1. Creating the data dictionary
The data dictionary base tables are the first objects created in any Oracle database in the SYSTEM tablespace and must remain there. The data dictionary base tables store information about all user-defined objects in the database.
To run these scripts, you must be connected to Oracle as a user with SYSDBA privileges.
Needed For | Description | |
All databases | Creates the data dictionary and public synonyms for many of its views Grants PUBLIC access to the synonyms | |
All databases | Runs all scripts required for, or used with, PL/SQL | |
Real Application Clusters | Creates Real Application Clusters data dictionary views |
2. Creating additional data dictionary structures
The scripts are used to create additional structures to manage your database and create database applications.
Needed For | Run By | Description | |
Performance management | SYS | Creates views that can dynamically display lock dependency graphs | |
Exporting data to Oracle7 | SYS | Creates the dictionary views needed for the Oracle7 Export utility to export data from the Oracle Database in Oracle7 Export file format | |
Heterogeneous Services | SYS | Installs packages for administering heterogeneous services | |
Performance management | SYS | Allows I/O to be traced on a table-by-table basis | |
Security | SYS | Creates the Oracle Cryptographic Toolkit package | |
Advanced Queuing | | Creates the dictionary objects required for Advanced Queuing | |
Oracle Replication | SYS | Runs all SQL scripts for enabling database replication | |
Storage management | Any user | Analyzes chained rows in index-organized tables | |
Performance management | SYS or SYSDBA | Enables DBA to lock PL/SQL packages, SQL statements, and triggers into the shared pool | |
Concurrency control | SYS or SYSDBA | Provides a facility for user-named locks that can be used in a local or clustered environment to aid in sequencing application actions | |
Performance monitoring | SYS | Respectively start and stop collecting performance tuning statistics | |
Storage management | Any user | For use with the Oracle Database. Creates tables for storing the output of the ANALYZE command with the CHAINED ROWS option. Can handle both physical and logical rowids. | |
Year 2000 compliance | Any user | Provides functions to validate that CHECK constraints on date columns are year 2000 compliant | |
Metadata management | Any user | Creates tables and views that show dependencies between objects | |
Constraints | Any user | For use with the Oracle Database. Creates the default table (EXCEPTIONS) for storing exceptions from enabling constraints. Can handle both physical and logical rowids. | |
PL/SQL | SYS | Used primarily for upgrade and downgrade operations. It invalidates all existing PL/SQL modules by altering certain dictionary tables so that subsequent recompilations will occur in the format required by the database. It also reloads the packages STANDARD and DBMS_STANDARD, which are necessary for any PL/SQL compilations. | |
PL/SQL | SYS | Used to change from 32-bit to 64-bit word size or vice versa. This script recompiles existing PL/SQL modules in the format required by the new database. It first alters some data dictionary tables. Then it reloads the packages STANDARD and DBMS_STANDARD, which are necessary for using PL/SQL. Finally, it triggers a recompilation of all PL/SQL modules, such as packages, procedures, and types. | |
Performance monitoring | SYS or SYSDBA | Displays a lock wait-for graph, in tree structure format | |
Security | SYS or SYSDBA | Creates PL/SQL functions for default password complexity verification. Sets the default password profile parameters and enables password management features. | |
PL/SQL | SYS | Recompiles all existing PL/SQL modules that were previously in an INVALID state, such as packages, procedures, and types. | |
Examples | SYS or any user with DBA role | Creates sample tables, such as emp and dept, and users, such as scott | |
Oracle Replication | Any user | Copies a snapshot schema from another snapshot site | |
Performance management | SYS | Creates the TKPROFER role to allow the TKPROF profiling utility to be run by non-DBA users | |
Partitioned tables | Any user | Creates tables required for storing output of ANALYZE TABLE ...VALIDATE STRUCTURE of a partitioned table | |
Performance management | Any user | Creates the table PLAN_TABLE, which holds output from the EXPLAIN PLAN statement |
3. The "NO" scripts:
These scripts are used to remove dictionary information for various optional services or components.
Script Name | Needed For | Run By | Description |
catnoadt.sql | Objects | SYS | Drops views and synonyms on dictionary metadata that relate to object types |
catnoaud.sql | Security | SYS | Drops views and synonyms on auditing metadata |
catnohs.sql | Heterogeneous Services | SYS | Removes Heterogeneous Services dictionary metadata |
catnoprt.sql | Partitioning | SYS | Drops views and synonyms on dictionary metadata that relate to partitioned tables and indexes |
catnosvm.sql | Server Manager | SYS | Removes Oracle7 Server Manager views and synonyms |
catnsnmp.sql | Distributed management | SYS | Drops the DBSNMP user and SNMPAGENT role |
4. Upgrade and downgrade scripts
The scripts are used when upgrading or downgrading to another release of Oracle. To run these scripts, you must be connected to Oracle as a user with SYSDBA privileges.
Needed For | Description | |
Downgrading | Provides a direct downgrade path from the new Oracle Database 11g release | |
Upgrading | Provides a direct upgrade path to the new Oracle Database 11g release | |
Pre-Upgrade Information | Analyzes the database to be upgraded, detailing requirements and issues for the upgrade to Oracle Database 11g Release 1 (11.1) | |
Post-Upgrade Status | Displays the component upgrade status after an upgrade to Oracle Database 11g Release 1 (11.1) |
5. Java scripts
The scripts are useful only if the JServer option is installed.
Description | |
Initializes JServer by installing core Java class libraries and Oracle-specific Java classes | |
Removes all elements of the JServer | |
Installs Java-related packages and classes |