Name
SORT_AREA_RETAINED_SIZE
Synopsis
Value: 2 * DB_BLOCK_SIZE - SORT_AREA_SIZE
Default: SORT_AREA_SIZE
Dynamic: ALTER SYSTEM DEFERRED, ALTER SESSION
Specifies the maximum amount, in bytes, of user memory retained after a sort run completes. The retained size controls the size of the read buffer used to maintain a portion of the sort in memory. You may allocate multiple sort spaces of this size.
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