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Oracle 18c Articles

Oracle Database 18c : Miscellaneous Articles


Oracle Database 18c : Installations
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External 18c Links
Oracle Database 18c : Miscellaneous Articles
Oracle Database 18c is the equivalent of the 12.2.0.2 patchset, so it is part of
the 12.2 release cycle.

Approximate Top-N Query Processing (APPROX_RANK, APPROX_SUM, APPROX_COUNT) In


Oracle Database 18c - The APPROX_RANK, APPROX_SUM and APPROX_COUNT functions were
introduced in Oracle 18c to allow approximate top-n query processing.

ALTER SYSTEM CANCEL SQL : Cancel a SQL Statement in a Session in Oracle Database
18c - The ability to cancel a SQL statement using the ALTER SYSTEM CANCEL SQL
statement was introduced in Oracle Database 18c as an alternative to killing a
rogue session.

Data Guard Physical Standby Setup Using the Data Guard Broker in Oracle Database
18c - This article contains an example of setting up a physical standby database
for Oracle 18c using the Data Guard Broker.

Data Pump (expdp, impdp) Enhancements in Oracle Database 18c - This article gives
an overview of the Data Pump enhancements in Oracle Database 18c.

DBMS_SESSION.SLEEP Replaces DBMS_LOCK.SLEEP in Oracle Database 18c - The SLEEP


procedure is added to the DBMS_SESSION package and deprecated from the DBMS_LOCK
package in Oracle Database 18c.

Encrypt Sensitive Credential Data in the Data Dictionary in Oracle Database 18c -
This article gives an overview of encrypting sensitive credential data in the data
dictionary. This feature was introduced in Oracle database 18c.

Inline External Tables in Oracle Database 18c - Oracle Database 18c allows you to
access data in flat files using an inline external table defined in a SELECT
statement.

JSON Data Guide Enhancements in Oracle Database 18c - This article covers the
enhancements to the JSON Data Guide functionality in Oracle Database 18c.

JSON_EQUAL Condition in Oracle Database 18c - The JSON_EQUAL condition was


introduced in 18c to allow JSON documents to be compared regardless of member order
or document formatting.

JSON_TABLE Enhancements in Oracle Database 18c - This article covers the


enhancements to the JSON_TABLE function in Oracle Database 18c.

JSON Support Enhancements in Oracle Database 18c - Oracle 18c includes several
enhancements to the JSON functionality in the database. This article details some
of them, as well as linking to separate articles on others.

Multitenant : New Features in 18c - A list of the Multitenant new features


introduced in Oracle database 18c, with links.

Multitenant : CDB Fleet Management in Oracle Database 18c - Oracle 18c allows you
to monitor multiple container databases centrally as a fleet.

Multitenant : Copying a PDB in a Data Guard Environment in Oracle Database 18c -


The STANDBY_PDB_SOURCE_FILE_DBLINK and STANDBY_PDB_SOURCE_FILE_DIRECTORY
initialisation parameters make remote clones and plugin operations much simpler in
Oracle 18c.

Multitenant : DBCA PDB Clone and DBCA CDB Duplicate in Oracle Database 18c - In
Oracle 18c it's now possible to clone a pluggable database (PDB) and duplicate a
container database (CDB) using the Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA).

Multitenant : Duplicate a Pluggable Database (PDB) to an existing Container


Database (CDB) in Oracle Database 18c - Oracle 18c allows you to duplicate a
pluggable database (PDB) from one container database (CDB) instance to another
existing CDB instance using RMAN.

Multitenant : PDB Lockdown Profile Enhancements in Oracle Database 18c - Oracle


database 18c extends the PDB Lockdown Profiles functionality introduced in Oracle
database 12.2, making it even easier to restrict the operations and functionality
available from within a PDB.

Multitenant : PDB Snapshot Carousel in Oracle Database 18c - Oracle 18c introduced
the concept of a snapshot carousel, which is a series of point-in-time copies, or
snapshots, of a PDB.

Multitenant : Refreshable PDB Switchover in Oracle Database 18c - Oracle 18c allows
you to switch the roles of a source PDB and a refreshable PDB.

Multitenant : Upgrading to Oracle Database 18c - This article provides an overview


of upgrading an existing multitenant database to Oracle 18c.

Multitenant : Usable Backups of Non-CDBs and Relocated PDBs in Oracle Database 18c
- Oracle 18c allows backups prior to the non-CDB to PDB conversion to be used as
preplugin backups by making the backup metadata available to the destination CDB
instance.

Online MERGE PARTITION and MERGE SUBPARTITION in Oracle Database 18c - In Oracle
Database 18c the MERGE PARTITION and MERGE SUBPARTITION operations on heap tables
can be performed online so they don't block DML.

Oracle SQL and PL/SQL Enhancements in Oracle Database 18c - This page provides
links to all the separate articles on SQL and PL/SQL enhancements in Oracle
Database 18c.

Polymorphic Table Functions in Oracle Database 18c - The return type of a


Polymorphic Table Function (PTF) can be determined by input parameters. This
differs from conventional table functions, where the output table type is fixed at
compile time.

Private Temporary Tables in Oracle Database 18c - Oracle 18c introduced the concept
of a private temporary table, a memory-based temporary table that is dropped at the
end of the session or transaction depending on the setup.

Qualified Expressions (Populating Record Types and Associative Arrays) in PL/SQL in


Oracle Database 18c - Qualified expressions provide and alternative way to define
the value of complex objects, which in some cases can make the code look neater.

Read-Only Oracle Homes in Oracle Database 18c - Oracle 18c introduced the concept
of a read-only Oracle home, where all configuration and log files can be kept
separate from the Oracle binaries.

Scalable Sequences in Oracle Database 18c - Scalable sequences are designed to


reduce problems with hot index blocks during large scale data loads into tables
with sequence generated primary keys on single instance and RAC databases.

Scheduler (DBMS_SCHEDULER) Enhancements in Oracle Database 18c, 19c and 21c - This
post summarises the enhancements to the scheduler in Oracle Database 18c, 19c and
21c.

Schema Only Accounts in Oracle Database 18c - Schema only accounts don't allow
direct connections, so administration of their objects is done via a DBA user or a
proxy user.

Simple Oracle Document Access (SODA) for PL/SQL in Oracle Database 18c - This
article gives an overview of the Simple Oracle Document Access (SODA) for PL/SQL
functionality in Oracle Database 18c.

TREAT(... AS JSON) in Oracle Database 18c - In Oracle 18c the TREAT function can be
used in SQL to change the declared type of an expression to JSON, where the
expression is an object containing JSON data.

TO_UTC_TIMESTAMP_TZ Function in Oracle Database 18c - Oracle 18c introduced the new
TO_UTC_TIMESTAMP_TZ function to help deal with ISO 8601 date strings.

Upgrading to Oracle Database 18c (Non-CDB) - This article provides an overview of


upgrading an existing non-CDB database to Oracle 18c.

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