DBA_HIST_ASH_SNAPSHOT

DBA_HIST_ASH_SNAPSHOT provides the list of snapshots that contains Active Session History (ASH) data.

This view differs from DBA_HIST_SNAPSHOT in that it provides snapshots which had errors flushing some Automatic Workload Repository (AWR) tables, but for which ASH data may be successfully flushed (DBA_HIST_SNAPSHOT filters out snapshots which had errors flushing AWR tables).

Column Datatype NULL Description
SNAP_ID NUMBER NOT NULL Unique snapshot ID
DBID NUMBER NOT NULL Database ID for the snapshot
INSTANCE_NUMBER NUMBER NOT NULL Instance number for the snapshot
STARTUP_TIME TIMESTAMP(3) NOT NULL Startup time of the instance
BEGIN_INTERVAL_TIME TIMESTAMP(3) NOT NULL Time at the beginning of the snapshot interval
END_INTERVAL_TIME TIMESTAMP(3) NOT NULL Time at the end of the snapshot interval; the actual time the snapshot was taken
FLUSH_ELAPSED INTERVAL DAY(5) TO SECOND(1)   Amount of time to perform the snapshot
SNAP_LEVEL NUMBER   Snapshot level
STATUS NUMBER  

Indicates if the snapshot was successfully flushed without any errors. Possible values:

  • 0 - No errors

  • 1 - Errors on some AWR tables

ERROR_COUNT NUMBER   Number of errors occurring in the tables for the particular snapshot
BL_MOVED NUMBER   Reserved for internal use
SNAP_FLAG NUMBER  

Condition under which the snapshot was inserted. Possible values are:

  • 1 - Manual snapshot created using a PL/SQL package

  • 2 - Imported snapshot

  • 4 - Snapshot taken while Diagnostic Pack or Tuning Pack was not enabled

SNAP_TIMEZONE INTERVAL DAY(0) TO SECOND(0)   Snapshot time zone expressed as offset from UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) time zone
CON_ID NUMBER  

The ID of the container to which the data pertains. Possible values include:

  • 0: This value is used for rows containing data that pertain to the entire CDB. This value is also used for rows in non-CDBs.

  • 1: This value is used for rows containing data that pertain to only the root

  • n: Where n is the applicable container ID for the rows containing data

See Also: “DBA_HIST_SNAPSHOT”