Back inin the

Back the old

old days…
days…

15 Mb
per user
1,000 users

=> 15 Gb

In modern times…



15 Mb
per connection
1,000 users

=> 10 - 100 connections

=> 150 - 1500 Mb

session state
save everything you need again in
session state

in PL/SQL use binds or

apex_util.set_session_state -
don’t mix

“memory only” saves resources

 create or replace package ess_demo

as
g_global_value varchar2(100);
procedure set_global_value( p_value in varchar2 );
function get_global_value return varchar2;
end;
/

create or replace package body ess_demo

as

es
procedure set_global_value( p_value in varchar2 )

r ia bl is

Va
begin

k a g e g_global_value := p_value;

Pac
end set_global_value;

function get_global_value return varchar2

is
begin
return g_global_value;
end get_global_value;
end;
/

exec ess_demo.set_global_value('I LOVE APEX');

select ess_demo.get_global_value from dual;

GET_GLOBAL_VALUE
------------------------------
I LOVE APEX

 create or replace view my_emp create or replace context my_apex_context using context_api
as /
select * from emp where deptno = nv('P4_DEPTNO')
/ create or replace package context_api as
procedure set( p_name in varchar2, p_value in varchar2 );
end context_api;
/

create or replace package body context_api is

procedure set( p_name in varchar2, p_value in varchar2 )
is
begin
dbms_session.set_context('my_apex_context', p_name, p_value);
end set;

end context_api;
/

 exec context_api.set( 'variable1', 'I LOVE APEX' ); create or replace view my_emp2
as
select sys_context('my_apex_context','variable1') from dual; select * from emp
where deptno = to_number( sys_context('my_apex_context','deptno') )
/

CONTEXT_VALUE
------------------------------
I LOVE APEX

 Introducing … Temporal Validity

?
alter table eba_demo_chart_tasks
add period for eba_tasks_period (start_date, end_date)
/

select *
from eba_demo_chart_tasks
as of period for eba_tasks_period sysdate
/
dbms_flashback_archive.enable_at_valid_time function transportcosts_matrix (p_carrier_id in number
,p_country_id in number
( level => 'ASOF' ,p_transport_method in varchar2
, query_time => SYSTIMESTAMP )
); return varchar2 sql_macro

select *
from eba_demo_chart_tasks
/

sys.dbms_flashback_archive.enable_at_valid_time sys.dbms_flashback_archive.enable_at_valid_time
(level => 'ASOF' (level => 'ASOF'
,query_time => to_timestamp (:P196_CHECK_DATE ,query_time => to_timestamp (:P196_CHECK_DATE
,:APP_NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT) ,:APP_NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT)
); );

sys.dbms_flashback_archive.disable_asof_valid_time; sys.dbms_flashback_archive.disable_asof_valid_time;

Q&A
@RoelH
roel@apexconsulting.nl