Spotlight on Oracle 10.5

Chat now with support

Get Live Help
Complete Registration

Sign In

Request Pricing

Contact Sales

New Features Resolved Issues and Enhancements Known Issues System Requirements Product Licensing Getting Started Globalization About us Copyright

Oracle Parameters Page

To open the Oracle Parameters page

Select the Spotlight on Oracle connection in the Spotlight Browser.
Click Configuration & Memory | Oracle Parameters.

Actions on the Parameters Grid

Action	Description
Select Show hidden parameters	Display all Oracle parameters. Note: Not applicable to Oracle 11g Release 2 and above. For Oracle 11g Release 2 and above the hidden parameters not shown have retained their default value.
Double click on a parameter or right click and select Modify parameter or highlight a parameter and click Modify parameter	Change the value of a parameter. Notes: You must have administrator privileges. You can alter only parameters that are displayed in black This opens the Edit Oracle Parameter dialog.

Action

Description

Select Show hidden parameters

Display all Oracle parameters.

Note: Not applicable to Oracle 11g Release 2 and above. For Oracle 11g Release 2 and above the hidden parameters not shown have retained their default value.

Double click on a parameter

or right click and select Modify parameter
or highlight a parameter and click Modify parameter

Change the value of a parameter.

Notes:

You must have administrator privileges.
You can alter only parameters that are displayed in black
This opens the Edit Oracle Parameter dialog.

Parameters Grid

The Oracle Parameters grid displays global variables that can alter the way Oracle works.

Column	Description
Name	The name of the parameter.
Value	The value of the parameter.
Is default?	Whether the current value is the default value.
Sys modifiable?	Whether the parameter can be changed via ALTER SYSTEM.
Description	A short description of the parameter.
Adjusted?	Whether the RDBMS has adjusted the user's input value to a more suitable value.
Modified	If the parameter is changed via ALTER SESSION, the value is MODIFIED. If the parameter is changed via ALTER SYSTEM, the value is SYS_MODIFIED. Otherwise, the value is NO.
Session modifiable	Whether the parameter can be changed via ALTER SESSION.
Type	The parameter type: Boolean, String, or Integer.

Edit Oracle Parameter dialog

Open this dialog from the Parameters grid.

Option	Description
Parameter value	Enter a new value for the Oracle parameter.
Scope	Define the scope of the change. Memory - The change is applied in memory only. SPFile - The change is applied in the server parameter file only. For all parameters, the change is effective at the next startup and is persistent. Both - The change is applied in both the server parameter file and memory.
Update	Make the change. The value of the parameter is updated immediately.

Option

Description

Parameter value

Enter a new value for the Oracle parameter.

Scope

Define the scope of the change.

Memory - The change is applied in memory only.
SPFile - The change is applied in the server parameter file only. For all parameters, the change is effective at the next startup and is persistent.
Both - The change is applied in both the server parameter file and memory.

Update

Make the change. The value of the parameter is updated immediately.

Please select your product:

To serve you better, please complete the Purpose of your Chat:

Recommended Solutions for Your Problem

Spotlight on Oracle 10.5 - Release Notes

Oracle Parameters Page