CREATE CONTEXT
Create a set of attributes for use by application logic to validate
and secure an application.
Syntax:
CREATE [OR REPLACE] CONTEXT namespace
[USING] [schema.]package
INITIALIZED {EXTERNALLY|GLOBALLY} | ACCESSED GLOBALLY
namespace is the name of the context namespace to create or modify.
The ACCESSED GLOBALLY clause allows multiple sessions to share application attributes. i.e Any application context set in namespace is accessible throughout the entire instance.
“Think global, act local” - Roberto Goizueta (Coca Cola CEO)
Related Commands:
CONTEXT - DROP CONTEXT
DBMS_SESSION.set_context - Procedure
to set current context
SYS_CONTEXT - Function to return context attributes
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