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How to fix queries on DBA_FREE_SPACE that are slow

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I found myself in a situation where OpsView, a monitoring tool, was having difficulty monitoring the tablespaces for a particular pluggable database.

Upon investigation it was found the queries against the dictionary table DBA_FREE_SPACE were taking a very long time:

SQL> set timing on
SQL> select nvl(sum(dfs.bytes)/1024/1024,0) from dba_free_space dfs where dfs.tablespace_name = 'USERS';

NVL(SUM(DFS.BYTES)/1024/1024,0)
-------------------------------
 70.75

Elapsed: 00:00:10.98

There are 60 tablespaces in this pluggable database, which the time varied querying each tablespace, but was by far where most the time was spent.

I wrote a PL/SQL block to mimic Opsview as I didn’t want to create an object (procedure) in this customer’s database:

SET SERVEROUTPUT ON
SET TIMING ON
DECLARE
 cursor ts_names is select tablespace_name from dba_tablespaces where contents != 'TEMPORARY';
 sql_used VARCHAR(200) := 'select nvl(sum(dfs.bytes)/1024/1024,0) from dba_free_space dfs where dfs.tablespace_name = ''text_string''';
 sql_free VARCHAR(200) := 'select nvl(sum(dfs.bytes)/1024/1024,0) from dba_free_space dfs where dfs.tablespace_name = ''text_string''';
 sql_max VARCHAR(200) := 'select sum(maxbytes-bytes)/1024/1024 from dba_data_files where AUTOEXTENSIBLE = ''YES'' and maxbytes>bytes and tablespace_name = ''text_string''';
 num_out NUMBER;
BEGIN
 FOR ts_name in ts_names
 LOOP
 --sql for used space
 EXECUTE IMMEDIATE replace(sql_used, 'text_string', ts_name.tablespace_name) into num_out;
 dbms_output.put_line(replace(sql_used, 'text_string', ts_name.tablespace_name));
 dbms_output.put_line(num_out);
 --sql for free space
 EXECUTE IMMEDIATE replace(sql_free, 'text_string', ts_name.tablespace_name) into num_out;
 dbms_output.put_line(replace(sql_free, 'text_string', ts_name.tablespace_name));
 dbms_output.put_line(num_out);
 --sql for max
 EXECUTE IMMEDIATE replace(sql_max, 'text_string', ts_name.tablespace_name) into num_out;
 dbms_output.put_line(replace(sql_max, 'text_string', ts_name.tablespace_name));
 dbms_output.put_line(num_out);
 END LOOP;
END;
/

I ran this and the total time was shocking 😐 :

SQL> --SET SERVEROUTPUT ON
SQL> SET TIMING ON
SQL> DECLARE
 2 cursor ts_names is select tablespace_name from dba_tablespaces where contents != 'TEMPORARY';
 3 sql_used VARCHAR(200) := 'select nvl(sum(dfs.bytes)/1024/1024,0) from dba_free_space dfs where dfs.tablespace_name = ''text_string''';
 4 sql_free VARCHAR(200) := 'select nvl(sum(dfs.bytes)/1024/1024,0) from dba_free_space dfs where dfs.tablespace_name = ''text_string''';
 5 sql_max VARCHAR(200) := 'select sum(maxbytes-bytes)/1024/1024 from dba_data_files where AUTOEXTENSIBLE = ''YES'' and maxbytes>bytes and tablespace_name = ''text_string''';
 6 num_out NUMBER;
 7 BEGIN
 8 FOR ts_name in ts_names
 9 LOOP
 10 --sql for used space
 11 EXECUTE IMMEDIATE replace(sql_used, 'text_string', ts_name.tablespace_name) into num_out;
 12 dbms_output.put_line(replace(sql_used, 'text_string', ts_name.tablespace_name));
 13 dbms_output.put_line(num_out);
 14 --sql for free space
 15 EXECUTE IMMEDIATE replace(sql_free, 'text_string', ts_name.tablespace_name) into num_out;
 16 dbms_output.put_line(replace(sql_free, 'text_string', ts_name.tablespace_name));
 17 dbms_output.put_line(num_out);
 --sql for max
 18 19 EXECUTE IMMEDIATE replace(sql_max, 'text_string', ts_name.tablespace_name) into num_out;
 20 dbms_output.put_line(replace(sql_max, 'text_string', ts_name.tablespace_name));
 21 dbms_output.put_line(num_out);
 22 END LOOP;
END;
 23 24 /

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

Elapsed: 00:21:30.94
SQL>

So I searched My Oracle Support (MOS) and found the following MOS note:
Queries on DBA_FREE_SPACE are Slow (Doc ID 271169.1)

Which states:
“1) In release 10g, the view dba_free_space was modified to also include objects in the recycle bin.

2) Large number of objects in the recyclebin can slow down queries on  dba_free_space.

3) This is a normal behaviour.

4) For release 11g, the view dba_free_space doesn’t contain a hint which in case when there is only few objects in recyclebin, you may want to gather underlying stats of tables/dictionary to get better performance.”

The database indeed did have a lot of objects in the recycle bin (in the pluggable database):

SQL> SELECT count(*) from dba_recyclebin;

 COUNT(*)
----------
 27615

SQL>

With most of them drop recently:

SQL> select trunc(to_date(DROPTIME,'YYYY-MM-DD:HH24:MI:SS')), count(*) from dba_recyclebin group by trunc(to_date(DROPTIME,'YYYY-MM-DD:HH24:MI:SS'))
  2  order by 1
  3 /

TRUNC(TO_ COUNT(*)
--------- ----------
24-SEP-16 2
...
19-JAN-18 2506
20-JAN-18 4322
21-JAN-18 4321
22-JAN-18 4320
23-JAN-18 4321
24-JAN-18 4321
25-JAN-18 2446

421 rows selected.

SQL>

So I purged the recycle bin (with customers permission)  and re-ran the check:

SQL> purge dba_recyclebin;

DBA Recyclebin purged.

Elapsed: 00:06:30.39
SQL> --SET SERVEROUTPUT ON
SET TIMING ON
SQL> SQL> DECLARE
 2 cursor ts_names is select tablespace_name from dba_tablespaces where contents != 'TEMPORARY';
 3 sql_used VARCHAR(200) := 'select nvl(sum(dfs.bytes)/1024/1024,0) from dba_free_space dfs where dfs.tablespace_name = ''text_string''';
 4 sql_free VARCHAR(200) := 'select nvl(sum(dfs.bytes)/1024/1024,0) from dba_free_space dfs where dfs.tablespace_name = ''text_string''';
 5 sql_max VARCHAR(200) := 'select sum(maxbytes-bytes)/1024/1024 from dba_data_files where AUTOEXTENSIBLE = ''YES'' and maxbytes>bytes and tablespace_name = ''text_string''';
 6 num_out NUMBER;
 7 BEGIN
 8 FOR ts_name in ts_names
 9 LOOP
 10 --sql for used space
 11 EXECUTE IMMEDIATE replace(sql_used, 'text_string', ts_name.tablespace_name) into num_out;
 12 dbms_output.put_line(replace(sql_used, 'text_string', ts_name.tablespace_name));
 13 dbms_output.put_line(num_out);
 14 --sql for free space
 15 EXECUTE IMMEDIATE replace(sql_free, 'text_string', ts_name.tablespace_name) into num_out;
 16 dbms_output.put_line(replace(sql_free, 'text_string', ts_name.tablespace_name));
 17 dbms_output.put_line(num_out);
 18 --sql for max
 19 EXECUTE IMMEDIATE replace(sql_max, 'text_string', ts_name.tablespace_name) into num_out;
 20 dbms_output.put_line(replace(sql_max, 'text_string', ts_name.tablespace_name));
 21 dbms_output.put_line(num_out);
 22 END LOOP;
 23 END;
 24 /

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

Elapsed: 00:02:46.25
SQL>

Result, the duration of the PL/SQL block went from 21 minutes to just under 3 minutes.  However I need it to go under 2 minutes as this was the timeout for OpsView.

So I proceed with the next recommendation in the MOS note of gather dictionary and fixed table stats (with customers permission) using MOS note:
How to Gather Statistics on Objects Owned by the ‘SYS’ User and ‘Fixed’ Objects (Doc ID 457926.1)

SQL> EXEC DBMS_STATS.GATHER_DICTIONARY_STATS;

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

Elapsed: 00:00:20.49

SQL> EXEC DBMS_STATS.GATHER_FIXED_OBJECTS_STATS;

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

Elapsed: 00:04:28.07

SQL> --SET SERVEROUTPUT ON
SET TIMING ON
SQL> SQL> DECLARE
 2 cursor ts_names is select tablespace_name from dba_tablespaces where contents != 'TEMPORARY';
 3 sql_used VARCHAR(200) := 'select nvl(sum(dfs.bytes)/1024/1024,0) from dba_free_space dfs where dfs.tablespace_name = ''text_string''';
 4 sql_free VARCHAR(200) := 'select nvl(sum(dfs.bytes)/1024/1024,0) from dba_free_space dfs where dfs.tablespace_name = ''text_string''';
 5 sql_max VARCHAR(200) := 'select sum(maxbytes-bytes)/1024/1024 from dba_data_files where AUTOEXTENSIBLE = ''YES'' and maxbytes>bytes and tablespace_name = ''text_string''';
 6 num_out NUMBER;
 7 BEGIN
 8 FOR ts_name in ts_names
 9 LOOP
 10 --sql for used space
 11 EXECUTE IMMEDIATE replace(sql_used, 'text_string', ts_name.tablespace_name) into num_out;
 12 dbms_output.put_line(replace(sql_used, 'text_string', ts_name.tablespace_name));
 13 dbms_output.put_line(num_out);
 14 --sql for free space
 15 EXECUTE IMMEDIATE replace(sql_free, 'text_string', ts_name.tablespace_name) into num_out;
 16 dbms_output.put_line(replace(sql_free, 'text_string', ts_name.tablespace_name));
 17 dbms_output.put_line(num_out);
 18 --sql for max
 19 EXECUTE IMMEDIATE replace(sql_max, 'text_string', ts_name.tablespace_name) into num_out;
 20 dbms_output.put_line(replace(sql_max, 'text_string', ts_name.tablespace_name));
 21 dbms_output.put_line(num_out);
 22 END LOOP;
 23 END;
 24 /

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

Elapsed: 00:00:04.53
SQL>

Bingo! the duration of the PL/SQL block went down to 4 seconds 🙂

PLEASE NOTE: This still effects non-pluggable databases, however in pluggable databases, you need to purge the recycle bin for where the dropped objects are, the container database and the pluggable databases require independent purge.

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New READ Object Privilege in 12cR1

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In writing a blog post about:
Creating a Read Only Database User Account in an Oracle Database

It came to my attention of the new “READ” object privilege, which is a New Feature in 12.1.0.2:
Changes in Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1.0.2)
READ and SELECT Object Privileges

The “SELECT” object privilege in addition to querying the table, allows the user to:
LOCK TABLE table_name IN EXCLUSIVE MODE;
SELECT … FROM table_name FOR UPDATE;

The New Feature of “READ” object privilege, does not allow the user to lock tables in exclusive mode nor select table for update.

Prior to 12.1.0.2, the “SELECT” object privilege is only available which allows the locking:

GRANT SELECT ON ... TO ...;

12.1.0.2 onwards, the new “READ” object privilege is available which doesn’t allow the locking:

GRANT READ ON ... TO ...;

This also applies to the “SELECT ON ANY TABLE“, prior to 12.1.0.2 which allows the locking:

GRANT SELECT ANY TABLE TO ...;

12.1.0.2 onwards, the new “READ ON ANY TABLE” object privilege is available which doesn’t allow the locking:

GRANT READ ANY TABLE TO ...;

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Creating a Read Only Database User Account in an Oracle Database

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It can be quite common to create a “Read Only” database user account in an Oracle database.  To do this is pretty simple using the principle of least privilege:

CREATE USER READ_ONLY IDENTIFIED BY "password";
GRANT CREATE SESSION TO READ_ONLY;

Expected output:

SQL> CREATE USER READ_ONLY IDENTIFIED BY "password";

User created.

SQL> GRANT CREATE SESSION TO READ_ONLY;

Grant succeeded.

SQL>

Depending on the Oracle Version, it’s recommend to use “READ” object privilege new in 12.1.0.2 instead of “SELECT” to prevent locking.  See the following blog post for more info:
New READ Object Privilege in 12cR1

PLEASE NOTE: For anyone using Oracle Version prior to 12.1.0.2, replace the object privilege “READ” with “SELECT“.

To read specific tables for a schema:

SET HEADING OFF
SET PAGES 9999 LINES 400
SPOOL TABLE_GRANTS.sql
SELECT 'GRANT READ ON ' || OWNER || '.' || TABLE_NAME || ' TO READ_ONLY;'
FROM DBA_TABLES
WHERE OWNER IN ('ZEDDBA')
ORDER BY 1;
SPOOL OFF
@TABLE_GRANTS.sql
!rm TABLE_GRANTS.sql

Expected output, where you can see the user “READ_ONLY” able to select from the table owned by user “ZEDDBA“:

SQL> SET HEADING OFF
SQL> SET PAGES 9999 LINES 400
SQL> SPOOL TABLE_GRANTS.sql
SQL> SELECT 'GRANT READ ON ' || OWNER || '.' || TABLE_NAME || ' TO READ_ONLY;'
 2 FROM DBA_TABLES
 3 WHERE OWNER IN ('ZEDDBA')
 4 ORDER BY 1;

GRANT READ ON ZEDDBA.DEMO TO READ_ONLY;

SQL> SPOOL OFF
SQL> @TABLE_GRANTS.sql
SP2-0734: unknown command beginning "SQL> SELEC..." - rest of line ignored.

Grant succeeded.

SP2-0734: unknown command beginning "SQL> SPOOL..." - rest of line ignored.
SQL> !rm TABLE_GRANTS.sql

SQL> conn read_only/password
Connected.
SQL> SELECT * FROM ZEDDBA.DEMO;

Read Only example.

SQL> exit

To read all tables in the databases:

GRANT READ ANY TABLE TO READ_ONLY;

Expected output, where you can see the user “READ_ONLY” able to select from the table owned by user “ZEDDBA“, even after the revoke and the user “ZEDDBA2“, which hasn’t been explicitly referenced:

SQL> conn zeddba/zeddba
Connected.
SQL> REVOKE READ ON ZEDDBA.DEMO FROM READ_ONLY;

Revoke succeeded.

SQL> GRANT READ ANY TABLE TO READ_ONLY;

Grant succeeded.

SQL> conn read_only/password
Connected.
SQL> SELECT * FROM ZEDDBA.DEMO;

COMMENTS
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Read Only example.

SQL> SELECT * FROM ZEDDBA2.DEMO;

COMMENTS
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Read Only example.

SQL>

To grant access to dictionary tables:

GRANT SELECT ANY DICTIONARY TO READ_ONLY;

Expected output, where you can see the user “READ_ONLY” able to select from dictionary i.e. table starting with DBA and V$:

SQL> conn zeddba/zeddba
Connected.
SQL> GRANT SELECT ANY DICTIONARY TO READ_ONLY;

Grant succeeded.

SQL> conn read_only/password
Connected.
SQL> SELECT TABLE_NAME
 2 FROM DBA_TABLES
 3 WHERE OWNER = 'ZEDDBA';

TABLE_NAME
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DEMO

SQL> SELECT NAME FROM V$DATABASE;

NAME
---------
ZEDDBA

SQL>

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MRP process getting terminated with error ORA-10485

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If you have a Data Guard environment, where you’ve just applied a Database Bundle Patch and OJVM Patch, it’s possible that your Physical Standby can throw the following error:

Completed: ALTER DATABASE RECOVER MANAGED STANDBY DATABASE DISCONNECT NODELAY
Wed Oct 11 08:11:57 2017
Media Recovery Log +RECOC1/VER1S/ARCHIVELOG/2017_10_11/thread_1_seq_18251.24912.957080425
MRP0: Background Media Recovery terminated with error 10485
Wed Oct 11 08:11:57 2017
Errors in file /u01/app/oracle/diag/rdbms/ver1s/VER1S2/trace/VER1S2_pr00_220336.trc:
ORA-10485: Real-Time Query cannot be enabled while applying migration redo.

This is because your database is “open” i.e. Active Data Guard (license option) and Managed Recovery Process is trying to apply the redo of datapatch which it can’t do when “open“.

See MOS note for more info:

MRP process getting terminated with error ORA-10485 (Doc ID 1618485.1):

“ORA-10485: Real-Time Query cannot be enabled while applying migration redo.

The Real-Time Query feature was enabled when an attempt was made to recover through migration redo generated during primary upgrades or downgrades”

The easiest solution is to restart the database as “mount” mode allowing the redo via Data Guard to apply the patch, then restart again as “open” mode:

DGMGRL> show configuration;

Configuration - ver1p

Protection Mode: MaxPerformance
 Members:
 ver1p - Primary database
 ver1s - Physical standby database
 Error: ORA-16766: Redo Apply is stopped

Fast-Start Failover: DISABLED

Configuration Status:
ERROR (status updated 37 seconds ago)

DGMGRL> show database ver1s;

Database - ver1s

Role: PHYSICAL STANDBY
 Intended State: APPLY-ON
 Transport Lag: 0 seconds (computed 0 seconds ago)
 Apply Lag: 2 hours 24 minutes 33 seconds (computed 1 second ago)
 Average Apply Rate: 99.32 MByte/s
 Real Time Query: OFF
 Instance(s):
 VER1S1
 VER1S2 (apply instance)

Database Error(s):
 ORA-16766: Redo Apply is stopped

Database Status:
ERROR

DGMGRL>

Now restart the database as “mount” mode allowing the redo via Data Guard to apply the patch:

[oracle@v1ex2dbadm01 ~]$ srvctl status database -d VER1S -v
Instance VER1S1 is running on node v1ex2dbadm01 with online services VER1_BK1,VER1_BK2,VER1_BK3,VER1_BK4. Instance status: Open,Readonly.
Instance VER1S2 is running on node v1ex2dbadm02. Instance status: Open,Readonly.
[oracle@v1ex2dbadm01 ~]$ srvctl config database -d VER1S
Database unique name: VER1S
Database name:
Oracle home: /u01/app/oracle/product/12.1.0.2/dbhome_1
Oracle user: oracle
Spfile: +DATAC1/VER1S/PARAMETERFILE/spfileVER1S.ora
Password file:
Domain:
Start options: open
Stop options: immediate
Database role: PHYSICAL_STANDBY
Management policy: AUTOMATIC
Server pools:
Disk Groups: DATAC1,RECOC1
Mount point paths:
Services: VER1_BK1,VER1_BK2,VER1_BK3,VER1_BK4
Type: RAC
Start concurrency:
Stop concurrency:
OSDBA group: dba
OSOPER group: dba
Database instances: VER1S1,VER1S2
Configured nodes: v1ex2dbadm01,v1ex2dbadm02
Database is administrator managed
[oracle@v1ex2dbadm01 ~]$ srvctl stop database -d VER1S
[oracle@v1ex2dbadm01 ~]$ srvctl start database -d VER1S -o mount

Re-check Data Guard Broker to check if the transport lag and status have cleared as expected:

DGMGRL> show database ver1s

Database - ver1s

Role: PHYSICAL STANDBY
 Intended State: APPLY-ON
 Transport Lag: 0 seconds (computed 0 seconds ago)
 Apply Lag: 0 seconds (computed 0 seconds ago)
 Average Apply Rate: 34.62 MByte/s
 Real Time Query: OFF
 Instance(s):
 VER1S1
 VER1S2 (apply instance)

Database Status:
SUCCESS

DGMGRL>

Then restart the database again as “open” mode (Active Data Guard):

[oracle@v1ex2dbadm01 ~]$ srvctl stop database -d VER1S
[oracle@v1ex2dbadm01 ~]$ srvctl start database -d VER1S
[oracle@v1ex2dbadm01 ~]$ srvctl status database -d VER1S -v
Instance VER1S1 is running on node v1ex2dbadm01 with online services VER1_BK1,VER1_BK2,VER1_BK3,VER1_BK4. Instance status: Open,Readonly.
Instance VER1S2 is running on node v1ex2dbadm02. Instance status: Open,Readonly.

Re-check Data Guard Broker to check if the “Real Time Query” is back on as expected:

DGMGRL> show configuration

Configuration - ver1p

Protection Mode: MaxPerformance
 Members:
 ver1p - Primary database
 ver1s - Physical standby database

Fast-Start Failover: DISABLED

Configuration Status:
SUCCESS (status updated 2 seconds ago)

DGMGRL> show database ver1s

Database - ver1s

Role: PHYSICAL STANDBY
 Intended State: APPLY-ON
 Transport Lag: 0 seconds (computed 0 seconds ago)
 Apply Lag: 0 seconds (computed 0 seconds ago)
 Average Apply Rate: 84.35 MByte/s
 Real Time Query: ON
 Instance(s):
 VER1S1
 VER1S2 (apply instance)

Database Status:
SUCCESS

DGMGRL>

 

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How To Enable DDL Logging in the Database

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If for whatever reason, you are required to log DDL, for example, I need to know why the LAST_DDL_TIME of a table was getting updated, you can do this from Oracle 11g.

To enable:

SQL> show parameter ENABLE_DDL_LOGGING

NAME TYPE VALUE
------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------ 
enable_ddl_logging boolean FALSE

SQL> ALTER SYSTEM SET ENABLE_DDL_LOGGING=TRUE;

System altered.

SQL> show parameter ENABLE_DDL_LOGGING

NAME TYPE VALUE
------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------ 
enable_ddl_logging boolean TRUE

To disable:

SQL> show parameter ENABLE_DDL_LOGGING

NAME TYPE VALUE
------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------ 
enable_ddl_logging boolean TRUE

SQL> ALTER SYSTEM SET ENABLE_DDL_LOGGING=FASLE;

System altered. 

SQL> show parameter ENABLE_DDL_LOGGING 

NAME TYPE VALUE 
------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------ 
enable_ddl_logging boolean FALSE 

Create some DDL:

SQL> create view zeddba as select * from dual;

View created.

SQL> select * from zeddba;

D 
- 
X 

SQL> drop view zeddba;

View dropped.

Oracle 12c

Now if you look in the following text file:
$ADR_BASE/diag/rdbms/${DBNAME}/${ORACLE_SID}/log/ddl_${ORACLE_SID}.log

You will see:

Mon Sep 11 15:52:59 2017
diag_adl:create view zahid as select * from dual
diag_adl:drop view zahid

There is also a XML version:
$ADR_BASE/diag/rdbms/${DBNAME}/${ORACLE_SID}/log/ddl/log.xml

<msg time='2017-09-11T15:41:35.000+01:00' org_id='oracle' comp_id='rdbms'
 msg_id='opiexe:4424:2946163730' type='UNKNOWN' group='diag_adl'
 level='16' host_id='v1ex1dbadm01.v1.com' host_addr='x.x.x.x'
 version='1'>
 <txt>create view zeddba as select * from dual
 </txt>
</msg>
<msg time='2017-09-11T15:41:45.942+01:00' org_id='oracle' comp_id='rdbms'
 msg_id='opiexe:4424:2946163730' type='UNKNOWN' group='diag_adl'
 level='16' host_id='v1ex1dbadm01.v1.com' host_addr='x.x.x.x'>
 <txt>drop view zeddba
 </txt>
</msg>

Oracle 11g

DDL statements are written to the alert log in: $ADR_BASE/diag/rdbms/${DBNAME}/${ORACLE_SID}/trace/alert_${ORACLE_SID}.log

License

Oracle Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database

“Licensed Parameters

The init.ora parameter ENABLE_DDL_LOGGING is licensed as part of the Database Lifecycle Management Pack when set to TRUE.  When set to TRUE, the database reports schema changes in real time into the database alert log under the message group schema_ddl. The default setting is FALSE.”

More info

Database Reference: ENABLE_DDL_LOGGING

See MOS Note:
How To Enable DDL Logging in Database (Doc ID 2207341.1)

“When ENABLE_DDL_LOGGING is set to true, the following DDL statements are written to the alert log:

ALTER/CREATE/DROP/TRUNCATE CLUSTER
ALTER/CREATE/DROP FUNCTION
ALTER/CREATE/DROP INDEX
ALTER/CREATE/DROP OUTLINE
ALTER/CREATE/DROP PACKAGE
ALTER/CREATE/DROP PACKAGE BODY
ALTER/CREATE/DROP PROCEDURE
ALTER/CREATE/DROP PROFILE
ALTER/CREATE/DROP SEQUENCE
CREATE/DROP SYNONYM
ALTER/CREATE/DROP/RENAME/TRUNCATE TABLE
ALTER/CREATE/DROP TRIGGER
ALTER/CREATE/DROP TYPE
ALTER/CREATE/DROP TYPE BODY
DROP USER
ALTER/CREATE/DROP VIEW

Earlier, RENAME was not logged and a bug was reported for that and the same is fixed in 11.2.0.4.
Document 12938609.8 – ENABLE_DDL_LOGGING does not log RENAME table statements, this is fixed in 11.2.0.4

However, the feature does not log DDLs of some DBMS_STATS operations like:
set_column_stats
set_index_stats
create_extended_stats
drop_extended_stats
set_*_prefs (table/schema/global etc)
delete_pending_stats
publish_pending_stats
export_pending_stats
create_stat_table 

There is an enhancement raised with development to add more operations to this mechanism and would get fixed in 12.2.

Unpublished Bug 22368778 : PERF_DIAG: ENABLE_DDL_LOGGING NEEDS TO LOG MORE DDLS”

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