ALL_DB_LINKS

ALL_DB_LINKS describes the database links accessible to the current user.

Related Views

• DBA_DB_LINKS describes all database links in the database.

• USER_DB_LINKS describes the database links owned by the current user. This view does not display the OWNER column.

Column	Datatype	NULL	Description
OWNER	VARCHAR2(128)	NOT NULL	Owner of the database link
DB_LINK	VARCHAR2(128)	NOT NULL	Name of the database link
USERNAME	VARCHAR2(128)		Name of the user to be used when connecting to a remote database
CREDENTIAL_NAME	VARCHAR2(128)		Name of the credential to be used when connecting to a remote database
CREDENTIAL_OWNER	VARCHAR2(128)		Owner of the credential to be used when connecting to a remote database
HOST	VARCHAR2(2000)		Oracle Net connect string
CREATED	DATE	NOT NULL	Creation time of the database link
HIDDEN	VARCHAR2(3)		For internal use only
SHARD_INTERNAL	VARCHAR2(3)		Indicates whether the database link is used to support operations across sharded databases. Possible values: YES: The database link is used and managed for to support sharded databases NO: The database link is not used and managed to support sharded databases Users should not alter or delete database links that are used and managed to support sharded databases.
VALID	VARCHAR2(3)		Indicates whether the database link is valid and usable. Possible values: YES: The database link is valid and usable. NO: The database link is invalid and unusable.
INTRA_CDB	VARCHAR2(3)		For internal use only

See Also:

• “DBA_DB_LINKS”

• “USER_DB_LINKS”

• “DBA_DB_LINK_SOURCES”

• “DBA_EXTERNAL_SCN_ACTIVITY”