SBR 14-31,
SBR 16-28,
SPS 6-3,
SPS 15-11,
SRF 3-26,
STU 20-19
listing files for backups, SBR 13-2
V$DATAFILE_COPY view, SRF 3-27
V$DATAFILE_HEADER view, SRF 3-29
V$DB_OBJECT_CACHE view, SRF 3-30
V$DB_PIPES view, SRF 3-31
V$DBFILE view, SAD 2-8,
SRF 3-30
V$DBLINK view, SRF 3-30
V$DELETED_OBJECT view, SRF 3-31
V$DISPATCHER view, SRF 3-32,
STU 21-6
controlling dispatcher process load, SAD 4-7
V$DISPATCHER_RATE view, SRF 3-33
V$DLM_ALL_LOCKS
new view for 8.1, SPS A-2
V$DLM_ALL_LOCKS view, SPS 7-5,
SPS 8-11,
SRF 3-35
V$DLM_CONVERT_LOCAL view, SPS 8-11,
SPS A-7,
SRF 3-37
V$DLM_CONVERT_REMOTE view, SPS 8-11,
SPS A-7,
SRF 3-37
V$DLM_LATCH view, SPS A-7,
SRF 3-38
V$DLM_LOCKS view, SPS 7-5,
SPS 8-11,
SRF 3-38
changed for 8.0.4, SPS A-6
V$DLM_MISC view, SPS 8-11,
SPS A-7,
SRF 3-40
V$DLM_RESS
new view, SPS A-2
V$DLM_RESS view, SPS 7-5,
SPS 8-11,
SRF 3-40
V$ENABLEDPRIVS view, SRF 3-40
V$ENQUEUE_LOCK view, SRF 3-41
V$EVENT_NAME view, SRF 3-41
V$EXECUTION view, SRF 3-42
V$FALSE_PING view, SRF 3-42
V$FAST_START_SERVERS
view, SPS 22-16,
SPS A-3
V$FAST_START_SERVERS view, SRF 3-44,
STU 11-10,
STU 25-16
V$FAST_START_TRANSACTIONS
view, SPS 22-16,
SPS A-3
V$FAST_START_TRANSACTIONS view, SRF 3-44,
STU 11-11,
STU 25-16
V$FILE_PING view, SPS A-7,
SRF 3-45
V$FILESTAT view, SRF 3-46
and parallel query, STU 26-79
disk I/O, STU 20-19
PHYRDS column, STU 20-19
PHYWRTS column, STU 20-19
V$FIXED_TABLE view, SRF 3-47,
STU 16-2
V$FIXED_VIEW_DEFINITION view, SRF 3-47
V$GLOBAL_BLOCKED_LOCKS view, SRF 3-48
V$GLOBAL_TRANSACTION view, SRF 3-48
V$HS_AGENT view, SRF 3-49
V$HS_SESSION view, SRF 3-49
V$INDEXED_FIXED_COLUMN view, SRF 3-50
V$INSTANCE view, SRF 3-50,
STU 16-2
V$INSTANCE_RECOVERY view, SRF 3-51
V$LATCH view, SRF 3-52,
STU 16-2,
STU 21-2,
STU 21-17
V$LATCH_CHILDREN view, SRF 3-53,
STU 19-40
V$LATCH_MISSES view, SRF 3-54,
STU 18-9
V$LATCH_PARENT view, SRF 3-54
V$LATCHHOLDER view, SRF 3-53
V$LATCHNAME view, SRF 3-53
V$LE table, SPS 9-20
V$LIBRARYCACHE view, SRF 3-54,
STU 16-2
NAMESPACE column, STU 19-13
PINS column, STU 19-14
RELOADS column, STU 19-14
V$LICENSE view, SAD 23-6,
SRF 3-55
V$LOADCSTAT view, SRF 3-56
V$LOADTSTAT view, SRF 3-56
V$LOCK view, SPS 7-9,
SRF 3-56,
STU 16-3
V$LOCK_ACTIVITY view, SPS 20-12,
SPS A-17,
SRF 3-59
detecting lock conversion, SPS 19-3
V$LOCK_ELEMENT view, SPS 7-9,
SPS 9-20,
SRF 3-60
V$LOCKED_OBJECT view, SRF 3-61
V$LOCKS_WITH_COLLISIONS view, SPS 20-12,
SPS A-16,
SRF 3-61
V$LOG view, SAD 7-23,
SBR 2-4,
SBR 2-12,
SBR 2-18,
SRF 3-62
displaying archiving status, SAD 7-23,
SBR 2-4,
SBR 2-12,
SBR 2-18
online redo log, SAD 6-18
viewing redo data with, SAD 6-18
V$LOG_HISTORY view, SBR 14-7,
SPS 21-7,
SRF 3-66
V$LOGFILE view, SAD 2-8,
SBR 15-6,
SBR 15-7,
SPS 6-5,
SRF 3-63
listing files for backups, SBR 13-2
logfile status, SAD 6-15
viewing redo data with, SAD 6-18
V$LOGHIST view, SRF 3-63
V$LOGMNR_CONTENTS view, SAD 7-31,
SRF 3-63
using to analyze archived redo logs, SAD 7-25
V$LOGMNR_DICTIONARY view, SRF 3-65
V$LOGMNR_LOGS view, SRF 3-65
V$LOGMNR_PARAMETERS view, SRF 3-66
V$LONGOPS view, SBR 4-36
V$MLS_PARAMETERS view, SRF 3-67
V$MTS view, SRF 3-67
V$MYSTAT view, SRF 3-68,
STU 16-3
V$NLS_PARAMETERS view,
SRF 3-68
V$NLS_VALID_VALUES view, SRF 3-68
V$OBJECT_DEPENDENCY view, SRF 3-68,
SRF 3-69
V$OFFLINE_RANGE view, SRF 3-69
V$OPEN_CURSOR view, SRF 3-70
V$OPTION table, GTK 4-14
V$OPTION view, SRF 3-70
V$PARALLEL_DEGREE_LIMIT_MTH view, SRF 3-70
V$PARAMETER view, SRF 3-71,
STU 26-80
V$PING view, SPS 19-5,
SPS 19-6,
SPS A-17,
SRF 3-71
V$PQ_SESSTAT view, SRF 3-73,
STU 26-79,
STU 27-31
V$PQ_SLAVE view, SRF 3-74
V$PQ_SYSSTAT table, PSC 1-22
V$PQ_SYSSTAT view, SRF 3-74,
STU 27-31
V$PQ_TQSTAT view, SRF 3-75,
STU 26-80,
STU 27-32
V$PROCESS, STU 16-3
V$PROCESS view, SRF 3-76
V$PROXY_ARCHIVEDLOG view, SBR 4-19
V$PROXY_ARCHIVELOG view, SRF 3-77
V$PROXY_DATAFILE view, SBR 4-19,
SRF 3-78
V$PWFILE_USERS view, SAD 1-13,
SRF 3-79
V$PX_PROCESS view, SRF 3-80,
STU 26-78
V$PX_PROCESS_SYSSTAT view, SRF 3-80
V$PX_SESSION view, SRF 3-81,
STU 26-78
V$PX_SESSTAT view, SRF 3-82,
STU 26-78
V$QUEUE view, SRF 3-82,
STU 21-7,
STU 21-10
controlling dispatcher process load, SAD 4-7
V$RECOVER_FILE view, SBR 1-24,
SBR 14-3,
SRF 3-83
determining which files to recover, SBR 3-27
V$RECOVERY_FILE_STATUS view, SRF 3-83
V$RECOVERY_LOG view, SBR 14-7,
SPS 21-7,
SRF 3-84
V$RECOVERY_PROGRESS view, SRF 3-84
V$RECOVERY_STATUS view, SRF 3-85
V$REQDIST view, SRF 3-85
V$RESERVED_WORDS view, SRF 3-86
V$RESOURCE view, SRF 3-86
V$RESOURCE_LIMIT view, SPS 16-3,
SPS A-7,
SRF 3-86,
STU 21-2
V$ROLLNAME
finding PENDING OFFLINE segments, SAD 21-15
V$ROLLNAME view, SPS 20-12,
SRF 3-88
V$ROLLSTAT
finding PENDING OFFLINE segments, SAD 21-15
V$ROLLSTAT view, SRF 3-88,
STU 16-2
V$ROWCACHE view, SRF 3-89,
SRF 3-90,
SRF 3-91,
STU 16-2
GETMISSES column, STU 19-20
GETS column, STU 19-20
performance statistics, STU 19-19
using, STU 19-19
V$RSCRC_CONSUMER_GROUP view, SRF 3-91
V$RSCRC_CONSUMER_GROUP_CPU_MTH view, SRF 3-92
V$RSCRC_PLAN view, SRF 3-92
V$RSCRC_PLAN_CPU_MTH view, SRF 3-92
V$SESS_IO view, SRF 3-104
V$SESSION, SAD 8-14
V$SESSION view, SAD 4-17,
SRF 3-92,
STU 16-3,
STU 25-22
application registration, STU 5-1,
STU 12-7
V$SESSION_CONNECT_INFO view, SRF 3-98
V$SESSION_CURSOR_CACHE view, SRF 3-99
V$SESSION_EVENT view, SRF 3-99,
SRF A-2,
STU 16-3
network information, STU 22-1
V$SESSION_LONGOPS view, SRF 3-100
V$SESSION_OBJECT_CACHE view, SRF 3-101
V$SESSION_WAIT view, SPS 15-17,
SRF 3-102,
SRF A-2,
STU 16-3,
STU 19-39,
STU 21-2
network information, STU 22-1
V$SESSIONS_LONGOPS view, GTK 2-28
V$SESSTAT view, SRF 3-103,
SRF C-1,
SRF C-2,
STU 16-3,
STU 18-5,
STU 26-80,
STU 26-83
network information, STU 22-2
using, STU 19-22
V$SGA view, SRF 3-104,
STU 16-2
V$SGASTAT view, SRF 3-104,
STU 16-2
V$SHARED_POOL_RESERVED view, SRF 3-105,
STU 19-25
V$SHARED_SERVER view, SRF 3-106
V$SORT_SEGMENT view, SPS A-9,
SPS A-10,
SRF 3-106,
STU 27-12
V$SORT_USAGE view, SRF 3-107,
STU 4-5,
STU 16-2
V$SQL view, SRF 3-108
V$SQL_BIND_DATA view, SRF 3-110
V$SQL_BIND_METADATA view, SRF 3-110
V$SQL_CURSOR view, SRF 3-111
V$SQL_SHARED_MEMORY view, SRF 3-111
V$SQLAREA, STU 16-2,
STU 18-7
application registration, STU 5-1,
STU 5-5,
STU 12-7
resource-intensive statements, STU 4-5
V$SQLAREA view, SRF 3-112
V$SQLTEXT view, SRF 3-114,
STU 16-2
V$SQLTEXT_WITH_NEWLINES view, SRF 3-114
V$STATNAME view, SRF 3-115,
SRF C-2
V$SUBCACHE view, SRF 3-119
V$SYSSTAT view, SPS 15-13,
SPS 22-5,
SPS A-7,
SRF 3-119,
SRF C-1,
STU 16-2,
STU 18-5,
STU 18-6,
STU 26-75,
STU 26-80
detecting dynamic extension, STU 20-27
detecting lock conversion, SPS 19-3
examining recursive calls, STU 20-27
redo buffer allocation, STU 21-15
redo buffer allocation retries, STU 26-26
tuning sorts, STU 20-34
using, STU 19-26
V$SYSTEM_CURSOR_CACHE view, SRF 3-120
V$SYSTEM_EVENT view, SPS 15-16,
SRF 3-120,
SRF A-2,
STU 16-2,
STU 18-9,
STU 21-1,
STU 21-2
V$SYSTEM_PARAMETER view, SRF 3-121
V$TABLESPACE view, SRF 3-121
V$TEMP_EXTENT_MAP view, SRF 3-122
V$TEMP_EXTENT_POOL view, SRF 3-123
V$TEMP_PING view, SRF 3-123
V$TEMP_SPACE_HEADER view, SRF 3-125
V$TEMPFILE view, SRF 3-121
V$TEMPORARY_LOBS view, SRF 3-122
V$TEMPSTAT view, SRF 3-125
V$THREAD view, SAD 6-18,
SPS 23-4,
SRF 3-126
viewing redo data with, SAD 6-18
V$TIMER view, SRF 3-127
V$TRANSACTION view, SRF 3-127
V$TRANSACTION_ENQUEUE view, SRF 3-128
V$TYPE_SIZE view, SRF 3-129
V$VERSION view, SRF 3-129
V$WAITSTAT view, SPS 19-6,
SRF 3-130,
STU 16-2,
STU 21-2
reducing free list contention, STU 21-21
rollback segment contention, STU 21-3
V_$ and V$ views, SCN 2-7
V$LICENSE, SCN 29-20
V1ADD.NPO.OMD record, NET 8-17,
NET A-45
Version 6, GTK 6-6
V7
value of DBMS option, PC_ 10-16
valid bit, lock element, SPS 9-20
valid destination state
for archived redo logs, SAD 7-13
validate command (RMAN), SBR 11-150
VALIDATE constraints, SCN 28-22
VALIDATE REF UPDATE clause
of ANALYZE, SQL 7-190
VALIDATE STRUCTURE clause
of ANALYZE, SQL 7-191
VALIDATE STRUCTURE option, SAD 20-8
validation of restore, SBR 6-18
VALUE clause
initializing host variables, PCO 4-22
VALUE function, SQL 4-53
value of LOBs, ADL 1-47
VALUE operator, PLS 9-31
value subqueries
argument to a type constructor or function, GTK 2-36
in VALUES clause of INSERT statement, GTK 2-36
VALUE$ view
NCHAR and NLS, MIG 8-27
VALUE_ERROR exception, PLS 6-6
values, OCI 10-5
in object applications, OCI 10-7
VALUES clause
in INSERT statements, PC_ 6-9
INSERT statement, PCO 5-9
kinds of values allowed in, PC_ 6-9
of CREATE INDEX, SQL 7-284
of embedded SQL INSERT statement, PC_ F-71,
PCO F-56
of INSERT, SQL 7-515
of INSERT statement, PC_ F-71,
PCO F-56
purpose of, PC_ 6-9
requirements for, PC_ 6-9
use of subqueries in, PC_ 6-9
using a subquery, PCO 5-10
VALUES LESS THAN clause, SCN 11-20
DATE datatype, SCN 11-21
examples, SCN 11-16,
SCN 11-18
MAXVALUE, SCN 11-21,
SCN 11-23
multicolumn keys, SCN 11-23
of CREATE TABLE, SQL 7-379
VAR directive, PCO F-89
examples, PC_ F-119,
PCO F-90
VAR SQL directive, PC_ F-116
VAR statement
CONVBUFSZ clause, PCO 4-49
syntax for, PC_ 5-13,
PC_ 5-14,
PCO 4-47
using the CHARF datatype specifier, PCO 4-51
VARCHAR
arrays of, PC_ 8-2
external datatype, OCI 3-13
VARCHAR datatype, ADG 4 - 5,
PC_ 4-7,
PCO 4-14,
SCN 12-6,
SQL 2-13,
SUT 5-59
DB2, SQL 2-25
SQL*Loader, SUT 5-62
SQL/DS, SQL 2-25
trimming whitespace, SUT 5-83
VARCHAR group items
implicit form, PCO A-5
VARCHAR precompiler option, PC_ 10-42,
PCO 14-42
VARCHAR pseudotype
requirements for using with PL/SQL, PC_ 7-11
using with PL/SQL, PCO 6-12
VARCHAR subtype, PLS 2-18
VARCHAR variables
advantages, PCO 4-35
advantages of, PC_ 4-19
as input variables, PCO 4-34
as output variables, PCO 4-35
declaring, PC_ 4-18,
PCO 4-29
implicit group items, PCO 4-30
length element, PCO 4-30
length member in, PC_ 4-19
maximum length, PCO 4-30
must be passed to a function by reference, PC_ 4-21
referencing, PCO 4-31
server handling, PCO 4-34,
PCO 4-35
specifying the length of, PC_ 4-19
string element, PCO 4-30
structure, PCO 4-29
structure of, PC_ 4-18
using macros to define length of, PC_ 5-29
versus character arrays, PC_ 5-9
versus fixed-length strings, PCO 4-35
with PL/SQL, PCO 6-2
VARCHAR2
external datatype, OCI 3-8
VARCHAR2 column
maximum width, PCO 4-5
VARCHAR2 datatype, ADG 4 - 2,
ADG 4 - 5,
PC_ 4-4,
PC_ 5-15,
PLS 2-18,
SAD 12-17,
SCN 12-5,
SQL 2-12,
SUT 2-65
column length, ADG 4 - 6
converting to NUMBER, SQL 2-35
external, PCO 4-14
internal, PCO 4-5
multi-byte character sets and, NLS 3-14
non-padded comparison semantics, SCN 12-6
similarity to RAW datatype, SCN 12-15
space use of, SAD 12-17
SQL*Loader, SUT 5-70
when to use, ADG 4 - 5
VARCHAR2 semantics, PLS B-1
VARCHARC, SUT 5-68
VARGRAPHIC datatype
SQL*Loader, SUT 5-61
VARGRAPHIC datatype (SQL/DS or DB2), SQL 2-25
variable expressions, SQL 5-4
variable parameters, SRF 1-11
variable record format, SUT 5-92
variable records, SUT 3-6
variable text in messages, SMS 1-3
Variables
BIND, DDS 7-4
variables, PC_ 2-6
assigning values, PLS 2-40
bind variables
optimization, SCN 23-52
user-defined types, SCN 13-14
cursor, PC_ 4-26
declaring, PLS 2-29
embedded SQL, SCN 16-6
host, PC_ 18-4
IN bind, DDS 7-5