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Database Reference

V$SESSION
V$SESSION displays session information for each current session.

Column Datatype Description

SADDR RAW(4 | 8) Session address

SID NUMBER Session identifier

SERIAL# NUMBER Session serial number. Used to uniquely identify a

session's objects. Guarantees that session-level
commands are applied to the correct session
objects if the session ends and another session
begins with the same session ID.

AUDSID NUMBER Auditing session ID

PADDR RAW(4 | 8) Address of the process that owns the session

USER# NUMBER Oracle user identifier

USERNAME VARCHAR2(30) Oracle username

COMMAND NUMBER Command in progress (last statement parsed); for

a list of values, see Table 9-2 (#g1432037) . These
values also appear in the AUDIT_ACTIONS table.
Column Datatype Description

OWNERID NUMBER Identifier of the user who owns the migratable

session; the column contents are invalid if the
value is 2147483644
For operations using Parallel Slaves, interpret this
value as a 4-byte value. The low-order 2 bytes
represent the session number and the high-order
bytes represent the instance ID of the query
coordinator.

TADDR VARCHAR2(8) Address of the transaction state object

LOCKWAIT VARCHAR2(8) Address of the lock the session is waiting for;

NULL if none

STATUS VARCHAR2(8) Status of the session:

ACTIVE - Session currently executing SQL

INACTIVE

KILLED - Session marked to be killed

CACHED - Session temporarily cached for use by

Oracle*XA

SNIPED - Session inactive, waiting on the client

SERVER VARCHAR2(9) Server type:

DEDICATED

SHARED

PSEUDO

NONE
Column Datatype Description

SCHEMA# NUMBER Schema user identifier

SCHEMANAME VARCHAR2(30) Schema user name

OSUSER VARCHAR2(30) Operating system client user name

PROCESS VARCHAR2(24) Operating system client process ID

MACHINE VARCHAR2(64) Operating system machine name

TERMINAL VARCHAR2(30) Operating system terminal name

PROGRAM VARCHAR2(48) Operating system program name

TYPE VARCHAR2(10) Session type

SQL_ADDRESS RAW(4 | 8) Used with SQL_HASH_VALUE to identify the SQL

statement that is currently being executed

SQL_HASH_VALUE NUMBER Used with SQL_ADDRESS to identify the SQL

statement that is currently being executed

SQL_ID VARCHAR2(13) SQL identifier of the SQL statement that is

currently being executed

SQL_CHILD_NUMBER NUMBER Child number of the SQL statement that is

currently being executed

SQL_EXEC_START DATE Time when the execution of the SQL currently

executed by this session started; NULL if SQL_ID
is NULL

SQL_EXEC_ID NUMBER SQL execution identifier; NULL if SQL_ID is NULL

or if the execution of that SQL has not yet started
(see V$SQL_MONITOR)
Column Datatype Description

PREV_SQL_ADDR RAW(4 | 8) Used with PREV_HASH_VALUE to identify the last

SQL statement executed

PREV_HASH_VALUE NUMBER Used with SQL_HASH_VALUE to identify the last

SQL statement executed

PREV_SQL_ID VARCHAR2(13) SQL identifier of the last SQL statement executed

PREV_CHILD_NUMBER NUMBER Child number of the last SQL statement executed

PREV_EXEC_START DATE SQL execution start of the last executed SQL

statement

PREV_EXEC_ID NUMBER SQL execution identifier of the last executed SQL

statement

PLSQL_ENTRY_OBJECT_ID NUMBER Object ID of the top-most PL/SQL subprogram on

the stack; NULL if there is no PL/SQL subprogram
on the stack

PLSQL_ENTRY_SUBPROGRAM_ID NUMBER Subprogram ID of the top-most PL/SQL

subprogram on the stack; NULL if there is no
PL/SQL subprogram on the stack

PLSQL_OBJECT_ID NUMBER Object ID of the currently executing PL/SQL

subprogram; NULL if executing SQL

PLSQL_SUBPROGRAM_ID NUMBER Subprogram ID of the currently executing PL/SQL

object; NULL if executing SQL

MODULE VARCHAR2(48) Name of the currently executing module as set by

calling the
DBMS_APPLICATION_INFO.SET_MODULE
procedure

MODULE_HASH NUMBER Hash value of the MODULE column

Column Datatype Description

ACTION VARCHAR2(32) Name of the currently executing action as set by

calling the
DBMS_APPLICATION_INFO.SET_ACTION
procedure

ACTION_HASH NUMBER Hash value of the ACTION column

CLIENT_INFO VARCHAR2(64) Information set by the

DBMS_APPLICATION_INFO.SET_CLIENT_INFO
procedure

FIXED_TABLE_SEQUENCE NUMBER This contains a number that increases every time

the session completes a call to the database and
there has been an intervening select from a
dynamic performance table. This column can be
used by performance monitors to monitor statistics
in the database. Each time the performance
monitor looks at the database, it only needs to look
at sessions that are currently active or have a
higher value in this column than the highest value
that the performance monitor saw the last time. All
the other sessions have been idle since the last
time the performance monitor looked at the
database.

ROW_WAIT_OBJ# NUMBER Object ID for the table containing the row specified
in ROW_WAIT_ROW#

ROW_WAIT_FILE# NUMBER Identifier for the datafile containing the row

specified in ROW_WAIT_ROW#. This column is valid
only if the session is currently waiting for another
transaction to commit and the value of
ROW_WAIT_OBJ# is not -1.
Column Datatype Description

ROW_WAIT_BLOCK# NUMBER Identifier for the block containing the row specified
in ROW_WAIT_ROW#. This column is valid only if the
session is currently waiting for another transaction
to commit and the value of ROW_WAIT_OBJ# is not
-1.

ROW_WAIT_ROW# NUMBER Current row being locked. This column is valid only
if the session is currently waiting for another
transaction to commit and the value of
ROW_WAIT_OBJ# is not -1.

LOGON_TIME DATE Time of logon

LAST_CALL_ET NUMBER If the session STATUS is currently ACTIVE, then the

value represents the elapsed time (in seconds)
since the session has become active.
If the session STATUS is currently INACTIVE, then
the value represents the elapsed time (in seconds)
since the session has become inactive.

PDML_ENABLED VARCHAR2(3) This column has been replaced by the

PDML_STATUS column
Column Datatype Description

FAILOVER_TYPE VARCHAR2(13) Indicates whether and to what extent transparent

application failover (TAF) is enabled for the
session:
NONE - Failover is disabled for this session

SESSION - Client is able to fail over its session

following a disconnect

SELECT - Client is able to fail over queries in

progress as well

See Also:

Oracle Database Concepts

(../../server.111/b28318/toc.htm) for more information on
TAF

Oracle Database Net Services Administrator's

Guide (../../network.111/b28316/toc.htm) for information
on configuring TAF

FAILOVER_METHOD VARCHAR2(10) Indicates the transparent application failover

method for the session:
NONE - Failover is disabled for this session

BASIC - Client itself reconnects following a

disconnect

PRECONNECT - Backup instance can support all

connections from every instance for which it is
backed up
Column Datatype Description

FAILED_OVER VARCHAR2(3) Indicates whether the session is running in failover

mode and failover has occurred (YES) or not (NO)

RESOURCE_CONSUMER_GROUP VARCHAR2(32) Name of the session's current resource consumer

group

PDML_STATUS VARCHAR2(8) If ENABLED, the session is in a PARALLEL DML

enabled mode. If DISABLED, PARALLEL DML
enabled mode is not supported for the session. If
FORCED, the session has been altered to force
PARALLEL DML.

PDDL_STATUS VARCHAR2(8) If ENABLED, the session is in a PARALLEL DDL

enabled mode. If DISABLED, PARALLEL DDL
enabled mode is not supported for the session. If
FORCED, the session has been altered to force
PARALLEL DDL.

PQ_STATUS VARCHAR2(8) If ENABLED, the session is in a PARALLEL QUERY

enabled mode. If DISABLED, PARALLEL QUERY
enabled mode is not supported for the session. If
FORCED, the session has been altered to force
PARALLEL QUERY.

CURRENT_QUEUE_DURATION NUMBER If queued (1), the current amount of time the

session has been queued. If not currently queued,
the value is 0.

CLIENT_IDENTIFIER VARCHAR2(64) Client identifier of the session

Column Datatype Description

BLOCKING_SESSION_STATUS VARCHAR2(11) Blocking session status:

VALID

NO HOLDER

GLOBAL

NOT IN WAIT

UNKNOWN

BLOCKING_INSTANCE NUMBER Instance identifier of the blocking session

BLOCKING_SESSION NUMBER Session identifier of the blocking session

SEQ# NUMBER A number that uniquely identifies the current or last

wait (incremented for each wait)

EVENT# NUMBER Event number

EVENT VARCHAR2(64) Resource or event for which the session is waiting

See Also: Appendix C, "Oracle Wait Events"
(waitevents.htm#g992176)

P1TEXT VARCHAR2(64) Description of the first wait event parameter

P1 NUMBER First wait event parameter (in decimal)

P1RAW RAW(8) First wait event parameter (in hexadecimal)Foot 1

(#CJAEBHFB)

P2TEXT VARCHAR2(64) Description of the second wait event parameter

P2 NUMBER Second wait event parameter (in decimal)

Column Datatype Description

P2RAW RAW(8) Second wait event parameter (in

hexadecimal)Footref 1 (#sthref3226)

P3TEXT VARCHAR2(64) Description of the third wait event parameter

P3 NUMBER Third wait event parameter (in decimal)

P3RAW RAW(8) Third wait event parameter (in hexadecimal)Footref 1

(#sthref3227)

WAIT_CLASS_ID NUMBER Identifier of the class of the wait event

WAIT_CLASS# NUMBER Number of the class of the wait event

WAIT_CLASS VARCHAR2(64) Name of the class of the wait event

WAIT_TIME NUMBER If the session is currently waiting, then the value is

0. If the session is not in a wait, then the value is
as follows:

> 0 - Value is the duration of the last wait in

hundredths of a second

-1 - Duration of the last wait was less than a

hundredth of a second

-2 - Parameter TIMED_STATISTICS was set to

false

This column has been deprecated in favor of the

columns WAIT_TIME_MICRO and STATE.
Column Datatype Description

SECONDS_IN_WAIT NUMBER If the session is currently waiting, then the value is

the amount of time waited for the current wait. If
the session is not in a wait, then the value is the
amount of time since the start of the last wait.
This column has been deprecated in favor of the
columns WAIT_TIME_MICRO and
TIME_SINCE_LAST_WAIT_MICRO.

STATE VARCHAR2(19) Wait state:

WAITING - Session is currently waiting

WAITED UNKNOWN TIME - Duration of the last

wait is unknown; this is the value when the
parameter TIMED_STATISTICS is set to false

WAITED SHORT TIME - Last wait was less than a

hundredth of a second

WAITED KNOWN TIME - Duration of the last wait is

specified in the WAIT_TIME column

WAIT_TIME_MICRO NUMBER Amount of time waited (in microseconds). If the

session is currently waiting, then the value is the
time spent in the current wait. If the session is
currently not in a wait, then the value is the amount
of time waited in the last wait.
Column Datatype Description

TIME_REMAINING_MICRO NUMBER Value is interpreted as follows:

> 0 - Amount of time remaining for the current
wait (in microseconds)

0 - Current wait has timed out

-1 - Session can indefinitely wait in the current

wait

NULL - Session is not currently waiting

TIME_SINCE_LAST_WAIT_MICRO NUMBER Time elapsed since the end of the last wait (in
microseconds). If the session is currently in a wait,
then the value is 0.

SERVICE_NAME VARCHAR2(64) Service name of the session

SQL_TRACE VARCHAR2(8) Indicates whether SQL tracing is enabled

(ENABLED) or disabled (DISABLED)

SQL_TRACE_WAITS VARCHAR2(5) Indicates whether wait tracing is enabled (TRUE) or

not (FALSE)

SQL_TRACE_BINDS VARCHAR2(5) Indicates whether bind tracing is enabled (TRUE) or

not (FALSE)

SQL_TRACE_PLAN_STATS VARCHAR2(10) Frequency at which row source statistics are

dumped in the trace files for each cursor:
never

first_execution

all_executions
 Column Datatype Description

SESSION_EDITIONID NUMBER Reserved for future use

CREATOR_ADDR RAW(4 | 8) Address of the creating process or circuit

CREATOR_SERIAL# NUMBER Serial number of the creating process or circuit

Footnote 1 The P1RAW, P2RAW, and P3RAW columns display the same values as the P1, P2, and P3 columns, except that the numbers are displayed in hexadecimal.

Table 9-2 COMMAND Column of V$SESSION and Corresponding Commands

Number Command Number Command

1 CREATE TABLE 2 INSERT

3 SELECT 4 CREATE CLUSTER

5 ALTER CLUSTER 6 UPDATE

7 DELETE 8 DROP CLUSTER

9 CREATE INDEX 10 DROP INDEX

11 ALTER INDEX 12 DROP TABLE

13 CREATE SEQUENCE 14 ALTER SEQUENCE

Number Command Number Command

15 ALTER TABLE 16 DROP SEQUENCE

17 GRANT OBJECT 18 REVOKE OBJECT

19 CREATE SYNONYM 20 DROP SYNONYM

21 CREATE VIEW 22 DROP VIEW

23 VALIDATE INDEX 24 CREATE PROCEDURE

25 ALTER PROCEDURE 26 LOCK

27 NO-OP 28 RENAME

29 COMMENT 30 AUDIT OBJECT

31 NOAUDIT OBJECT 32 CREATE DATABASE LINK

33 DROP DATABASE LINK 34 CREATE DATABASE

35 ALTER DATABASE 36 CREATE ROLLBACK SEG

37 ALTER ROLLBACK SEG 38 DROP ROLLBACK SEG

Number Command Number Command

39 CREATE TABLESPACE 40 ALTER TABLESPACE

41 DROP TABLESPACE 42 ALTER SESSION

43 ALTER USER 44 COMMIT

45 ROLLBACK 46 SAVEPOINT

47 PL/SQL EXECUTE 48 SET TRANSACTION

49 ALTER SYSTEM 50 EXPLAIN

51 CREATE USER 52 CREATE ROLE

53 DROP USER 54 DROP ROLE

55 SET ROLE 56 CREATE SCHEMA

57 CREATE CONTROL FILE 59 CREATE TRIGGER

60 ALTER TRIGGER 61 DROP TRIGGER

62 ANALYZE TABLE 63 ANALYZE INDEX

Number Command Number Command

64 ANALYZE CLUSTER 65 CREATE PROFILE

66 DROP PROFILE 67 ALTER PROFILE

68 DROP PROCEDURE 70 ALTER RESOURCE COST

71 CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW LOG 72 ALTER MATERIALIZED VIEW LOG

73 DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW LOG 74 CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW

75 ALTER MATERIALIZED VIEW 76 DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW

77 CREATE TYPE 78 DROP TYPE

79 ALTER ROLE 80 ALTER TYPE

81 CREATE TYPE BODY 82 ALTER TYPE BODY

83 DROP TYPE BODY 84 DROP LIBRARY

85 TRUNCATE TABLE 86 TRUNCATE CLUSTER

91 CREATE FUNCTION 92 ALTER FUNCTION

Number Command Number Command

93 DROP FUNCTION 94 CREATE PACKAGE

95 ALTER PACKAGE 96 DROP PACKAGE

97 CREATE PACKAGE BODY 98 ALTER PACKAGE BODY

99 DROP PACKAGE BODY 100 LOGON

101 LOGOFF 102 LOGOFF BY CLEANUP

103 SESSION REC 104 SYSTEM AUDIT

105 SYSTEM NOAUDIT 106 AUDIT DEFAULT

107 NOAUDIT DEFAULT 108 SYSTEM GRANT

109 SYSTEM REVOKE 110 CREATE PUBLIC SYNONYM

111 DROP PUBLIC SYNONYM 112 CREATE PUBLIC DATABASE LINK

113 DROP PUBLIC DATABASE LINK 114 GRANT ROLE

115 REVOKE ROLE 116 EXECUTE PROCEDURE

Number Command Number Command

117 USER COMMENT 118 ENABLE TRIGGER

119 DISABLE TRIGGER 120 ENABLE ALL TRIGGERS

121 DISABLE ALL TRIGGERS 122 NETWORK ERROR

123 EXECUTE TYPE 157 CREATE DIRECTORY

158 DROP DIRECTORY 159 CREATE LIBRARY

160 CREATE JAVA 161 ALTER JAVA

162 DROP JAVA 163 CREATE OPERATOR

164 CREATE INDEXTYPE 165 DROP INDEXTYPE

167 DROP OPERATOR 168 ASSOCIATE STATISTICS

169 DISASSOCIATE STATISTICS 170 CALL METHOD

171 CREATE SUMMARY 172 ALTER SUMMARY

173 DROP SUMMARY 174 CREATE DIMENSION

 Number Command Number Command

175 ALTER DIMENSION 176 DROP DIMENSION

177 CREATE CONTEXT 178 DROP CONTEXT

179 ALTER OUTLINE 180 CREATE OUTLINE

181 DROP OUTLINE 182 UPDATE INDEXES

183 ALTER OPERATOR

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