SESSION_CACHED_CURSORS

Parameter type	Integer
Default value	0
Parameter class	Dynamic: ALTER SESSION
Range of values	0 to operating system-dependent
Oracle9i Real Application Clusters	Multiple instances can have different values.

SESSION_CACHED_CURSORS lets you specify the number of session cursors to cache. Repeated parse calls of the same SQL statement cause the session cursor for that statement to be moved into the session cursor cache. Subsequent parse calls will find the cursor in the cache and do not need to reopen the cursor. Oracle uses a least recently used algorithm to remove entries in the session cursor cache to make room for new entries when needed.

See Also: Oracle9i Database Performance Guide and Reference for more information on setting this parameter and its uses