Changes in This Release for Oracle Database Data Cartridge Developer's Guide

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Changes in Oracle Database 21c, Version 21.1

This section lists changes in Oracle Database Data Cartridge Developer's Guide for Oracle Database release 21c, version 21.1.

See Learning Key New Features for Database Administrators for a complete list of new features in this release.

New Features

Local domain indexes can now be created on automatic list partitioned tables.

Desupported Features

DBMS_LOB.LOADFROMFILE Procedure is desupported. Use DBMS_LOB.LoadClobFromFile or DBMS_LOB.LoadBlobFromFile instead.

The following LOB buffering subsystem APIs are desupported:
  • OCILobEnableBuffering()
  • OCILobDisableBuffering()
  • OCILobFlushBuffer()

In place of using these LOB buffering functions, use the LOB prefetch features.