The Expression Filter DBMS_EXPFIL
package contains all the procedures used to manage attribute sets, expression sets, expression indexes, optimizer statistics, and privileges. Table 17-1 describes the procedures in the DBMS_EXPFIL
package. These procedures are further described in this chapter.
None of the values and names passed to the procedures defined in the DBMS_EXPFIL
package are case sensitive, unless otherwise mentioned. To preserve the case, use double quotation marks around the values.
Tip:
See the "DBMS_EXPIL" chapter in Oracle Database PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference for all reference information concerning Expression Filter package procedures.Table 17-1 DBMS_EXPFIL Procedures
Procedure | Description |
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Adds the specified attribute to the attribute set |
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Adds a function, type, or package to the approved list of functions with an attribute set |
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Assigns an attribute set to a column storing expressions |
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Creates an exception table to hold references to invalid expressions |
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Clears the predicate statistics for an expression set |
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Makes a copy of the attribute set |
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Creates an attribute set |
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Assigns default index parameters to an attribute set |
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Assigns default XPath index parameters to an attribute set |
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Rebuilds the bitmap indexes online to reduce fragmentation |
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Drops an unused attribute set |
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Collects predicate statistics for an expression set |
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Grants an expression DML privilege to a user |
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Assigns index parameters to an expression set |
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Modifies the list of common operators associated with a certain attribute in the attribute set |
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Revokes an expression DML privilege from a user |
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Breaks the association between a column storing expressions and the attribute set |
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Validates expression metadata and the expressions stored in a column |
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Assigns XPath index parameters to an expression set |