This view lists information about backup sets for all incarnations of the database. It corresponds to the V$BACKUP_SET view. A backup set record is inserted after the backup has successfully completed.
| Column | Datatype | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| DB_KEY | NUMBER | The primary key for this database in the recovery catalog. Use this column to join with almost any other catalog view. | 
| DB_ID | NUMBER | The unique database identifier. | 
| BS_KEY | NUMBER | The primary key of the backup set in the recovery catalog. If you issue the LISTcommand while RMAN is connected to the recovery catalog, then this value appears in theKEYcolumn of the output. Use this column to join withRC_BACKUP_PIECE. | 
| RECID | NUMBER | The backup set RECIDfromV$BACKUP_SET.RECIDandSTAMPform a concatenated primary key that uniquely identifies this record in the target database control file. Use eitherRECIDandSTAMPorSET_STAMPandSET_COUNTto accessV$BACKUP_SET. | 
| STAMP | NUMBER | The backup set STAMPfromV$BACKUP_SET.RECIDandSTAMPform a concatenated primary key that uniquely identifies this record in the target database control file. Use eitherRECIDandSTAMPorSET_STAMPandSET_COUNTto accessV$BACKUP_SET. | 
| SET_STAMP | NUMBER | The SET_STAMPvalue fromV$BACKUP_SET.SET_STAMPandSET_COUNTform a concatenated key that uniquely identifies this record in the target database control file. Use eitherRECIDandSTAMPorSET_STAMPandSET_COUNTto accessV$BACKUP_SET. | 
| SET_COUNT | NUMBER | The SET_COUNTvalue fromV$BACKUP_SET.SET_STAMPandSET_COUNTform a concatenated key that uniquely identifies this record in the target database control file. Use eitherRECIDandSTAMPorSET_STAMPandSET_COUNTto accessV$BACKUP_SET. | 
| BACKUP_TYPE | VARCHAR2(1) | The type of the backup: D(full backup or level 0 incremental),I(incremental level 1),L(archived redo log). | 
| INCREMENTAL_LEVEL | NUMBER | The level of the incremental backup: NULL,0, or 1. | 
| PIECES | NUMBER | The number of backup pieces in the backup set. | 
| START_TIME | DATE | The time when the backup began. | 
| COMPLETION_TIME | DATE | The time when the backup completed. | 
| ELAPSED_SECONDS | NUMBER | The duration of the backup in seconds. | 
| STATUS | VARCHAR2(1) | The status of the backup set: A(all backup pieces available),D(all backup pieces deleted),O(some backup pieces are available but others are not, so the backup set is unusable). | 
| CONTROLFILE_INCLUDED | VARCHAR2(7) | Possible values are NONE(backup set does not include a backup control file),BACKUP(backup set includes a normal backup control file), andSTANDBY(backup set includes a standby control file). | 
| INPUT_FILE_SCAN_ONLY | VARCHAR2(3) | This backup set record was created by the BACKUPVALIDATEcommand. No real backup set exists. This record is only a placeholder used to keep track of which datafiles were scanned and which corrupt blocks (if any) were found in those files.If  | 
| KEEP | VARCHAR2(3) | Indicates whether this backup set has a retention policy different from the value for CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY. Possible values areYESandNO. | 
| KEEP_UNTIL | DATE | If the KEEP UNTIL TIMEclause of theBACKUPcommand was specified, then this column shows the date after which this backup becomes obsolete. If the column isNULLandKEEP OPTIONSis notNULL, then the backup never becomes obsolete. | 
| KEEP_OPTIONS | VARCHAR2(11) | The KEEPoptions specified for this backup set. Possible values areNOLOGS,BACKUP_LOGS,LOGS, andNULL.NOLOGSindicates a consistent backup made when the database was mounted.BACKUP_LOGSindicates that the backup was made in open mode, so archived log backups must be applied to make it consistent.LOGSindicates a long-term backup made with theLOGSkeyword, which is now deprecated.NULLindicates that this backup has noKEEPoptions and becomes obsolete based on the retention policy. | 
| BLOCK_SIZE | NUMBER | Block size of the backup set. | 
| SITE_KEY | NUMBER | Primary key of the Data Guard database associated with this backup set. Each database in a Data Guard environment has a unique SITE_KEYvalue.You can useSITE_KEYin a join with theRC_SITEview to obtain theDB_UNIQUE_NAMEof the database. | 
| MULTI_SECTION | VARCHAR2(3) | Yif this is a multisection backup; otherwise null. |