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DBMS_OUTLN

This package contains the functional interface to manage stored outlines.

To use this package the EXECUTE_CATALOG_ROLE role is needed. There is also a public synonym OUTLN_PKG.

Procedures

The most relevant procedures are:

CLEAR_USED: clears the outline "used" flag
DROP_BY_CAT: drops outlines which belong to a specific category
UPDATE_BY_CAT: updates the category of outlines to a new category
DROP_UNUSED: drops outlines never applied in the compilation of a SQL statement

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