Oracle CTX_ADM
Version 26ai

General Information
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Purpose Context Administration DR system ADMinistration services
AUTHID DEFINER
Dependencies
CTX_DOC DRIG DRUE
DBMS_ASSERT DRILIST DRVDISP
DBMS_STANDARD DRIPREF DRVUTL
DR$PARAMETER DRIREC DRVXMD
DR$SECTION_GROUP DRIUTL DR_DEF
DR$STOPLIST DRIXMD  
Documented Yes: Packages and Types Reference
Exceptions
Error Code Reason
DRG-10502 index <schema_name.index_name> does not exist
First Available Not known
Security Model Owned by CTXSYS with no privileges granted
Source {ORACLE_HOME}/ctx/admin/dr0adm.pkh
Subprograms
 
DROP_USER_OBJECTS
Drops all of the text objects (preferences, etc.) for the given user ctx_adm.drop_user_objects(user_name IN VARCHAR2);
exec ctxsys.ctx_adm.drop_user_objects('C##UWCLASS');

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
 
MARK_FAILED
Mark the index status from INPROGRESS to FAILURE so that alter index can run ctx_adm.mark_failed(
owner_name IN VARCHAR2,
index_name IN VARCHAR2);
exec ctxsys.ctx_adm.mark_failed('C##SAFEDBA', 'IXD_DOCHDR');
 
RECOVER
Recover data dictionary ctx_adm.recover;
-- example from $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin/wkremov.sql

exec ctxsys.ctx_adm.recover;

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
 
RESET_AUTO_OPTIMIZE_STATUS
Resets the autoopt_status table ctx_adm.reset_auto_optimize_status;
exec ctxsys.ctx_adm.reset_auto_optimize_status;

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
 
SET_PARAMETER
Set a system parameter ctx_adm.set_parameter(
param_name  IN VARCHAR2,
param_value IN VARCHAR2);
-- examples from $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin/dbmsxdbt_int.sql

exec ctxsys.ctx_adm.set_parameter('MAX_INDEX_MEMORY', '128M');

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

exec ctxsys.ctx_adm.set_parameter('LOG_DIRECTORY', '/tmp');

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

Related Topics
Built-in Functions
Built-in Packages
Database Security
CTX_ANL
CTX_CATSEARCH
CTX_CLS
CTX_CONTAINS
CTX_DDL
CTX_DOC
CTX_ENTITY
CTX_MATCHES
CTX_OUTPUT
CTX_QUERY
CTX_REPORT
CTX_THES
CTX_TREE
CTX_ULEXER
CTX_XPCONTAINS
DBMS_SEARCH
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