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G Oracle Text Views

This appendix lists all of the views provided by Oracle Text. The system provides the following views:

CTX_CLASSES

This view displays all the preference categories registered in the Text data dictionary. It can be queried by any user.

Column Name Type Description
CLA_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Class name
CLA_DESCRIPTION VARCHAR2(80) Class description

CTX_INDEXES

This view displays all indexes that are registered in the Text data dictionary for the current user. It can be queried by CTXSYS.

Column Name Type Description
IDX_CHARSET_COLUMN VARCHAR2(256) Name of the charset column in base table.
IDX_DOCID_COUNT NUMBER Number of documents indexed.
IDX_FORMAT_COLUMNS VARCHAR2(256) Name of the format column in base table.
IDX_KEY_NAME VARCHAR2(256) Primary key column(s).
IDX_ID NUMBER Internal index id.
IDX_LANGUAGE_COLUMN VARCHAR2(256) Name of the language column in base table.
IDX_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Name of index.
IDX_OWNER VARCHAR2(30) Owner of index.
IDX_STATUS VARCHAR2(12) Status.
IDX_SYNC_TYPE VARCHAR2(20) Type of synching: MANUAL, AUTOMATIC, or ON COMMIT.
IDX_TABLE VARCHAR2(30) Table name.
IDX_TABLE_OWNER VARCHAR2(30) Owner of table.
IDX_TEXT_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Text column name.

CTX_INDEX_ERRORS

This view displays the DML errors and is queryable by CTXSYS.

Column Name Type Description
ERR_INDEX_OWNER VARCHAR2(30) Index owner.
ERR_INDEX_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Name of index.
ERR_TIMESTAMP DATE Time of error.
ERR_TEXTKEY VARCHAR2(18) ROWID of errored document or name of errored operation (for example, ALTER INDEX)
ERR_TEXT VARCHAR2(4000) Error text.

CTX_INDEX_OBJECTS

This view displays the objects that are used for each class in the index. It can be queried by CTXSYS.

Column Name Type Description
IXO_INDEX_OWNER VARCHAR2(30) Index owner.
IXO_INDEX_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Index name.
IXO_CLASS VARCHAR2(30) Class name.
IXO_OBJECT VARCHAR2(30) Object name.

CTX_INDEX_PARTITIONS

This view displays all index partitions. It can be queried by CTXSYS.

Column Name Type Description
IXP_ID NUMBER(38) Index partition id.
IXP_INDEX_OWNER VARCHAR2(30) Index owner.
IXP_INDEX_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Index name.
IXP_INDEX_PARTITION_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Index partition name.
IXP_SYNC_TYPE VARCHAR2(20) Type of synching: MANUAL, AUTOMATIC, or ON COMMIT.
IXP_TABLE_OWNER VARCHAR2(30) Table owner.
IXP_TABLE_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Table name.
IXP_TABLE_PARTITION_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Table partition name.
IXP_DOCID_COUNT NUMBER(38) Number of documents associated with the partition.
IXP_STATUS VARCHAR2(12) Partition status.

CTX_INDEX_SETS

This view displays all index set names. It can be queried by any user.

Column Name Type Description
IXS_OWNER VARCHAR2(30) Index set owner.
IXS_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Index set name.

CTX_INDEX_SET_INDEXES

This view displays all the sub-indexes in an index set. It can be queried by any user.

Column Name Type Description
IXX_INDEX_SET_OWNER VARCHAR2(30) Index set owner.
IXX_INDEX_SET_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Index set name.
IXX_COLLIST VARCHAR2(500) Column list of the sub-index.
IXX_STORAGE VARCHAR2(500) Storage clause of the sub-index.

CTX_INDEX_SUB_LEXERS

This view shows the sub-lexers for each language for each index. It can be queried by CTXSYS.

Column Name Type Description
ISL_INDEX_OWNER VARCHAR2(30) Index owner.
ISL_INDEX_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Index name.
ISL_LANGUAGE VARCHAR2(30) Language of sub-lexer
ISL_ALT_VALUE VARCHAR2(30) Alternate value of language.
ISL_OBJECT VARCHAR2(30) Name of lexer object used for this language.

CTX_INDEX_SUB_LEXER_VALUES

Shows the sub-lexer attributes and their values. Accessible by CTXSYS.

Column Name Type Description
ISV_INDEX_OWNER VARCHAR2(30) Index owner.
ISV_INDEX_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Index name.
ISV_LANGUAGE VARCHAR2(30) Language of sub-lexer
ISV_OBJECT VARCHAR2(30) Name of lexer object used for this language.
ISV_ATTRIBUTE VARCHAR2(30) Name of sub-lexer attribute.
ISV_VALUE VARCHAR2(500) Value of attribute of sub-lexer.

CTX_INDEX_VALUES

This view displays attribute values for each object used in indexes. This view is queryable by CTXSYS.

Column Name Type Description
IXV_INDEX_OWNER VARCHAR2(30) Index owner.
IXV_INDEX_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Index name.
IXV_CLASS VARCHAR2(30) Class name.
IXV_OBJECT VARCHAR2(30) Object name.
IXV_ATTRIBUTE VARCHAR2(30) Attribute name
IXV_VALUE VARCHAR2(500) Attribute value.

CTX_OBJECTS

This view displays all of the Text objects registered in the Text data dictionary. This view can be queried by any user.

Column Name Type Description
OBJ_CLASS VARCHAR2(30) Object class (Datastore, Filter, Lexer, and so on)
OBJ_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Object name
OBJ_DESCRIPTION VARCHAR2(80) Object description

CTX_OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES

This view displays the attributes that can be assigned to preferences of each object. It can be queried by all users.

Column Name Type Description
OAT_CLASS VARCHAR2(30) Object class (Data Store, Filter, Lexer, and so on)
OAT_OBJECT VARCHAR2(30) Object name
OAT_ATTRIBUTE VARCHAR2(64) Attribute name
OAT_DESCRIPTION VARCHAR2(80) Description of attribute
OAT_REQUIRED VARCHAR2(1) Required attribute, either Y or N.
OAT_STATIC VARCHAR2(1) Not currently used.
OAT_DATATYPE VARCHAR2(64) Attribute datatype. The value PROCEDURE indicates that the attribute of the object should be a stored procedure name.
OAT_DEFAULT VARCHAR2(500) Default value for attribute.
OAT_MIN NUMBER Minimum value.
OAT_MAX NUMBER Maximum value.
OAT_MAX_LENGTH NUMBER Maximum length.

CTX_OBJECT_ATTRIBUTE_LOV

This view displays the allowed values for certain object attributes provided by Oracle Text. It can be queried by all users.

Column Name Type Description
OAL_CLASS NUMBER(38) Class of object.
OAL_OBJECT VARCHAR2(30) Object name.
OAL_ATTRIBUTE VARCHAR2(32) Attribute name.
OAl_LABEL VARCHAR2(30) Attribute value label.
OAL_VALUE VARCHAR2(64) Attribute value.
OAL_DESCRIPTION VARCHAR2(80) Attribute value description.

CTX_PARAMETERS

This view displays all system-defined parameters as defined by CTXSYS. It can be queried by any user.

Column Name Type Description
PAR_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Parameter name:

max_index_memory

ctx_doc_key_type

default_index_memory

default_datastore

default_filter_binary

default_filter_text

default_filter_file

default_section_html

default_section_xml

default_section_text

default_lexer

default_stoplist

default_storage

default_wordlist

default_ctxcat_lexer

default_ctxcat_index_set

default_ctxcat_stoplist

default_ctxcat_storage

default_ctxcat_wordlist

default_ctxrule_lexer

default_ctxrule_stoplist

default_ctxrule_storage

default_ctxrule_wordlist

log_directory

file_access_role

PAR_VALUE VARCHAR2(500) Parameter value. For max_index_memory and default_index_memory, PAR_VALUE stores a string consisting of the memory amount. For the other parameter names, PAR_VALUE stores the names of the preferences used as defaults for index creation.

CTX_PENDING

This view displays a row for each of the user's entries in the DML Queue. It can be queried by CTXSYS.

Column Name Type Description
PND_INDEX_OWNER VARCHAR2(30) Index owner.
PND_INDEX_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Name of index.
PND_PARTITION_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Name of partition for local partition indexes. NULL for normal indexes.
PND_ROWID ROWID ROWID to be indexed
PND_TIMESTAMP DATE Time of modification

CTX_PREFERENCES

This view displays preferences created by Oracle Text users, as well as all the system-defined preferences included with Oracle Text. The view contains one row for each preference. It can be queried by all users.

Column Name Type Description
PRE_OWNER VARCHAR2(30) Username of preference owner.
PRE_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Preference name.
PRE_CLASS VARCHAR2(30) Preference class.
PRE_OBJECT VARCHAR2(30) Object used.

CTX_PREFERENCE_VALUES

This view displays the values assigned to all the preferences in the Text data dictionary. The view contains one row for each value. It can be queried by all users.

Column Name Type Description
PRV_OWNER VARCHAR2(30) Username of preference owner.
PRV_PREFERENCE VARCHAR2(30) Preference name.
PRV_ATTRIBUTE VARCHAR2(64) Attribute name
PRV_VALUE VARCHAR2(500) Attribute value

CTX_SECTIONS

This view displays information about all the sections that have been created in the Text data dictionary. It can be queried by any user.

Column Name Type Description
SEC_OWNER VARCHAR2(30) Owner of the section group.
SEC_SECTION_GROUP VARCHAR2(30) Name of the section group.
SEC_TYPE VARCHAR2(30) Type of section, either ZONE, FIELD, SPECIAL, ATTR, STOP.
SEC_ID NUMBER Section id.
SEC_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Name of section.
SEC_TAG VARCHAR2(64) Section tag
SEC_VISIBLE VARCHAR2(1) Y or N visible indicator for field sections only.

CTX_SECTION_GROUPS

This view displays information about all the section groups that have been created in the Text data dictionary. It can be queried by any user.

Column Name Type Description
SGP_OWNER VARCHAR2(30) Owner of section group.
SGP_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Name of section group.
SGP_TYPE VARCHAR2(30) Type of section group

CTX_SQES

This view displays the definitions for all SQEs that have been created by users. It can be queried by all users.

Column Name Type Description
SQE_OWNER VARCHAR2(30) Owner of SQE.
SQE_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Name of SQE.
SQE_QUERY VARCHAR2(2000) Query Text

CTX_STOPLISTS

This view displays stoplists. Queryable by all users.

Column Name Type Description
SPL_OWNER VARCHAR2(30) Owner of stoplist.
SPL_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Name of stoplist.
SPL_COUNT NUMBER Number of stopwords
SPL_TYPE VARCHAR2(30) Type of stoplist, MULTI or BASIC.

CTX_STOPWORDS

This view displays the stopwords in each stoplist. Queryable by all users.

Column Name Type Description
SPW_OWNER VARCHAR2(30) Stoplist owner.
SPW_STOPLIST VARCHAR2(30) Stoplist name.
SPW_TYPE VARCHAR2(10) Stop type, either STOP_WORD, STOP_CLASS, STOP_THEME.
SPW_WORD VARCHAR2(80) Stopword.
SPW_LANGUAGE VARCHAR2(30) Stopword language.

CTX_SUB_LEXERS

This view contains information on multi-lexers and the sub-lexer preferences they contain. It can be queried by any user.

Column Name Type Description
SLX_OWNER VARCHAR2(30) Owner of the multi-lexer preference.
SLX_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Name of the multi-lexer preference.
SLX_LANGUAGE VARCHAR2(30) Language of the referenced lexer (full name, not abbreviation).
SLX_ALT_VALUE VARCHAR2(30) An alternate value for the language.
SLX_SUB_OWNER VARCHAR2(30) Owner of the sub-lexer.
SLX_SUB_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Name of the sub-lexer.

CTX_THESAURI

This view displays information about all the thesauri that have been created in the Text data dictionary. It can be queried by any user.

Column Name Type Description
THS_OWNER VARCHAR2(30) Thesaurus owner.
THS_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Thesaurus name.

CTX_THES_PHRASES

This view displays phrase information for all thesauri in the Text data dictionary. It can be queried by any user.

Column Name Type Description
THP_THESAURUS VARCHAR2(30) Thesaurus name.
THP_PHRASE VARCHAR2(256) Thesaurus phrase.
THP_QUALIFIER VARCHAR2(256) Thesaurus qualifier.
THP_SCOPE_NOTE VARCHAR2(2000) Thesaurus scope notes.

CTX_TRACE_VALUES

This view contains one row for each active trace, and shows the current value of each trace.

Column Name Type Description
TRC_ID BINARY_INTEGER Trace ID.
TRC_VALUE NUMBER Current trace value.

CTX_USER_INDEXES

This view displays all indexes that are registered in the Text data dictionary for the current user. It can be queried by all users.

Column Name Type Description
IDX_CHARSET_COLUMN VARCHAR2(256) Name of the charset column of base table.
IDX_DOCID_COUNT NUMBER Number of documents indexed.
IDX_FORMAT_COLUMN VARCHAR2(256) Name of the format column of base table.
IDX_ID NUMBER Internal index id.
IDX_KEY_NAME VARCHAR(256) Primary key column(s).
IDX_LANGUAGE_COLUMN VARCHAR2(256) Name of the language column of base table.
IDX_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Name of index.
IDX_STATUS VARCHAR2(12) Status, either INDEXED or INDEXING.
IDX_SYNC_INTERVAL VARCHAR2(2000) This is the interval string required by scheduler job. Only meaningful for AUTOMATIC sync. Always null for MANUAL and ON COMMIT sync.
IDX_SYNC_JOBNAME VARCHAR2(50) This is the scheduler job name for automatic sync. Only meaningful for AUTOMATIC sync and always null for other types of sync.
IDX_SYNC_MEMORY VARCHAR2(100) The sync memory size. Only meaningful for ON COMMIT and AUTOMATIC types of sync. For MANUAL sync, this is always null.
IDX_SYNC_PARA_DEGREE NUMBER Degree of parallelism for sync. Only meaningful for the AUTOMATIC type of sync; always null for MANUAL and ON COMMIT syncs.
IDX_SYNC_TYPE VARCHAR2(20) Type of synching: AUTOMATIC, MANUAL or ON COMMIT.
IDX_TABLE VARCHAR2(30) Table name.
IDX_TABLE_OWNER VARCHAR2(30) Owner of table.
IDX_TEXT_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Text column name.
IDX_TYPE VARCHAR2(30) Type of index: CONTEXT, CTXCAT, OR CTXRULE

CTX_USER_INDEX_ERRORS

This view displays the indexing errors for the current user and is queryable by all users.

Column Name Type Description
ERR_INDEX_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Name of index.
ERR_TIMESTAMP DATE Time of error.
ERR_TEXTKEY VARCHAR2(18) ROWID of errored document or name of errored operation (for example, ALTER INDEX)
ERR_TEXT VARCHAR2(4000) Error text.

CTX_USER_INDEX_OBJECTS

This view displays the preferences that are attached to the indexes defined for the current user. It can be queried by all users.

Column Name Type Description
IXO_INDEX_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Name of index.
IXO_CLASS VARCHAR2(30) Object name
IXO_OBJECT VARCHAR2(80) Object description

CTX_USER_INDEX_PARTITIONS

This view displays all index partitions for the current user. It is queryable by all users.

Column Name Type Description
IXP_DOCID_COUNT NUMBER(38) Number of documents associated with the index partition.
IXP_ID NUMBER(38) Index partition id.
IXP_INDEX_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Index name.
IXP_INDEX_PARTITION_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Index partition name.
IDX_SYNC_INTERVAL VARCHAR2(2000) This is the interval string required by scheduler job. Only meaningful for AUTOMATIC sync. Always null for MANUAL and ON COMMIT sync.
IDX_SYNC_JOBNAME VARCHAR2(50) This is the scheduler job name for automatic sync. It's only meaningful for AUTOMATIC sync and always null for other types of sync.
IDX_SYNC_MEMORY VARCHAR2(100) The sync memory size. Only meaningful for ON COMMIT and AUTOMATIC types of sync. For MANUAL sync, this is always null.
IDX_SYNC_PARA_DEGREE NUMBER Degree of parallelism for sync. Only meaningful for the AUTOMATIC type of sync; always null for MANUAL and ON COMMIT syncs.
IDX_SYNC_TYPE VARCHAR2(20) Type of synching: AUTOMATIC, MANUAL or ON COMMIT.
IXP_STATUS VARCHAR2(12) Partition status.
IXP_TABLE_OWNER VARCHAR2(30) Table owner.
IXP_TABLE_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Table name.
IXP_TABLE_PARTITION_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Table partition name.

CTX_USER_INDEX_SETS

This view displays all index set names that belong to the current user. It is queryable by all users.

Column Name Type Description
IXS_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Index set name.

CTX_USER_INDEX_SET_INDEXES

This view displays all the indexes in an index set that belong to the current user. It is queryable by all users.

Column Name Type Description
IXX_INDEX_SET_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Index set name.
IXX_COLLIST VARCHAR2(500) Column list of the index.
IXX_STORAGE VARCHAR2(500) Storage clause of the index.

CTX_USER_INDEX_SUB_LEXERS

This view shows the sub-lexers for each language for each index for the querying user. This view can be queried by all users.

Column Name Type Description
ISL_INDEX_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Index name.
ISL_LANGUAGE VARCHAR2(30) Language of sub-lexer
ISL_ALT_VALUE VARCHAR2(30) Alternate value of language.
ISL_OBJECT VARCHAR2(30) Name of lexer object used for this language.

CTX_USER_INDEX_SUB_LEXER_VALS

Shows the sub-lexer attributes and their values for the querying user. This view can be queried by all users.

Column Name Type Description
ISV_INDEX_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Index name.
ISV_LANGUAGE VARCHAR2(30) Language of sub-lexer
ISV_OBJECT VARCHAR2(30) Name of lexer object used for this language.
ISV_ATTRIBUTE VARCHAR2(30) Name of sub-lexer attribute.
ISV_VALUE VARCHAR2(500) Value of sub-lexer attribute.

CTX_USER_INDEX_VALUES

This view displays attribute values for each object used in indexes for the current user. This view is queryable by all users.

Column Name Type Description
IXV_INDEX_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Index name.
IXV_CLASS VARCHAR2(30) Class name.
IXV_OBJECT VARCHAR2(30) Object name.
IXV_ATTRIBUTE VARCHAR2(30) Attribute name
IXV_VALUE VARCHAR2(500) Attribute value.

CTX_USER_PENDING

This view displays a row for each of the user's entries in the DML Queue. It can be queried by all users.

Column Name Type Description
PND_INDEX_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Name of index.
PND_PARTITION_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Name of partition for local partition indexes. NULL for normal indexes.
PND_ROWID ROWID Rowid to be indexed.
PND_TIMESTAMP DATE Time of modification.

CTX_USER_PREFERENCES

This view displays all preferences defined by the current user. It can be queried by all users.

Column Name Type Description
PRE_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Preference name.
PRE_CLASS VARCHAR2(30) Preference class.
PRE_OBJECT VARCHAR2(30) Object used.

CTX_USER_PREFERENCE_VALUES

This view displays all the values for preferences defined by the current user. It can be queried by all users.

Column Name Type Description
PRV_PREFERENCE VARCHAR2(30) Preference name.
PRV_ATTRIBUTE VARCHAR2(64) Attribute name
PRV_VALUE VARCHAR2(500) Attribute value

CTX_USER_SECTIONS

This view displays information about the sections that have been created in the Text data dictionary for the current user. It can be queried by all users.

Column Name Type Description
SEC__SECTION_GROUP VARCHAR2(30) Name of the section group.
SEC_TYPE VARCHAR2(30) Type of section, either ZONE, FIELD, SPECIAL, STOP, or ATTR.
SEC_ID NUMBER Section id.
SEC_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Name of section.
SEC_TAG VARCHAR2(64) Section tag
SEC_VISIBLE VARCHAR2(1) Y or N visible indicator for field sections.

CTX_USER_SECTION_GROUPS

This view displays information about the section groups that have been created in the Text data dictionary for the current user. It can be queried by all users.

Column Name Type Description
SGP_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Name of section group.
SGP_TYPE VARCHAR2(30) Type of section group

CTX_USER_SQES

This view displays the definitions for all system and session SQEs that have been created by the current user. It can be viewed by all users.

Column Name Type Description
SQE_OWNER VARCHAR2(30) Owner of SQE.
SQE_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Name of SQE.
SQE_QUERY VARCHAR2(2000) Query Text

CTX_USER_STOPLISTS

This view displays stoplists for current user. It is queryable by all users.

Column Name Type Description
SPL_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Name of stoplist.
SPL_COUNT NUMBER Number of stopwords
SPL_TYPE VARCHAR2(30) Type of stoplist, MULTI or BASIC.

CTX_USER_STOPWORDS

This view displays stopwords in each stoplist for current user. Queryable by all users.

Column Name Type Description
SPW_STOPLIST VARCHAR2(30) Stoplist name.
SPW_TYPE VARCHAR2(10) Stop type, either STOP_WORD, STOP_CLASS, STOP_THEME.
SPW_WORD VARCHAR2(80) Stopword.
SPW_LANGUAGE VARCHAR2(30) Stopword language.

CTX_USER_SUB_LEXERS

For the current user, this view contains information on multi-lexers and the sub-lexer preferences they contain.It can be queried by any user.

Column Name Type Description
SLX_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Name of the multi-lexer preference.
SLX_LANGUAGE VARCHAR2(30) Language of the referenced lexer (full name, not abbreviation).
SLX_ALT_VALUE VARCHAR2(30) An alternate value for the language.
SLX_SUB_OWNER VARCHAR2(30) Owner of the sub-lexer.
SLX_SUB_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Name of the sub-lexer.

CTX_USER_THESAURI

This view displays the information about all of the thesauri that have been created in the system by the current user. It can be viewed by all users.

Column Name Type Description
THS_NAME VARCHAR2(30) Thesaurus name

CTX_USER_THES_PHRASES

This view displays the phrase information of all thesaurus owned by the current user. It can be queried by all users.

Column Name Type Description
THP_THESAURUS VARCHAR2(30) Thesaurus name.
THP_PHRASE VARCHAR2(256) Thesaurus phrase.
THP_QUALIFIER VARCHAR2(256) Phrase qualifier.
THP_SCOPE_NOTE VARCHAR2(2000) Scope note of the phrase.

CTX_VERSION

This view displays the CTXSYS data dictionary and code version number information.

Column Name Type Description
VER_DICT CHAR(9) The CTXSYS data dictionary version number.
VER_CODE VARCHAR2(9) The version number of the code linked in to the Oracle Database shadow process.

This column fetches the version number for linked-in code. Thus, you can use this column to detect and verify patch releases.