V$GLOBAL_TRANSACTION displays information on the currently active global transactions.
| Column | Datatype | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| FORMATID | NUMBER | Format identifier of the global transaction | 
| GLOBALID | RAW(64) | Global transaction identifier of the global transaction | 
| BRANCHID | RAW(64) | Branch qualifier of the global transaction | 
| BRANCHES | NUMBER | Total number of branches in the global transaction | 
| REFCOUNT | NUMBER | Number of siblings for the global transaction (must be the same as branches) | 
| PREPARECOUNT | NUMBER | Number of branches of the global transaction that have prepared | 
| STATE | VARCHAR2(38) | State of the branch of the global transaction: 
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| FLAGS | NUMBER | The numerical representation of the state | 
| COUPLING | VARCHAR2(15) | Indicates whether the branches are free ( FREE), loosely coupled (LOOSELY COUPLED), or tightly coupled (TIGHTLY COUPLED) |