STATISTICS_LEVEL

STATISTICS_LEVEL specifies the level of collection for database and operating system statistics.

Oracle AI Database collects these statistics for a variety of purposes, including making self-management decisions.

Property	Description
Parameter type	String
Syntax	STATISTICS_LEVEL = { ALL | TYPICAL | BASIC }
Default value	TYPICAL
Modifiable	ALTER SESSION, ALTER SYSTEM
Modifiable in a PDB	Yes
Basic	No

The default setting of TYPICAL ensures collection of all major statistics required for database self-management functionality and provides best overall performance. The default value should be adequate for most environments.

When the STATISTICS_LEVEL parameter is set to ALL, additional statistics are added to the set of statistics collected with the TYPICAL setting. The additional statistics are timed operating system statistics and plan execution statistics.

Setting the STATISTICS_LEVEL parameter to BASIC disables the collection of many of the important statistics required by Oracle AI Database features and functionality, including:

• All server-generated alerts

• Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor (ADDM)

• Automatic optimizer statistics collection

• Automatic SGA Memory Management

• Automatic Workload Repository (AWR) Snapshots

• Buffer cache advisory

• Database time distribution statistics (V$SESS_TIME_MODEL and V$SYS_TIME_MODEL)

• End to End Application Tracing (V$CLIENT_STATS)

• Monitoring of statistics

• MTTR advisory

• Object Activity Tracking System (OATS)

• Object level statistics

• PGA Target advisory

• Segment level statistics

• Service level statistics

• Shared pool sizing advisory

• Timed statistics

Note: Oracle strongly recommends that you do not disable these important features and functionality.

When the STATISTICS_LEVEL parameter is modified by ALTER SYSTEM, all advisories or statistics are dynamically turned on or off, depending on the new value of STATISTICS_LEVEL. When modified by ALTER SESSION, the following advisories or statistics are turned on or off in the local session only. Their systemwide state is not changed:

• Timed statistics

• Timed operating system statistics

• Plan execution statistics

The V$STATISTICS_LEVEL view displays information about the status of the statistics or advisories controlled by the STATISTICS_LEVEL parameter. See “V$STATISTICS_LEVEL”.

See Also: Oracle AI Database Performance Tuning Guide for more information about this parameter