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  3. Static Data Dictionary Views: DBA_HIST_LATCH to DBA_STORED_SETTINGS
  4. DBA_PDBS

5.232 DBA_PDBS

DBA_PDBS describes PDBs belonging to a given CDB.

When queried from the root, DBA_PDBS will describe all PDBs belonging to a given CDB. When queried from a CDB root, it will describe all PDBs that belong to the given CDB. When queried from an application root, it will describe all PDBs that belong to the given application container. When queried from a regular PDB or from an application PDB, it will describe the regular PDB or the application PDB.

Column Datatype NULL Description

PDB_ID

NUMBER

NOT NULL

Container ID of the PDB

PDB_NAME

VARCHAR2(128)

NOT NULL

Name of the PDB

DBID

NUMBER

NOT NULL

PDB identifier calculated when the PDB is created and stored in all file headers associated with the PDB

CON_UID

NUMBER

NOT NULL

Unique identifier associated with the container

GUID

RAW(16)

Globally unique immutable ID assigned to the PDB at creation time

STATUS

VARCHAR2(10)

State of the PDB. Possible values:

  • NEW - The PDB has never been opened since it was created. It must be opened in READ WRITE mode for Oracle to perform processing needed to complete the integration of the PDB into the CDB and mark it NORMAL. An error will be thrown if an attempt is made to open the PDB read only.

  • NORMAL - The PDB is ready to be used.

  • UNPLUGGED - The PDB has been unplugged. The only operation that can be performed on it is DROP PLUGGABLE DATABASE.

  • RELOCATING: The PDB is in the process of being relocated to a different CDB.

  • RELOCATED: The PDB has been relocated to a different CDB.

  • REFRESHING: The PDB is a refresh PDB.

  • UNDEFINED: The PDB is in an undefined state.

  • UNUSABLE - The PDB is being created or an unrecoverable error was encountered during its creation. The PDB cannot be opened while its state is set to UNUSABLE. If the PDB remains in this state because of an error encountered during its creation, it can only be dropped. The alert log can be checked to determine if there was an error during PDB creation.

CREATION_SCN

NUMBER

Creation SCN

VSN

NUMBER

The version number of the PDB

LOGGING

VARCHAR2(9)

Shows the current logging mode for the PDB. Possible values:

  • LOGGING

  • NOLOGGING

FORCE_LOGGING

VARCHAR2(3)

Specifies whether force logging is turned on for the PDB. Possible values:

  • NO

  • YES

FORCE_NOLOGGING

VARCHAR2(3)

Specifies whether force nologging is turned on for the PDB. Possible values:

  • NO

  • YES

APPLICATION_ROOT

VARCHAR2(3)

Indicates whether the PDB is an application root.

This column is available starting with Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2.0.1).

APPLICATION_PDB

VARCHAR2(3)

Indicates whether a PDB is an application PDB

This column is available starting with Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2.0.1).

APPLICATION_SEED

VARCHAR2(3)

Indicates whether a PDB is an application seed (an application seed is also an application PDB)

This column is available starting with Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2.0.1).

APPLICATION_ROOT_CON_ID

NUMBER

If this PDB is an application PDB, the container ID of an application root to which this application PDB belongs.

If this PDB is an application root clone, the container ID of an application root to which this application root clone belongs.

Otherwise, NULL.

This column is available starting with Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2.0.1).

IS_PROXY_PDB

VARCHAR2(3)

Indicates whether this PDB is a proxy PDB

This column is available starting with Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2.0.1).

CON_ID

NUMBER

NOT NULL

The ID of the container that CON_DBID identifies. Possible values include:

  • 0: This value is used for rows containing data that pertain to the entire multitenant container database (CDB). This value is also used for rows in non-CDBs.

  • 1: This value is used for rows containing data that pertain to only the root

  • n: Where n is the applicable container ID for the rows containing data

UPGRADE_PRIORITY

NUMBER

The upgrade priority of the PDB.

This column is available starting with Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2.0.1).

APPLICATION_CLONE

VARCHAR2(3)

Indicates whether this PDB is an application root clone (YES) or not (NO)

This column is available starting with Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2.0.1).

FOREIGN_CDB_DBID

NUMBER

The foreign CDB’s DBID

This column is available starting with Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2.0.1).

UNPLUG_SCN

NUMBER

SCN at which the PDB was unplugged

This column is available starting with Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2.0.1).

FOREIGN_PDB_ID

NUMBER

The foreign PDB ID

This column is available starting with Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2.0.1).

CREATION_TIME

DATE

NOT NULL

PDB creation timestamp

This column is available starting with Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2.0.1).

REFRESH_MODE

VARCHAR2(6)

PDB refresh mode. Possible values:

  • MANUAL

  • AUTO

This column is available starting with Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2.0.1).

REFRESH_INTERVAL

NUMBER

PDB refresh interval. This is applicable only when REFRESH_MODE is AUTO.

This column is available starting with Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2.0.1).