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Hi, I have a sequence name s1 start with 1 and incremented by 1 and end with 999. I am inserting these sequence value into one table name 'e'. E table contains eno (pk) column. insert into e values(s1.nextval); I inserted 9 rows. sequence current value is 9 and 10 is already inserted in backend. I try to insert into e values(s1.nextval); then it will come pk violation error. In this case i want to insert 11 in place of 10

Hi all, I am having a struggle with a view. The outcome of the view can be 1 row of 3 different views with the same fields. Can someone point me in the right direction how to think please? :) Very basic, this is my problem: <code> /* MAINVIEW */ SELECT * FROM (SELECT * FROM VIEW1) --returns n rows /* IF VIEW1 IS EMPTY THEN SELECT ALL FROM VIEW2 */ (SELECT * FROM VIEW2) -- returns n rows /* IF VIEW2 IS EMPTY THEN SELECT VIEW3 (=HAS ALWAYS DATA) */ (SELECT * FROM VIEW3) -- returns 1 row </code> I don't need full code, just a hint in the right direction ;) . Thanks in advance.

Hi, I'm try to evaluate the Json query. e.g I have following json string in the table <code>{ "WO": [ { "id": "1", "name": "WO1", "action": "add", "items": [ { "id": "1", "author": "Tom Ask" }, { "id": "2", "author": "Lee Frik" } ] }, { "id": "3", "name": "WO1", "action": "add", "items": [ { "id": "1", "author": "John A" }, { "id": "2", "author": "Jean Pontus" } ] } ] }</code> <code> select d.wo_data.WO.items.id from workorder_json d;</code> I get following results: <code>["Tom Ask","Lee Frik","John A","Jean Pontus"] </code> What I hope is return with full path like following <code>{ "WO": [ "items": [ { "author": "Tom Ask" }, { "author": "Lee Frik" } ], "items": [ { "author": "John A" }, { "author": "Jean Pontus" } ] ] } </code> Is there anyway to return like above?

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Hi, is it possible to audit (unified auditing) access to tables only once per session? I don't need to catch all selects from audited tables in a session, I just want to to know if a table was at querried at least once. Currently it generates huge amount of audit data, from which only fraction is needed. Thanks, Julius

Good Morning, It seems like no time is spent during development efforts to assure that an application is able to survive database corruptions that don't require a database restart like say a datafile corruption or even a block corruption. If a corruption of a datafile occurs, for instance, the DBA can restore and recover the datafile, but I don't think the clients or patch processes using the application that access the corrupt datafile will survive the operation and/or the 15-60 minutes it may take to recover. I would assume that the application developers would need to do additional work on their end to even have a chance. Is there any Oracle documentation or a book that you can point me to that an organization can use to make their applications bullet proof against database corruptions that don't require shutting down the database? I would hate to have to try to reinvent this wheel by figuring out all possible Oracle error codes, timeout settings, etc. since it seems like this is something that should be done by lots of application development efforts, but my guess is that 98%+ of the time, nothing is done to try to have in-progress client work survive database corruptions that don't require a database restart. Thank you

Environment: Oracle 18XE 64-bit for Windows. I have a question about dequeueing an array of messages from persistent queue. It?s a simple point-to-point messaging. Queue is ?single_consumer?, without propagation. I registered my PL/SQL callback function. I need to know an exact size of array of messages to dequeue in every call of my callback function from Oracle AQ internal job. And I found the only legal way how to have done it. And this way is to register callback with <b>qosflags</b> parameter of <b>sys.aq$reg_info</b> equal to <i><u>dbms_aq.NTFN_QOS_PAYLOAD</u></i>. Here is the registration PL/SQL block: <code>declare v_qosflags number := dbms_aq.NTFN_QOS_PAYLOAD; r_info SYS.AQ$_REG_INFO; begin r_info := SYS.AQ$_REG_INFO( 'STERN.FOUNDERS_QUEUE', DBMS_AQ.NAMESPACE_AQ, 'plsql://stern.dosomecalc', HEXTORAW('FF') ); r_info.qosflags := v_qosflags; r_info.ntfn_grouping_class := dbms_aq.NTFN_GROUPING_CLASS_TIME ; r_info.ntfn_grouping_value := 60; r_info.ntfn_grouping_type := dbms_aq.NTFN_GROUPING_TYPE_SUMMARY ; DBMS_AQ.REGISTER ( SYS.AQ$_REG_INFO_LIST( r_info ), 1 ); end;</code> Here is the declaration of callback procedure. It is a standard declaration: <code>create or replace procedure dosomecalc (context RAW ,reginfo SYS.AQ$_REG_INFO ,descr SYS.AQ$_DESCRIPTOR ,payload raw ,payloadl NUMBER)</code> Now, thankfully to <b>qosflags</b> parameter initialized with <i><u>dbms_aq.NTFN_QOS_PAYLOAD</u></i> ,my callback function is registered in such a way that I always can see real size of messages to dequeue in callback session. It may be evaluated as counting size of <b>descr.msgid</b>_array part of descr parameter. Without setting of <b>qosflags</b> during registration to some value - this part of descr parameter always comes empty to callback procedure call. Once I know the real size of messages array , I can use it in <code>Dbms_aq.dequeue_array(?, array_size => descr.msgid_array.count,?) /*dequeuing call*/.</code> inside my callback function. Than, after analyze of contents of descr parameter, I found in it an <b>ntfnsRecdInGrp</b> element, and decided that <b>ntfnsRecdInGrp </b>is always equal to <b>descr.msgid_array.count</b>, and just made for programmer?s convenience, just for duplicate <b> descr.msgid_array.count</b>. AQ documentation says: <code>msgid_array - Group notification message ID list ntfnsRecdInGrp - Notifications received in group</code> That was why I decided that they are equal by value. It was a my mistake. When I use callback with array size equal to<b> descr.msgid_array.count</b> ? everything is OK. With n<b>tfnsRecdInGrp</b> ? no. Sometimes <b>descr.msgid_array.count</b> and <b>ntfnsRecdInGrp</b> equal to each other, sometimes not. Now the question is: What is the meaning of <b>ntfnsRecdInGrp</b> part of descr parameter? Why it is not the same as <b>Msgid_array.count</b>? <u></u>

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Greetings, I've seen when "cpu_per_call" limit is reached. ORA-02393 is sent to the SQL Plus. Is there a view that a DBA can query to find out if "ORA-02393: exceeded call limit on CPU usage" occurs to applications using the database since it isn't written to alert log. Thanks, John

I have created a MV on UAT server and my MV view using a query which has remote connectivity to PROD and select only rights to these tables which has millions of rows around 10 lakhs in each table but after calculation output of query is 139-150 rows only. query alone without MViews is taking 60 seconds but when I use CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW NOCOMPRESS NOLOGGING BUILD IMMEDIATE USING INDEX REFRESH FORCE ON DEMAND NEXT null USING DEFAULT LOCAL ROLLBACK SEGMENT USING ENFORCED CONSTRAINTS DISABLE QUERY REWRITE as "query" mview creation happens in one hour and after that refresh time is 20-30 minutes ? which is surely not acceptable as this data is being used for dashboard with 3 minutes delay which MV should take time to refresh! I don't have privilege to anything to check on prod DB but on UAT I have sufficient access! I have tried many option but didn't work so please help me to know what is solution and if no solution what is reason behind this? in addition when my mview refresh it shows in explain plan " INSERT /*+ BYPASS_RECURSIVE_CHECK */ INTO abc". Please help me! I am really stuck here and tried my hard to get it resolved or finding a reason where I can explain to relevant team! Please help! 1. I have tried create table with same query and it took less than a minute. 2. Insert statement also working fine taking same time. 3. I tried MV view refresh option with atomic_refresh=false as well but it didn't work and actually it will not help! Please let me know if u have any info required! Note: My mv view query using prod tables(approx 4 tables) with db link from UAT.Prod server has one separate user which has been given below table rights select count(*) from abc@prod; --800000 select count(*) from abc1@prod; --700000 select count(*) from abc2@prod; --200000

Hello, I created a PL/SQL function that returns a list of open balances as a table result, where all amounts are converted to the currency provided as an input parameter: <code>function my_pkg.my_func (pi_currency in NUMBER default NULL) return amount_tab pipelined; </code> I created an Oracle REST Data Service with only GET handler: <code>select * from table(my_pkg.my_func(:to_currency)) ;</code> I tested it by Advanced REST Client and it is working as expected with an additional header for the to_currency parameter. In APEX I declared a REST Data Source related to the above REST service, then I made an APEX page with IG region based on the above REST source and it is working well as long as I am not trying to provide a parameter, i.e. until to_currency is null. When I try to populate <b>{"to_currency":"USD"}</b> in the External Filter attribute, this causes the application crash. I googled the problem but found nothing. Is any other standard way to pass the non-column parameter to the GET handler in APEX or I should write my own procedure to call REST service, e.g. by using APEX_EXEC? Thank you and best regards, Alex

Hi! I'm trying to send a post request with json: <code> { "id": 12344444, "email": "ppppoddddddppp@gmail.com", "first_name": "", "last_name": "", "billing": { "first_name": "22222", "last_name": "", "company": "", "address_1": "", "address_2": "", "city": "", "postcode": "", "country": "", "state": "", "email": "", "phone": "" } } </code> I'm trying to use apex_json to extract information like: ?company? that is in ?billing? I read the following guide:https://oracle-base.com/articles/misc/apex_json-package-generate-and-parse-json-documents-in-oracle#parsing-json and it works but not inside ORDS Handler Definition.... I'm trying to use the following code ... but it's not insert the data and return "201": <code> DECLARE l_json_payload clob; l_blob_body blob := :body; l_dest_offset integer := 1; l_src_offset integer := 1; l_lang_context integer := dbms_lob.default_lang_ctx; l_warning PLS_INTEGER := DBMS_LOB.warn_inconvertible_char; BEGIN if dbms_lob.getlength(l_blob_body) = 0 then :status_code := 400; --error :errmsg := 'Json is empty'; return; end if; dbms_lob.createTemporary(lob_loc => l_json_payload ,cache => false); dbms_lob.converttoclob( dest_lob => l_json_payload ,src_blob => l_blob_body ,amount => dbms_lob.lobmaxsize ,dest_offset => l_dest_offset ,src_offset => l_src_offset ,blob_csid => dbms_lob.default_csid ,lang_context => l_lang_context ,warning => l_warning); APEX_JSON.parse(l_json_payload); INSERT INTO ACCOUNTS ( wp_id , name , email , f_name , l_name , wp_role , wp_username , woo_is_paying_customer , woo_billing_first_name ) VALUES ( :id, :first_name || ' ' || :last_name, :email, :first_name, :last_name, :role, :username, decode(:is_paying_customer,'false', 'N', 'Y'), APEX_JSON.get_varchar2(p_path => 'billing.first_name') ); :status_code := 201; --created EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN :status_code := 400; --error :errmsg := SQLERRM; END; </code> updating: After testing - the problem is in this line: <code> l_blob_body blob := :body; </code> When I enter it, it does not insert anything into a database update 2: after testing... I realized that it is not possible to combine: : body and other bind value, so APEX_JSON.get_varchar2 should be used instead (p_path => 'billing.first_name') So the problem was solved

We have several existing Oracle Directories set up to allow reading CSV files that work fine, and a couple of them work OK to Write new files. I have been trying to add a new Directory definition pointing to a different path and cannot get it to work. I am in a corporate environment where I don't have access to the System accounts and cannot see the instance startup file, and don't have direct access to the Linux operating system, so I don't know what setup has been done for the previous Directories. One of the existing Directories that works for both read and write is defined as: <code>CREATE OR REPLACE DIRECTORY RED AS '/red/dev';</code> for the above directory, the following test code works fine to create an output file: <code>DECLARE v_file UTL_FILE.FILE_TYPE; BEGIN v_file := UTL_FILE.FOPEN(location => 'RED', filename => 'test.csv', open_mode => 'w', max_linesize => 32767); UTL_FILE.PUT_LINE(v_file, 'A,123'); UTL_FILE.FCLOSE(v_file); END; </code> I want to write some files to a subdirectory under the above path, and have found that Oracle will only allow WRITE to a named-Oracle Directory for security reasons. A new Directory I want to create is defined as: <code>CREATE OR REPLACE DIRECTORY RED_OUTPUT AS '/red/dev/OUTPUT';</code> But changing the code above to use RED_OUTPUT as the "location" or directory, results in "ORA-29283: invalid file operation: cannot open file". The '/red/dev/OUTPUT' directory location exists on the external NAS filesystem and appears to have the same permissions as the parent '/red/dev' directory (as best I can tell by using Windows Explorer to look at the directory security properties). I have read various posts online indicating things like the Oracle instance must be restarted after defining a new Oracle Directory, or that every path specified by an Oracle Directory must have a separate "mount point" on the Oracle Linux server, but I don't have easy access to do those things. The RED_OUTPUT directory can be currently used to READ an existing file if I copy one to that location using Windows Explorer. What is likely the issue with not being able to WRITE to this new RED_OUTPUT directory, and are any of these additional steps (restart, mounting, etc) necessary to make this work?

I would like to know how to access date column from a table and use it as date filter for another large volume table.. I have the following query that currently uses a date in the filter criteria and it gets completed in about 10 to 15 minutes. <code>select a,b,datec, sum(c) from table1 where datec = date '2021-01-12' group by a,b,datec</code> I'm trying to replace the hard coded date with a date from another table called table2. It's a small table with 1600 rows that just returns latest cycle completion date (one value) which is typically today's date minus one day for most days except for holidays when the cycle doesn't run.table1 is a view and it returns millions of rows. I tried the following queries in order to get the date value in the filter condition: <code>select a,b,datec, sum(c) from table1 t1, table2 t2 where t1.datec = t2.pdate and t2.prcnm = 'TC' group by a,b,datec select a,b,datec, sum(c) from table1 t1 inner join table2 t2 on datec = t2.pdate and t2.prcnm = 'TC' group by a,b,datec select a,b,datec, sum(c) from table1 t1 where t1.datec = (SELECT t2.date FROM table2 t2 WHERE prcnm = 'TC') group by a,b,datec</code> I also tried this hint: <code>select a,b,datec, sum(c) from table1 t1 where t1.datec = (SELECT /*+ PRECOMPUTE_SUBQUERY */ t2.date FROM table2 t2 WHERE prcnm = 'TC') group by a,b,datec</code> The above queries take too long and eventually fail with this error message - "parallel query server died unexpectedly" I am not even able to get 10 rows returned when I use the date from table2. I confirmed that table2 returns only one date and not multiple dates. Can you please help me in understanding why the query works when hard coded date is used, but not when a date from another table is used? thank you.

good evening, I have a sql statement with the following information in v$sqlarea <code>select sql_id, address, hash_value, plan_hash_value from v$sqlarea where sqltext=<string to identify my query> sql_id |address |hash_value|plan_hash_value cv65zdurrtfus|00000000FCAA9560|2944187224|3149222761</code> I remove this object from the shared pool with the command because I want to recompute the exec plan for my sql statement <code>exec sys.dbms_shared_pool.purge('00000000FCAA9560,2944187224','c');</code> I redo my previous select statement on v$sqlarea and it retuns 0 row so I'm happy with that. Then I execute my original sql and last I redo my select statement on v$sqlarea and it returns one row with the same values <code>sql_id |address |hash_value|plan_hash_value cv65zdurrtfus|00000000FCAA9560|2944187224|3149222761</code> I was wondering how identical ids were generated, i was expecting new values even though at the end I have the expected result. Thanks for your feedback. Simon

The previous demo of TDE in 19c was for a full Tablespace (converting an existing, non-TDE, Tablespace to an Encrypted Tablespace).

Pre-creating a Table with an Encrypted column would be straightforward :

CREATE TABLE employees (
 emp_id number primary key,
 first_name varchar2(128),
 last_name varchar2(128),
 national_id_no  varchar2(18) encrypt,
 salary number(6) )
tablespace hr_data
/

This encrypts the column with the AES encryption algorithm with a 192-bit key length ("AES192").

But what if you want to encrypt an existing, non-encrypted column ? You can use the MODIFY clause.

ALTER TABLE employees (
 MODIFY (national_id_no encrypt)
/

A quick demo :

SQL> create tablespace hr_data datafile '/opt/oracle/oradata/HEMANT/HR_DATA.dbf' size 5M;

Tablespace created.

SQL> CREATE TABLE employees (
  2  emp_id number primary key,
  3  first_name varchar2(128),
  4  last_name varchar2(128),
  5  national_id_no  varchar2(18),
  6  salary number(6) )
  7  tablespace hr_data;

Table created.

SQL> ^C

SQL> insert into employees
  2  select rownum, 'Hemant', 'Hemant' || to_char(rownum), dbms_random.string('X',12), 1000
  3  from dual
  4  connect by level "less than" 21    --- "less than" symbol replaced by string to preserve HTML formatting
  5  /

20 rows created.

SQL> commit;

Commit complete.

SQL> alter system  checkpoint;

System altered.

SQL> !sync ; sync

SQL>
SQL> !strings -a /opt/oracle/oradata/HEMANT/HR_DATA.dbf | more
}|{z
HEMANT
3J?5
HR_DATA
H4J?
AAAAAAAA
Hemant
Hemant1
LH6RUZRISE11
Hemant
Hemant2
DFIN8FZ7B6J0
Hemant
Hemant3
PLJ1R2QYRG2C
Hemant
Hemant4
UT3HB9ALF3B5
Hemant
Hemant5
LQMDUTFB2PTM
Hemant
Hemant6
1IGKV4E78M5J
Hemant
Hemant7
P9TQAV5BC5EM
Hemant
Hemant8
V69U6VZWCK26
Hemant
Hemant9
EOTOQHOB0F45
Hemant
Hemant10
OKMEV89XOQE1
Hemant
Hemant11
0D4L77P3YNF0
Hemant
Hemant12
CTMCLJSKQW82
Hemant
Hemant13
49T0AG7E2Y9X
Hemant
Hemant14
ODEY2J51D8RH
Hemant
Hemant15
R1HFMN34MYLH
Hemant
Hemant16
OXI0LOX161BO
Hemant
Hemant17
2XL44ZJVABGW
Hemant
Hemant18
4BIPWVECBWYO
Hemant
Hemant19
732KA25TZ3KR
Hemant
Hemant20
NN0X92ES90PH
AAAAAAAA

SQL> alter table employees
  2  MODIFY (national_id_no encrypt)
  3  /

Table altered.

SQL> alter system checkpoint;

System altered.

SQL> !sync ; sync

SQL>

SQL> select emp_id, national_id_no
  2  from employees
  3  order by 1
  4  /

    EMP_ID NATIONAL_ID_NO
---------- ------------------
         1 LH6RUZRISE11
         2 DFIN8FZ7B6J0
         3 PLJ1R2QYRG2C
         4 UT3HB9ALF3B5
         5 LQMDUTFB2PTM
         6 1IGKV4E78M5J
         7 P9TQAV5BC5EM
         8 V69U6VZWCK26
         9 EOTOQHOB0F45
        10 OKMEV89XOQE1
        11 0D4L77P3YNF0
        12 CTMCLJSKQW82
        13 49T0AG7E2Y9X
        14 ODEY2J51D8RH
        15 R1HFMN34MYLH
        16 OXI0LOX161BO
        17 2XL44ZJVABGW
        18 4BIPWVECBWYO
        19 732KA25TZ3KR
        20 NN0X92ES90PH

20 rows selected.

SQL>
SQL> select emp_id, dump(national_id_no) col_dump
  2  from employees
  3  order by emp_id
  4  /

    EMP_ID COL_DUMP
---------- ------------------------------------------------------
         1 Typ=1 Len=12: 76,72,54,82,85,90,82,73,83,69,49,49
         2 Typ=1 Len=12: 68,70,73,78,56,70,90,55,66,54,74,48
         3 Typ=1 Len=12: 80,76,74,49,82,50,81,89,82,71,50,67
         4 Typ=1 Len=12: 85,84,51,72,66,57,65,76,70,51,66,53
         5 Typ=1 Len=12: 76,81,77,68,85,84,70,66,50,80,84,77
         6 Typ=1 Len=12: 49,73,71,75,86,52,69,55,56,77,53,74
         7 Typ=1 Len=12: 80,57,84,81,65,86,53,66,67,53,69,77
         8 Typ=1 Len=12: 86,54,57,85,54,86,90,87,67,75,50,54
         9 Typ=1 Len=12: 69,79,84,79,81,72,79,66,48,70,52,53
        10 Typ=1 Len=12: 79,75,77,69,86,56,57,88,79,81,69,49
        11 Typ=1 Len=12: 48,68,52,76,55,55,80,51,89,78,70,48
        12 Typ=1 Len=12: 67,84,77,67,76,74,83,75,81,87,56,50
        13 Typ=1 Len=12: 52,57,84,48,65,71,55,69,50,89,57,88
        14 Typ=1 Len=12: 79,68,69,89,50,74,53,49,68,56,82,72
        15 Typ=1 Len=12: 82,49,72,70,77,78,51,52,77,89,76,72
        16 Typ=1 Len=12: 79,88,73,48,76,79,88,49,54,49,66,79
        17 Typ=1 Len=12: 50,88,76,52,52,90,74,86,65,66,71,87
        18 Typ=1 Len=12: 52,66,73,80,87,86,69,67,66,87,89,79
        19 Typ=1 Len=12: 55,51,50,75,65,50,53,84,90,51,75,82
        20 Typ=1 Len=12: 78,78,48,88,57,50,69,83,57,48,80,72

20 rows selected.

SQL>

SQL> !strings -a /opt/oracle/oradata/HEMANT/HR_DATA.dbf | more
}|{z
HEMANT
3J?5
HR_DATA
AAAAAAAA
Hemant
Hemant204
Hemant
Hemant194
Hemant
Hemant184
Hemant
Hemant174[Q#
Hemant
Hemant164
Hemant
Hemant154
$^?[
Hemant
Hemant1448
Hemant
Hemant134
Hemant
Hemant124
Hemant
Hemant114
Hemant
Hemant104J
Hemant
Hemant94
Hemant
Hemant84M
zCAGp
Q(ru
Hemant
Hemant74
$o7tN
Hemant
Hemant6418
(       i+W
Hemant
Hemant54
f(cCL
Hemant
Hemant44
Hemant
Hemant34
Hemant
Hemant24
e{_
Hemant
Hemant14
Hemant
Hemant1
LH6RUZRISE11
Hemant
Hemant2
DFIN8FZ7B6J0
Hemant
Hemant3
PLJ1R2QYRG2C
Hemant
Hemant4
UT3HB9ALF3B5
Hemant
Hemant5
LQMDUTFB2PTM
Hemant
Hemant6
1IGKV4E78M5J
Hemant
Hemant7
P9TQAV5BC5EM
Hemant
Hemant8
V69U6VZWCK26
Hemant
Hemant9
EOTOQHOB0F45
Hemant
Hemant10
OKMEV89XOQE1
Hemant
Hemant11
0D4L77P3YNF0
Hemant
Hemant12
CTMCLJSKQW82
Hemant
Hemant13
49T0AG7E2Y9X
Hemant
Hemant14
ODEY2J51D8RH
Hemant
Hemant15
R1HFMN34MYLH
Hemant
Hemant16
OXI0LOX161BO
Hemant
Hemant17
2XL44ZJVABGW
Hemant
Hemant18
4BIPWVECBWYO
Hemant
Hemant19
732KA25TZ3KR
Hemant
Hemant20
NN0X92ES90PH
AAAAAAAA


SQL> select version, version_full from v$instance;

VERSION           VERSION_FULL
----------------- -----------------
19.0.0.0.0        19.3.0.0.0

SQL>


When I insert a new row, the plain-text for this is not present.  But the old (20) rows plain-text is still present.

SQL> insert into employees
  2  values (21,'HemantNew','HemantNew21','ABCDEFGHIJ88',2000);

1 row created.

SQL> commit;

Commit complete.

SQL> alter system checkpoint;

System altered.

SQL> !sync;sync

SQL> !strings -a /opt/oracle/oradata/HEMANT/HR_DATA.dbf
}|{z
HEMANT
3J?5
SJ?
HR_DATA
UTJ?
AAAAAAAA
        HemantNew
HemantNew214S
Hemant
Hemant204
Hemant
Hemant194
Hemant
Hemant184
Hemant
Hemant174[Q#
Hemant
Hemant164
Hemant
Hemant154
$^?[
Hemant
Hemant1448
Hemant
Hemant134
Hemant
Hemant124
Hemant
Hemant114
Hemant
Hemant104J
Hemant
Hemant94
Hemant
Hemant84M
zCAGp
Q(ru
Hemant
Hemant74
$o7tN
Hemant
Hemant6418
(       i+W
Hemant
Hemant54
f(cCL
Hemant
Hemant44
Hemant
Hemant34
Hemant
Hemant24
e{_
Hemant
Hemant14
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So, it seems that after I ran the MODIFY to encrypt a column, Oracle created new copies of the 20 rows with encrypted values.  However, the old plain-text (non-encrypted) values are still present in the datafile.

  I’ve been waiting a while before posting a series on the various limitations associated with Automatic Indexing, in order to see how the feature matures over time. The following have all been re-tested post 1 January 2021 on the Autonomous ATP Database Cloud service, using Oracle Database version 19.5.0.0.0. In the Oracle Documentation (including […]

In my first post on Automatic Indexing on Partitioned Tables, I discussed how Automatic Indexing (AI) can now create a Non-Partitioned index if deemed the most effective indexing structure (this wasn’t supported when AI was initially released). A Non-Partitioned index is indeed likely the most efficient indexing structure if the underlying table has many partitions […]