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10g Release 2 (10.2)

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67 DBMS_OUTLN_EDIT

The DBMS_OUTLN_EDIT package is an invoker's rights package.

See Also:

For more information about using the DBMS_OUTLN_EDIT package, see "Using Plan Stability" in Oracle Database Performance Tuning Guide.

This chapter contains the following topic:


Summary of DBMS_OUTLN_EDIT Subprograms

Table 67-1 DBMS_OUTLN_EDIT Package Subprograms

Subprogram Description
CHANGE_JOIN_POS Procedure
Changes the join position for the hint identified by outline name and hint number to the position specified by newpos
CREATE_EDIT_TABLES Procedure
Creates outline editing tables in calling a user's schema
DROP_EDIT_TABLES Procedure
Drops outline editing tables in calling the user's schema
GENERATE_SIGNATURE Procedure
Generates a signature for the specified SQL text
REFRESH_PRIVATE_OUTLINE Procedure
Refreshes the in-memory copy of the outline, synchronizing its data with the edits made to the outline hints


CHANGE_JOIN_POS Procedure

This function changes the join position for the hint identified by outline name and hint number to the position specified by newpos.

Syntax

DBMS_OUTLN_EDIT.CHANGE_JOIN_POS (
   name     VARCHAR2
   hintno   NUMBER
   newpos   NUMBER);

Parameters

Table 67-2 CHANGE_JOIN_POS Procedure Parameters

Parameter Description
name Name of the private outline to be modified.
hintno Hint number to be modified.
newpos New join position for the target hint.


CREATE_EDIT_TABLES Procedure

This procedure creates outline editing tables in calling a user's schema.

Syntax

DBMS_OUTLN_EDIT.CREATE_EDIT_TABLES;

Usage Notes

Beginning with Oracle Database 10g Release 1 (10.1) you will not need to use this statement because the outline editing tables will already exist as temporary tables in the SYSTEM schema.


DROP_EDIT_TABLES Procedure

This procedure drops outline editing tables in calling the user's schema.

Syntax

DBMS_OUTLN_EDIT.DROP_EDIT_TABLES;

GENERATE_SIGNATURE Procedure

This procedure generates a signature for the specified SQL text.

Syntax

DBMS_OUTLN.GENERATE_SIGNATURE ( 
   sqltxt      IN   VARCHAR2, 
   signature   OUT  RAW);

Parameters

Table 67-3 GENERATE_SIGNATURE Procedure Parameters

Parameter Description
sqltxt The specified SQL.
signature The signature to be generated.


REFRESH_PRIVATE_OUTLINE Procedure

This procedure refreshes the in-memory copy of the outline, synchronizing its data with the edits made to the outline hints.

Syntax

DBMS_OUTLN_EDIT.REFRESH_PRIVATE_OUTLINE ( 
   name  IN  VARCHAR2);

Parameters

Table 67-4 REFRESH_PRIVATE_OUTLINE Procedure Parameters

Parameter Description
name Name of the private outline to be refreshed.