SET_CONTEXT

This procedure sets the context.

Syntax

DBMS_SESSION.SET_CONTEXT (
   namespace VARCHAR2,
   attribute VARCHAR2,
   value     VARCHAR2);

Parameters

Table 58-3 SET_CONTEXT Procedure Parameters

Parameter	Description
namespace	The namespace of the application context to be set
attribute	The attribute of the application context to be set
value	The value of the application context to be set

Usage Notes

Note the following:

• This interface is maintained for 8i compatibility

• If the namespace is a global context namespace, then username is assigned the current user name, and client_id will be assigned the current client_id in the session; NULL if not set.

• This procedure must be invoked directly or indirectly by the trusted package