V$BGPROCESS displays information about the background processes.
| Column | Datatype | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| PADDR | RAW(4 | 8) | Address of the process state object | 
| PSERIAL# | NUMBER | Process state object serial number | 
| NAME | VARCHAR2(5) | Name of this background process | 
| DESCRIPTION | VARCHAR2(64) | Description of the background process | 
| ERROR | NUMBER | Error encountered |