This view displays the ctxsys data dictionary and code version number information.
Column Name
Type
Description
VER_DICT
CHAR(9)
The CTXSYS data dictionary version number.
VER_CODE
VARCHAR2(9)
The version number of the code linked in to the Oracle shadow process.
This column calls out to a trusted callout to fetch the version number for linked-in code. Thus, you can use this column to detect and verify patch releases.