DBA_HIST_SQL_BIND_METADATA displays historical information on metadata for bind variables used by SQL cursors.
| Column | Datatype | NULL | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|
| DBID | NUMBER | NOT NULL | Database ID for the snapshot | 
| SQL_ID | VARCHAR2(13) | NOT NULL | SQL identifier of the parent cursor in the library cache | 
| NAME | VARCHAR2(30) | Name of the bind variable | |
| POSITION | NUMBER | NOT NULL | Position of the bind variable in the SQL statement | 
| DUP_POSITION | NUMBER | If the binding is performed by name and the bind variable is duplicated, then this column gives the position of the primary bind variable | |
| DATATYPE | NUMBER | Internal identifier for the bind datatype | |
| DATATYPE_STRING | VARCHAR2(15) | Textual representation of the bind datatype | |
| CHARACTER_SID | NUMBER | National character set identifier | |
| PRECISION | NUMBER | Precision (for numeric binds) | |
| SCALE | NUMBER | Scale (for numeric binds) | |
| MAX_LENGTH | NUMBER | Maximum bind length |