ALL_REPCAT_TEMPLATE_PARMS

Contains parameters defined in the object DDL for all templates accessible to the current user. When an object is added to a template, the DDL is examined for variables. Any found parameters are automatically added to this view.

You can also define default parameter values and a prompt string in this view. These can make the templates easier to use during the instantiation process.

See Also: ALL_REPCAT_TEMPLATE_OBJECTS.

Related views:

• DBA_REPCAT_TEMPLATE_PARMS describes the template parameters for all deployment templates in the database.

• USER_REPCAT_TEMPLATE_PARMS describes the template parameters for all deployment templates owned by the current user.

  Column	Datatype	NULL	Description
  REFRESH_TEMPLATE_NAME	VARCHAR2(30)	NOT NULL	The name of the deployment template.
  OWNER	VARCHAR2(30)	NOT NULL	The owner of the deployment template.
  REFRESH_GROUP_NAME	VARCHAR2(30)	NOT NULL	Name of the refresh group to which the template objects are added to during the instantiation process.
  TEMPLATE_COMMENTS	VARCHAR2(2000)		User specified comments.
  PUBLIC_TEMPLATE	VARCHAR2(1)		If Y then the deployment template is public. If N then the deployment template is private.
  PARAMETER_NAME	VARCHAR2(30)	NOT NULL	The name of the parameter.
  DEFAULT_PARM_VALUE	CLOB(4000)		The default parameter value.
  PROMPT_STRING	VARCHAR2(2000)		The prompt string for the parameter.
  USER_OVERRIDE	VARCHAR2(1)		If Y then the user can override the default parameter value. If N then the user can not override the default parameter value.

Because DEFAULT_PARM_VALUE is defined as a CLOB, you receive an error if you simply try to perform a SELECT on the ALL_REPCAT_TEMPLATE_PARMS view. If you do not need to see the default parameter value, use the following select statement (be sure to exclude DEFAULT_PARM_VALUE):

SELECT refresh_template_name, owner, refresh_group_name, template_comment,  
  public_template, parameter_name, prompt_string, user_override 
  FROM dba_repcat_template_parms;

The following script uses cursors and the DBMS_LOB package to view the entire contents of the ALL_REPCAT_TEMPLATE_PARMS view. Use this script to view the entire contents of the ALL_REPCAT_TEMPLATE_PARMS view, including the DEFAULT_PARM_VALUE column:

SET SERVEROUTPUT ON

DECLARE
  CURSOR mycursor IS
        SELECT refresh_template_name, owner, refresh_group_name,
          template_comment, public_template, parameter_name, default_parm_value,
          prompt_string, user_override
          FROM dba_repcat_template_parms;
  tempstring VARCHAR2(1000);
  len NUMBER;
BEGIN
  FOR myrec IN mycursor LOOP
        len := DBMS_LOB.GETLENGTH(myrec.default_parm_value);
        DBMS_LOB.READ(myrec.default_parm_value, len, 1, tempstring);
        DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(myrec.refresh_template_name||' '||
          myrec.owner||' '||myrec.refresh_group_name||' '||
          myrec.template_comment||' '||myrec.public_template||' '||
          myrec.parameter_name||' '||tempstring||' '||myrec.prompt_string||' '||
          myrec.user_override);
  END LOOP;
END;
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See Also: Oracle8i Application Developer's Guide - Fundamentals for more information on using cursors. Also, see Oracle8i Application Developer's Guide - Large Objects (LOBs) for more information on using the DBMS_LOB package and LOBs in general.