ALL_TABLES

ALL_TABLES describes the relational tables accessible to the current user. To gather statistics for this view, use the DBMS_STATS package.

DBA_TABLES describes all relational tables in the database.
USER_TABLES describes the relational tables owned by the current user. This view does not display the OWNER column.

Note: Columns marked with an asterisk (*) are populated only if you collect statistics on the table with the DBMS_STATS package.

Column	Datatype	NULL	Description
`OWNER`	`VARCHAR2(128)`	`NOT NULL`	Owner of the table
`TABLE_NAME`	`VARCHAR2(128)`	`NOT NULL`	Name of the table
`TABLESPACE_NAME`	`VARCHAR2(30)`		Name of the tablespace containing the table; NULL for partitioned, temporary, and index-organized tables
`CLUSTER_NAME`	`VARCHAR2(128)`		Name of the cluster, if any, to which the table belongs
`IOT_NAME`	`VARCHAR2(128)`		Name of the index-organized table, if any, to which the overflow or mapping table entry belongs. If the `IOT_TYPE` column is not NULL, then this column contains the base table name.
`STATUS`	`VARCHAR2(8)`		If a previous `DROP TABLE` operation failed, indicates whether the table is unusable (`UNUSABLE`) or valid (`VALID`)
`PCT_FREE`	`NUMBER`		Minimum percentage of free space in a block; NULL for partitioned tables
`PCT_USED`	`NUMBER`		Minimum percentage of used space in a block; NULL for partitioned tables
`INI_TRANS`	`NUMBER`		Initial number of transactions; NULL for partitioned tables
`MAX_TRANS`	`NUMBER`		Maximum number of transactions; NULL for partitioned tables
`INITIAL_EXTENT`	`NUMBER`		Size of the initial extent (in bytes); NULL for partitioned tables
`NEXT_EXTENT`	`NUMBER`		Size of secondary extents (in bytes); NULL for partitioned tables
`MIN_EXTENTS`	`NUMBER`		Minimum number of extents allowed in the segment; NULL for partitioned tables
`MAX_EXTENTS`	`NUMBER`		Maximum number of extents allowed in the segment; NULL for partitioned tables
`PCT_INCREASE`	`NUMBER`		Percentage increase in extent size; NULL for partitioned tables
`FREELISTS`	`NUMBER`		Number of process freelists allocated to the segment; NULL for partitioned tables
`FREELIST_GROUPS`	`NUMBER`		Number of freelist groups allocated to the segment; NULL for partitioned tables
`LOGGING`	`VARCHAR2(3)`		Indicates whether or not changes to the table are logged; NULL for partitioned tables: `YES` `NO`
`BACKED_UP`	`VARCHAR2(1)`		Indicates whether the table has been backed up since the last modification (`Y`) or not (`N`)
`NUM_ROWS*`	`NUMBER`		Number of rows in the table
`BLOCKS*`	`NUMBER`		Number of used data blocks in the table
`EMPTY_BLOCKS`	`NUMBER`		Number of empty (never used) data blocks in the table. This column is populated only if you collect statistics on the table using the `DBMS_STATS` package.
`AVG_SPACE*`	`NUMBER`		Average amount of free space, in bytes, in a data block allocated to the table
`CHAIN_CNT*`	`NUMBER`		Number of rows in the table that are chained from one data block to another, or which have migrated to a new block, requiring a link to preserve the old ROWID
`AVG_ROW_LEN*`	`NUMBER`		Average length of a row in the table (in bytes)
`AVG_SPACE_FREELIST_BLOCKS`	`NUMBER`		Average freespace of all blocks on a freelist
`NUM_FREELIST_BLOCKS`	`NUMBER`		Number of blocks on the freelist
`DEGREE`	`VARCHAR2(10)`		Number of threads per instance for scanning the table, or `DEFAULT`
`INSTANCES`	`VARCHAR2(10)`		Number of instances across which the table is to be scanned, or `DEFAULT`
`CACHE`	`VARCHAR2(5)`		Indicates whether the table is to be cached in the buffer cache (`Y`) or not (`N`)
`TABLE_LOCK`	`VARCHAR2(8)`		Indicates whether table locking is enabled (`ENABLED`) or disabled (`DISABLED`)
`SAMPLE_SIZE`	`NUMBER`		Sample size used in analyzing the table
`LAST_ANALYZED`	`DATE`		Date on which the table was most recently analyzed
`PARTITIONED`	`VARCHAR2(3)`		Indicates whether the table is partitioned (`YES`) or not (`NO`)
`IOT_TYPE`	`VARCHAR2(12)`		If the table is an index-organized table, then `IOT_TYPE` is `IOT`, `IOT_OVERFLOW`, or `IOT_MAPPING`. If the table is not an index-organized table, then `IOT_TYPE` is NULL.
`TEMPORARY`	`VARCHAR2(1)`		Indicates whether the table is temporary (`Y`) or not (`N`)
`SECONDARY`	`VARCHAR2(1)`		Indicates whether the table is a secondary object created by the`ODCIIndexCreate` method of the Oracle Data Cartridge (`Y`) or not (`N`)
`NESTED`	`VARCHAR2(3)`		Indicates whether the table is a nested table (`YES`) or not (`NO`)
`BUFFER_POOL`	`VARCHAR2(7)`		Buffer pool for the table; `NULL` for partitioned tables: `DEFAULT` `KEEP` `RECYCLE` `NULL`
`FLASH_CACHE`	`VARCHAR2(7)`		Database Smart Flash Cache hint to be used for table blocks: `DEFAULT` `KEEP` `NONE` Solaris and Oracle Linux functionality only.
`CELL_FLASH_CACHE`	`VARCHAR2(7)`		Cell flash cache hint to be used for table blocks: `DEFAULT` `KEEP` `NONE` See Also: Oracle Exadata Storage Server Software documentation for more information
`ROW_MOVEMENT`	`VARCHAR2(8)`		Indicates whether partitioned row movement is enabled (`ENABLED`) or disabled (`DISABLED`)
`GLOBAL_STATS`	`VARCHAR2(3)`		`GLOBAL_STATS` will be `YES` if statistics are gathered or incrementally maintained, otherwise it will be `NO`
`USER_STATS`	`VARCHAR2(3)`		Indicates whether statistics were entered directly by the user (`YES`) or not (`NO`)
`DURATION`	`VARCHAR2(15)`		Indicates the duration of a temporary table: `SYS$SESSION` - Rows are preserved for the duration of the session `SYS$TRANSACTION` - Rows are deleted after `COMMIT` Null - Permanent table
`SKIP_CORRUPT`	`VARCHAR2(8)`		Indicates whether Oracle AI Database ignores blocks marked corrupt during table and index scans (`ENABLED`) or raises an error (`DISABLED`). To enable this feature, run the `DBMS_REPAIR`.`SKIP_CORRUPT_BLOCKS` procedure.
`MONITORING`	`VARCHAR2(3)`		This column is obsolete
`CLUSTER_OWNER`	`VARCHAR2(128)`		Owner of the cluster, if any, to which the table belongs
`DEPENDENCIES`	`VARCHAR2(8)`		Indicates whether row-level dependency tracking is enabled (`ENABLED`) or disabled (`DISABLED`)
`COMPRESSION`	`VARCHAR2(8)`		Indicates whether table compression is enabled (`ENABLED`) or not (`DISABLED`); NULL for partitioned tables
`COMPRESS_FOR`	`VARCHAR2(30)`		Default compression for what kind of operations: `BASIC` `ADVANCED` `QUERY LOW` `QUERY HIGH` `ARCHIVE LOW` `ARCHIVE HIGH` `QUERY LOW ROW LEVEL LOCKING` `QUERY HIGH ROW LEVEL LOCKING` `ARCHIVE LOW ROW LEVEL LOCKING` `ARCHIVE HIGH ROW LEVEL LOCKING` `NO ROW LEVEL LOCKING` `NULL` The `QUERY LOW`, `QUERY HIGH`, `ARCHIVE LOW`, `ARCHIVE HIGH`, `QUERY LOW ROW LEVEL LOCKING`, `QUERY HIGH ROW LEVEL LOCKING`, `ARCHIVE LOW ROW LEVEL LOCKING`, `ARCHIVE HIGH ROW LEVEL LOCKING`, and `NO ROW LEVEL LOCKING` values are associated with Hybrid Columnar Compression, a feature of the Enterprise Edition of Oracle AI Database that is dependent on the underlying storage system. See Oracle AI Database Concepts for more information.
`DROPPED`	`VARCHAR2(3)`		Indicates whether the table has been dropped and is in the recycle bin (`YES`) or not (`NO`); NULL for partitioned tables This view does not return the names of tables that have been dropped.
`READ_ONLY`	`VARCHAR2(3)`		Indicates whether the table segment is `READ-ONLY` or not. Possible values: `YES` - The table segment is `READ-ONLY` `NO` - The table segment is not `READ-ONLY` `N/A` - Not applicable. This value appears in a partitioned table, where there is no segment that relates to the logical table object.
`SEGMENT_CREATED`	`VARCHAR2(3)`		Indicates whether the table segment is created. Possible values: `YES` - The table segment is created. `NO` - The table segment is not created. `N/A` - Not applicable. This value appears in a partitioned table, where there is no segment that relates to the logical table object.
`RESULT_CACHE`	`VARCHAR2(7)`		Result cache mode annotation for the table: `DEFAULT` - Table has not been annotated `FORCE` `MANUAL`
`CLUSTERING`	`VARCHAR2(3)`		Indicates whether the table has the attribute clustering clause (`YES`) or not (`NO`)
`ACTIVITY_TRACKING`	`VARCHAR2(23)`		Indicates whether Heat Map tracking is enabled on the table
`DML_TIMESTAMP`	`VARCHAR2(25)`		Modification time, creation time, or both for Automatic Data Optimization
`HAS_IDENTITY`	`VARCHAR2(3)`		Indicates whether the table has an identity column (`YES`) or not (`NO`)
`CONTAINER_DATA`	`VARCHAR2(3)`		Indicates whether the table contains container-specific data. Possible values: `YES` if the table was created with the `CONTAINER_DATA` clause `NO` otherwise
`INMEMORY`	`VARCHAR2(8)`		Indicates whether the In-Memory Column Store (IM column store) is enabled (`ENABLED`) or disabled (`DISABLED`) for the table
`INMEMORY_PRIORITY`	`VARCHAR2(8)`		Indicates the priority for In-Memory Column Store (IM column store) population. Possible values: `LOW` `MEDIUM` `HIGH` `CRITICAL` `NONE` `NULL`
`INMEMORY_DISTRIBUTE`	`VARCHAR2(15)`		Indicates how the IM column store is distributed in an Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) environment: `AUTO` `BY ROWID RANGE` `DUPLICATE` `NONE` `NULL`
`INMEMORY_COMPRESSION`	`VARCHAR2(17)`		Indicates the compression level for the IM column store: `NO MEMCOMPRESS` `FOR DML` `FOR QUERY [ LOW \| HIGH ]` `FOR CAPACITY [ LOW \| HIGH ]` `AUTO` `NULL` This column has a value based on where the segments lie for a table. For example, if the table is partitioned and is enabled for the IM column store, the value is `NULL` for `ALL_TABLES` but non-`NULL` for `ALL_TAB_PARTITIONS`.
`INMEMORY_DUPLICATE`	`VARCHAR2(13)`		Indicates the duplicate setting for the IM column store in an Oracle RAC environment: `NO DUPLICATE` `DUPLICATE` `DUPLICATE ALL`
`DEFAULT_COLLATION`	`VARCHAR2(100)`		Default collation for the table
`DUPLICATED`	`VARCHAR2(1)`		Indicates whether the table is duplicated on this shard (`Y`) or not (`N`)
`SYNCHRONOUS_DUPLICATED`	`VARCHAR2(1)`		Indicates whether the table is a synchronous duplicated table (`Y`) or not (`N`)
`SHARDED`	`VARCHAR2(1)`		Indicates whether the table is sharded (`Y`) or not (`N`)
`EXTERNALLY_SHARDED`	`VARCHAR2(1)`		Indicates whether the table is externally sharded (`Y`) or not (`N`)
`EXTERNALLY_DUPLICATED`	`VARCHAR2(1)`		Indicates whether the table is externally duplicated (`Y`) or not (`N`)
`EXTERNAL`	`VARCHAR2(3)`		Indicates whether the table is an external table (`YES`) or not (`NO`)
`HYBRID`	`VARCHAR2(3)`		Indicates whether the table is a hybrid partitioned table (`YES`) or not (`NO`). A hybrid partitioned table can contain a mixture of partitions stored in segments and partitions stored externally.
`CELLMEMORY`	`VARCHAR2(24)`		The value for columnar compression in the storage cell flash cache. Possible values: `ENABLED`: Oracle Exadata Storage will decide automatically whether to cache in columnar form `DISABLED`: Oracle Exadata Storage is prevented from caching in columnar form `NO CACHECOMPRESS`: Oracle Exadata Storage will cache in HCC format (no recompression) `FOR QUERY`: Oracle Exadata Storage will recompress and cache in INMEMORY query high format `FOR CAPACITY`: Oracle Exadata Storage will recompress and cache in INMEMORY capacity low format This column is intended for use with Oracle Exadata.
`CONTAINERS_DEFAULT`	`VARCHAR2(3)`		Indicates whether the table is enabled for `CONTAINERS()` by default (`YES`) or not (`NO`)
`CONTAINER_MAP`	`VARCHAR2(3)`		Indicates whether the table is enabled for use with the `container_map` database property (`YES`) or not (`NO`)
`EXTENDED_DATA_LINK`	`VARCHAR2(3)`		Indicates whether the table is enabled for fetching an extended data link from the root (`YES`) or not (`NO`)
`EXTENDED_DATA_LINK_MAP`	`VARCHAR2(3)`		For internal use only
`INMEMORY_SERVICE`	`VARCHAR2(12)`		Indicates how the IM column store is populated on various instances. The possible values are: `DEFAULT`: Data is populated on all instances specified with the `PARALLEL_INSTANCE_GROUP` initialization parameter. If that parameter is not set, then the data is populated on all instances. This is the default. `NONE`: Data is not populated on any instance. `ALL`: Data is populated on all instances, regardless of the value of the `PARALLEL_INSTANCE_GROUP` initialization parameter. `USER_DEFINED`: Data is populated only on the instances on which the user-specified service is active. The service name corresponding to this is stored in the `INMEMORY_SERVICE_NAME` column.
`INMEMORY_SERVICE_NAME`	`VARCHAR2(1000)`		Indicates the service name for the service on which the IM column store should be populated. This column has a value only when the corresponding `INMEMORY_SERVICE` is `USER_DEFINED`. In all other cases, this column is null.
`CONTAINER_MAP_OBJECT`	`VARCHAR2(3)`		Indicates whether the table is used as the value of the `container_map` database property (`YES`) or not (`NO`)
`MEMOPTIMIZE_READ`	`VARCHAR2(8)`		Indicates whether the table is enabled for Fast Key Based Access (`ENABLED`) or not (`DISABLED`)
`MEMOPTIMIZE_WRITE`	`VARCHAR2(8)`		For internal use only
`HAS_SENSITIVE_COLUMN`	`VARCHAR2(3)`		Indicates whether the table has one or more sensitive columns (`YES`) or not (`NO`)
`ADMIT_NULL`	`VARCHAR2(3)`		Indicates whether the table admits null `CON_ID` data (`YES`) or not (`NO`)
`DATA_LINK_DML_ENABLED`	`VARCHAR2(3)`		Indicates whether DML is permitted on the Data Link table (`YES`) or not (`NO`)
`LOGICAL_REPLICATION`	`VARCHAR2(8)`		Indicates whether the table is enabled for logical replication (`ENABLED`) or not (`DISABLED`). This setting is ignored if database-wide column data supplemental logging is enabled.
`STAGING`	`VARCHAR2(3)`		Indicates whether the table is a staging table (`YES`) or not (`NO`)
`HAS_RESERVABLE_COLUMN`	`VARCHAR2(3)`		Indicates whether the table has one or more reservable columns (`YES`) or not (`NO`)
`VECTOR_INDEX_TYPE`Foot 1	`VARCHAR2(28)`		Name of the vector index type, if any, to which the auxiliary table entry belongs

Footnote 1 This column is available starting with Oracle AI Database 26ai, Release Update 23.9.

Examples

This SQL query returns the names of the tables in the EXAMPLES tablespace:

SELECT table_name FROM all_tables
WHERE tablespace_name = 'EXAMPLE' ORDER BY table_name;

This SQL query returns the name of the tablespace that contains the HR schema:

SELECT DISTINCT tablespace_name FROM all_tables WHERE owner='HR';

See Also:

“DBA_TABLES”
“USER_TABLES”
“PARALLEL_INSTANCE_GROUP”
Oracle AI Database PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference for more information about the DBMS_STATS package

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