40 DBMS_DATAPUMP

Using DBMS_DATAPUMP

This section contains topics that relate to using the DBMS_DATAPUMP package.

• Overview

• Security Model

• Constants

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Overview

The support and functionality provided by DBMS_DATAPUMP is as follows:

• The source and target databases can have different hardware, operating systems, character sets, and time zones.

• All object types and datatypes existing in Oracle Database 11g are supported.

• Data and metadata can be transferred between databases without using any intermediary files.

• A subset of a database can be moved based upon object type and names of objects.

• Schema names, datafile names, and tablespace names can be transformed at import time.

• Previously aborted export and import jobs can be restarted without duplicating or omitting any data or metadata from the original job.

• The resources applied to an export or import job can be modified.

• Data in an Oracle proprietary format can be unloaded and loaded.

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Security Model

Security for the DBMS_DATAPUMP package is implemented through roles.

Roles

The existing EXP_FULL_DATABASE and IMP_FULL_DATABASE roles will be used to allow privileged users to take full advantage of the API. The Data Pump API will use these roles to determine whether privileged application roles should be assigned to the processes comprising the job.

EXP_FULL_DATABASE

The EXP_FULL_DATABASE role affects only Export operations. It allows users running these operations to do the following:

• Perform the operation outside of the scope of their schema

• Monitor jobs that were initiated by another user

• Export objects (for example, TABLESPACE definitions) that unprivileged users cannot reference

Although the SYS schema does not have the EXP_FULL_DATABASE role assigned to it, all security checks performed by Data Pump that require the EXP_FULL_DATABASE role will also grant access to the SYS schema.

IMP_FULL_DATABASE

The IMP_FULL_DATABASE role affects only Import and SQL_FILE operations. It allows users running these operations to do the following:

• Perform the operation outside of the scope of their schema

• Monitor jobs that were initiated by another user

• Import objects (for example, DIRECTORY definitions) that unprivileged users cannot create

Although the SYS schema does not have the IMP_FULL_DATABASE role assigned to it, all security checks performed by Data Pump that require the IMP_FULL_DATABASE role will also grant access to the SYS schema.

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Constants

There are several public constants defined for use with the DBMS_DATAPUMP.GET_STATUS procedure. All such constants are defined as part of the DBMS_DATAPUMP package. Any references to these constants must be prefixed by DBMS_DATAPUMP. and followed by the symbols in the following lists:

Mask Bit Definitions

The following mask bit definitions are used for controlling the return of data through the DBMS_DATAPUMP.GET_STATUS procedure.

• KU$_STATUS_WIP CONSTANT BINARY_INTEGER := 1;

• KU$_STATUS_JOB_DESC CONSTANT BINARY_INTEGER := 2;

• KU$_STATUS_JOB_STATUS CONSTANT BINARY_INTEGER := 4;

• KU$_STATUS_JOB_ERROR CONSTANT BINARY_INTEGER := 8;

Dump File Type Definitions

The following definitions are used for identifying types of dump files returned through the DBMS_DATAPUMP.GET_STATUS procedure.

• KU$_DUMPFILE_TYPE_DISK CONSTANT BINARY_INTEGER := 0;

• KU$_DUMPFILE_TYPE_TEMPLATE CONSTANT BINARY_INTEGER := 3;

Data Structures

The DBMS_DATAPUMP package defines OBJECT types. The types described in this section are defined in the SYS schema for use by the GET_STATUS function. The way in which these types are defined and used may be different than what you are accustomed to. Be sure to read this section carefully.

The collection of types defined for use with the GET_STATUS procedure are version-specific and include version information in the names of the types. Once introduced, these types will always be provided and supported in future versions of Oracle Database and will not change. However, in future releases of Oracle Database, new versions of these types might be created that provide new or different information. The new versions of these types will have different version information embedded in the type names.

For example, in Oracle Database 10g, release 1 (10.1), there is a sys.ku$_Status1010 type, and in the next Oracle Database release, there could be a sys.ku$_Status1110 type defined. Both types could be used with the GET_STATUS procedure.

Public synonyms have been defined for each of the types used with the GET_STATUS procedure. This makes it easier to use the types and means that you do not have to be concerned with changes to the actual type names or schemas where they reside. Oracle recommends that you use these synonyms whenever possible.

For each of the types, there is a version-specific synonym and a generic synonym. For example, the version-specific synonym ku$_Status1010 is defined for the sys.ku$_Status1010 type.

The generic synonym always describes the latest version of that type. For example, in Oracle Database 10g, release 1, the generic synonym ku$_Status is defined as ku$_Status1010. In a future release, there might be a ku$_Status1110 synonym for sys.ku$Status1110. Because the ku$_Status generic synonym always points to the latest definition, it would now point to ku$_Status1110 rather than to ku$_Status1010.

The choice of whether to use version-specific synonyms or generic synonyms makes a significant difference in how you work. Using version-specific names protects your code from changes in future releases of Oracle Database because those types will continue to exist and be supported. However, access to new information will require code changes to use new synonym names for each of the types. Using the generic names implies that you always want the latest definition of the types and are prepared to deal with changes in different releases of Oracle Database.

When the version of Oracle Database that you are using changes, any C code that accesses types through generic synonym names will need to be recompiled.

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Data Structures - Object Types

The DBMS_DATAPUMP package defines the following kinds of OBJECT types:

• Worker Status Types

• Log Entry and Error Types

• Job Status Types

• Job Description Types

• Status Types

Worker Status Types

The worker status types describe what each worker process in a job is doing. The schema, object name, and object type of an object being processed will be provided. For workers processing user data, the partition name for a partitioned table (if any), the number of bytes processed in the partition, and the number of rows processed in the partition are also returned. Workers processing metadata provide status on the last object that was processed. No status for idle threads is returned.

The percent_done refers to the amount completed for the current data item being processed. It is not updated for metadata objects.

The worker status types are defined as follows:

CREATE TYPE sys.ku$_WorkerStatus1010 AS OBJECT (
               worker_number      NUMBER,
               process_name       VARCHAR2(30),
               state              VARCHAR2(30),
               schema             VARCHAR2(30),
               name               VARCHAR2(4000),
               object_type        VARCHAR2(200),
               partition          VARCHAR2(30),
               completed_objects  NUMBER,
               total_objects      NUMBER,
               completed_rows     NUMBER,
               completed_bytes    NUMBER,
               percent_done       NUMBER) 
 
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_WorkerStatus1010
  FOR sys.ku$_WorkerStatus1010;

CREATE TYPE sys.ku$_WorkerStatus1020 AS OBJECT (
               worker_number     NUMBER,        --  Worker process identifier
               process_name      VARCHAR2(30),  --  Worker process name
               state             VARCHAR2(30),  --  Worker process state
               schema            VARCHAR2(30),  --  Schema name
               name              VARCHAR2(4000),--  Object name
               object_type       VARCHAR2(200), --  Object type
               partition         VARCHAR2(30),  --  Partition name
               completed_objects NUMBER,        --  Completed number of objects
               total_objects     NUMBER,        --  Total number of objects
               completed_rows    NUMBER,        --  Number of rows completed
               completed_bytes   NUMBER,        --  Number of bytes completed
               percent_done      NUMBER,        --  Percent done current object
               degree            NUMBER         --  Degree of parallelism)
 
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_WorkerStatus1020
  FOR sys.ku$_WorkerStatus1020;
 
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_WorkerStatus FOR ku$_WorkerStatus1020;
 
CREATE TYPE sys.ku$_WorkerStatusList1010 AS TABLE OF sys.ku$_WorkerStatus1010
 
CREATE TYPE sys.ku$_WorkerStatusList1020 AS TABLE OF sys.ku$_WorkerStatus1020
 
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_WorkerStatusList1010
  FOR sys.ku$_WorkerStatusList1010;
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_WorkerStatusList1020
  FOR sys.ku$_WorkerStatusList1020;
 
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_WorkerStatusList
  FOR ku$_WorkerStatusList1020;

Log Entry and Error Types

These types provide informational and error text to attached clients and the log stream. The ku$LogLine.errorNumber type is set to NULL for informational messages but is specified for error messages. Each log entry may contain several lines of text messages.

The log entry and error types are defined as follows:

CREATE TYPE sys.ku$_LogLine1010 AS OBJECT (
               logLineNumber   NUMBER,
               errorNumber     NUMBER,
               LogText         VARCHAR2(2000))
 
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_LogLine1010 FOR sys.ku$_LogLine1010;
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_LogLine1020 FOR sys.ku$_LogLine1010;
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_LogLine FOR ku$_LogLine1010;
CREATE TYPE sys.ku$_LogEntry1010 AS TABLE OF sys.ku$_LogLine1010
 
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_LogEntry1010 FOR sys.ku$_LogEntry1010;
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_LogEntry1020 FOR sys.ku$_LogEntry1010;
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_LogEntry FOR ku$_LogEntry1010;

Job Status Types

The job status type returns status about a job. Usually, the status concerns a running job but it could also be about a stopped job when a client attaches. It is typically requested at attach time, when the client explicitly requests status from interactive mode and every N seconds when the client has requested status periodically.

The job status types are defined as follows (percent_done applies to data only):

CREATE TYPE sys.ku$_DumpFile1010 IS OBJECT (
               file_name          VARCHAR2(4000), -- Fully-qualified name
               file_type          NUMBER,         -- 0=Disk, 1=Pipe, etc.
               file_size          NUMBER,         -- Its length in bytes
               file_bytes_written NUMBER          -- Bytes written so far)

CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_DumpFile1010 FOR sys.ku$_DumpFile1010;
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_DumpFile1020 FOR sys.ku$_DumpFile1010;
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_DumpFile FOR ku$_DumpFile1010;
 
CREATE TYPE sys.ku$_DumpFileSet1010 AS TABLE OF sys.ku$_DumpFile1010;
 
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_DumpFileSet1010 FOR 
  sys.ku$_DumpFileSet1010;
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_DumpFileSet1020 FOR 
  sys.ku$_DumpFileSet1010;
 
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_DumpFileSet FOR ku$_DumpFileSet1010;
 
CREATE TYPE sys.ku$_JobStatus1010 IS OBJECT (
               job_name            VARCHAR2(30),
               operation           VARCHAR2(30),
               job_mode            VARCHAR2(30),
               bytes_processed     NUMBER,
               percent_done        NUMBER,
               degree              NUMBER,
               error_count         NUMBER,
               state               VARCHAR2(30),
               phase               NUMBER,
               restart_count       NUMBER,
               worker_status_list  ku$_WorkerStatusList1010,
               files               ku$_DumpFileSet1010)
 
CREATE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_JobStatus1010 FOR 
   sys.ku$_JobStatus1010;
 
CREATE TYPE sys.ku$_JobStatus1020 IS OBJECT (
              job_name           VARCHAR2(30),             -- Name of the job
              operation          VARCHAR2(30),             -- Current operation
              job_mode           VARCHAR2(30),             -- Current mode
              bytes_processed    NUMBER,                   -- Bytes so far
              total_bytes        NUMBER,                   -- Total bytes for job
              percent_done       NUMBER,                   -- Percent done
              degree             NUMBER,                   -- Of job parallelism
              error_count        NUMBER,                   -- #errors so far
              state              VARCHAR2(30),             -- Current job state
              phase              NUMBER,                   -- Job phase
              restart_count      NUMBER,                   -- #Job restarts
              worker_status_list ku$_WorkerStatusList1020, -- job worker processes
              files              ku$_DumpFileSet1010       -- Dump file info)
 
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_JobStatus1020 FOR   sys.ku$_JobStatus1020;
 
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_JobStatus FOR ku$_JobStatus1020;

Job Description Types

The job description type holds all the environmental information about the job such as parameter settings and dump file set members. There are a couple of subordinate types required as well.

The job description types are defined as follows:

CREATE TYPE sys.ku$_ParamValue1010 AS OBJECT (
               param_name     VARCHAR2(30),
               param_op       VARCHAR2(30),
               param_type     VARCHAR2(30),
               param_length   NUMBER,
               param_value_n  NUMBER,
               param_value_t  VARCHAR2(4000));
 
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_ParamValue1010 FOR sys.ku$_ParamValue1010;
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_ParamValue1020 FOR sys.ku$_ParamValue1010;
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_ParamValue FOR ku$_ParamValue1010;
 
CREATE TYPE sys.ku$_ParamValues1010 AS TABLE OF sys.ku$_ParamValue1010;
 
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_ParamValues1010 FOR 
  sys.ku$_ParamValues1010;
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_ParamValues1020 FOR 
  sys.ku$_ParamValues1010;
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_ParamValues FOR ku$_ParamValues1010;
 
CREATE TYPE sys.ku$_JobDesc1010 AS OBJECT (
               job_name       VARCHAR2(30),
               guid           RAW(16),
               operation      VARCHAR2(30),
               job_mode       VARCHAR2(30),
               remote_link    VARCHAR2(4000),
               owner          VARCHAR2(30),
               instance       VARCHAR2(16),
               db_version     VARCHAR2(30),
               creator_privs  VARCHAR2(30),
               start_time     DATE,
               max_degree     NUMBER,
               log_file       VARCHAR2(4000),
               sql_file       VARCHAR2(4000),
               params         ku$_ParamValues1010)
 
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_JobDesc1010 FOR sys.ku$_JobDesc1010;
 
CREATE TYPE sys.ku$_JobDesc1020 IS OBJECT (
               job_name        VARCHAR2(30),     -- The job name
               guid            RAW(16),          -- The job GUID
               operation       VARCHAR2(30),     -- Current operation
               job_mode        VARCHAR2(30),     -- Current mode
               remote_link     VARCHAR2(4000),   -- DB link, if any
               owner           VARCHAR2(30),     -- Job owner
               platform        VARCHAR2(101),    -- Current job platform
               exp_platform    VARCHAR2(101),    -- Export platform
               global_name     VARCHAR2(4000),   -- Global name of DB
               exp_global_name VARCHAR2(4000),   -- Export global name
               instance        VARCHAR2(16),     -- The instance name
               db_version      VARCHAR2(30),     -- Version of objects
               exp_db_version  VARCHAR2(30),     -- Export version
               scn             NUMBER,           -- Job SCN   
               creator_privs   VARCHAR2(30),     -- Privs of job
               start_time      DATE,             -- This job start time
               exp_start_time  DATE,             -- Export start time
               term_reason     NUMBER,           -- Job termination code
               max_degree      NUMBER,           -- Max. parallelism
               log_file        VARCHAR2(4000),   -- Log file name
               sql_file        VARCHAR2(4000),   -- SQL file name
               params          ku$_ParamValues1010  -- Parameter list)
 
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_JobDesc1020 FOR sys.ku$_JobDesc1020;
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_JobDesc FOR ku$_JobDesc1020;

Status Types

The status type is an aggregate of some the previous types defined and is the return value for the GET_STATUS call. The mask attribute indicates which types of information are being returned to the caller. It is created by a client's shadow process from information it retrieves off the status queue or directly from the master table.

For errors, the ku$_LogEntry that is returned has already had its log lines ordered for proper output. That is, the original ku$_LogEntry objects have been ordered from outermost context to innermost.

The status types are defined as follows:

CREATE TYPE sys.ku$_Status1010 AS OBJECT
(
mask NUMBER,         /* Indicates which status types are present*/
wip ku$_LogEntry1010,  /* Work-In-Progress: std. exp/imp msgs */
job_description    ku$_JobDesc1010,   /* Complete job description */
job_status         ku$_JobStatus1010, /* Detailed job status + per-worker sts */
error              ku$_LogEntry1010   /* Multi-level contextual errors */
)

CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_Status1010 FOR sys.ku$_Status1010;
 
CREATE TYPE sys.ku$_Status1020 IS OBJECT
        (
               mask             NUMBER,            -- Status types present
               wip              ku$_LogEntry1010,  -- Work in progress
               job_description  ku$_JobDesc1020,   -- Complete job description
               job_status       ku$_JobStatus1020, -- Detailed job status
               error            ku$_LogEntry1010   -- Multi-level context errors
        )
 
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_Status1020 FOR sys.ku$_Status1020;
 
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_Status FOR ku$_Status1020;

Summary of DBMS_DATAPUMP Subprograms

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ADD_FILE Procedure

This procedure adds files to the dump file set for an Export, Import, or SQL_FILE operation or specifies the log file or the output file for a SQL_FILE operation.

Syntax

DBMS_DATAPUMP.ADD_FILE (
   handle     IN NUMBER,
   filename   IN VARCHAR2,
   directory  IN VARCHAR2,
   filesize   IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   filetype   IN NUMBER DEFAULT DBMS_DATAPUMP.KU$_FILE_TYPE_DUMP_FILE),
   reusefile  IN NUMBER DEFAULT NULL;

Parameters

Exceptions

• INVALID_HANDLE. The specified handle is not attached to a Data Pump job.

• INVALID_ARGVAL. An invalid value was supplied for an input parameter.

• INVALID_STATE. The job is completing, or the job is past the defining state for an import or SQL_FILE job or is past the defining state for LOG and SQL files.

• INVALID_OPERATION. A dump file was specified for a Network Import or ESTIMATE_ONLY export operation.

• SUCCESS_WITH_INFO. The procedure succeeded, but further information is available through the GET_STATUS procedure.

• NO_SUCH_JOB. The specified job does not exist.

Usage Notes

• Adds files to a Data Pump job. Three types of files may be added to jobs: Dump files to contain the data that is being moved, log files to record the messages associated with an operation, and SQL files to record the output of a SQL_FILE operation. Log and SQL files will overwrite previously existing files. Dump files will never overwrite previously existing files. Instead, an error will be generated.

• Import and SQL_FILE operations require that all dump files be specified during the definition phase of the job. For Export operations, dump files can be added at any time. For example, if the user ascertains that the file space is running low during an Export, additional dump files may be added through this API. If the specified dump file already exists for an Export operation and reusefile is not set to 1, an error will be returned.

• For Export operations, the parallelism setting should be less than or equal to the number of dump files in the dump file set. If there are not enough dump files, the job will not be able to maximize parallelism to the degree specified by the SET_PARALLEL procedure.

• For Import operations, the parallelism setting should also be less than or equal to the number of dump files in the dump file set. If there are not enough dump files, the performance will not be optimal as multiple threads of execution try to access the same dump file.

• If the substitution variable (%U) is included in a filename, multiple dump files may be specified through a single call to ADD_FILE. For Export operations, the new dump files will be created as they are needed. Enough dump files will be created to allow all of the processes specified by the current SET_PARALLEL value to be active. If one of the dump files fills, it will be closed and a new dump file (with a new generated name) will be created to take its place. If multiple ADD_FILEs with substitution variables have been specified for dump files in a job, they will be used to generate dump files in a round robin fashion. For example, if expa%U, expb%U and expc%U were all specified for a job having a parallelism of 6, the initial dump files created would look like: expa01, expb01, expc01, expa02, expb02, and expc02.

• If presented with dump file specifications, expa%U, expb%U and expc%U, an Import or SQL_FILE operation will begin by attempting to open the dump files, expa01, expb01, and expc01.If the dump file containing the master table is not found in this set, the operation will expand its search for dump files by incrementing the substitution variable and looking up the new filenames (for example, expa02, expb02, and expc02). The DataPump API will keep expanding the search until it locates the dump file containing the master table. If the DataPump API determines that the dump file does not exist or is not part of the current dump set at any iteration, the DataPump API will stop incrementing the substitution variable for the dump file specification that was in error. Once the master table is found, the master table will be used to ascertain when all of dump files in the dump file set have been located.

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ATTACH Function

This function gains access to a previously-created job.

Syntax

DBMS_DATAPUMP.ATTACH(
   job_name    IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   job_owner    IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL) 
 RETURN NUMBER;

Parameters

Return Values

An opaque handle for the job. This handle is used as input to the following procedures: ADD_FILE, DATA_FILTER, DETACH, GET_STATUS, LOG_ENTRY, METADATA_FILTER, METADATA_REMAP, METADATA_TRANSFORM, SET_PARALLEL, SET_PARAMETER,START_JOB, STOP_JOB, and WAIT_FOR_JOB.

Exceptions

• INVALID_ARGVAL. An invalid value was supplied for an input parameter.

• OBJECT_NOT_FOUND. The specified job no longer exists or the user specified a job owned by another schema, but the user did not have the EXP_FULL_DATABASE or IMP_FULL_DATABASE role.

• SUCCESS_WITH_INFO. The procedure succeeded, but further information is available through the GET_STATUS procedure.

• NO_SUCH_JOB. The specified job does not exist.

Usage Notes

• If the job was in the Stopped state, the job is placed into the Idling state. Once the ATTACH succeeds, you can monitor the progress of the job or control the job. The stream of KU$_STATUS_WIP and KU$_STATUS_JOB_ERROR messages returned through the GET_STATUS procedure will be returned to the newly attached job starting at the approximate time of the client's attachment. There will be no repeating of status and error messages that were processed before the client attached to a job.

• If you want to perform a second attach to a job, you must do so from a different session.

• If the ATTACH fails, use a null handle in a subsequent call to GET_STATUS for more information about the failure.

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DATA_FILTER Procedures

This procedure specifies restrictions on the rows that are to be retrieved.

Syntax

DBMS_DATAPUMP.DATA_FILTER (
   handle      IN NUMBER,
   name        IN VARCHAR2,
   value       IN NUMBER,
   table_name  IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   schema_name IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL);

DBMS_DATAPUMP.DATA_FILTER(
   handle      IN NUMBER,
   name        IN VARCHAR2,
   value       IN VARCHAR2,
   table_name  IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   schema_name IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL);

DBMS_DATAPUMP.DATA_FILTER(
   handle      IN NUMBER,
   name        IN VARCHAR2,
   value       IN CLOB,
   table_name  IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   schema_name IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL);

Parameters

Exceptions

• INVALID_ARGVAL. There can be several reasons for this message:

  • A bad filter name is specified

  • The mode is TRANSPORTABLE, which does not support data filters

  • The specified table does not exist

  • The filter has already been set for the specified values of schema_name and table_name

• INVALID_STATE. The user called DATA_FILTER when the job was not in the Defining state.

• INCONSISTENT_ARGS. The value parameter is missing or its datatype does not match the filter name. Or a schema name was supplied, but not a table name.

• PRIVILEGE_ERROR. A schema name was supplied, but the user did not have the EXP_FULL_DATABASE or IMP_FULL_DATABASE role.

• SUCCESS_WITH_INFO. The procedure succeeded, but further information is available through the GET_STATUS procedure.

• NO_SUCH_JOB. The specified job does not exist.

Usage Notes

• Each data filter can only appear once in each table (for example, you cannot supply multiple SUBQUERY filters to a table) or once in each job. If different filters using the same name are applied to both a particular table and to the whole job, the filter parameter supplied for the specific table will take precedence.

  With the exception of the INCLUDE_ROWS filter, data filters are not supported on tables having nested tables or domain indexes defined upon them. Data filters are not supported in jobs performed in Transportable Tablespace mode.

  The available data filters are described in Table 40-5.

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DATA_REMAP Procedure

This procedure specifies transformations to be applied to column data as it is exported from, or imported into, a database.

Syntax

DBMS_DATAPUMP.DATA_REMAP(
   handle          IN NUMBER,
   name            IN VARCHAR2,
   table_name      IN VARCHAR2,
   column          IN VARCHAR2,
   remap_function  IN VARCHAR2),
   schema          IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL);

Parameters

Exceptions

• INVALID_ARGVAL. The mode is transportable (which does not support data modifications) or it has specified that no data to be included in the job. An invalid remap name was supplied.

• INVALID_OPERATION. Data remaps are only supported for Export and Import operations.

• INVALID_STATE. The DATA_REMAP procedure was called after the job started (that is, it was not in the defining state).

• NO_SUCH_JOB. The job handle is no longer valid.

Usage Notes

• The DATA_REMAP procedure is only supported for Export and Import operations. It allows you to manipulate user data being exported or imported. The name of the remap determines the remap operation to be performed.

• For export operations, you might wish to define a data remap to obscure sensitive data such as credit card numbers from a dump file, but leave the remainder of the data so that it can be read. To accomplish this, the remapping should convert each unique source number into a distinct generated number. So that the mapping is consistent across the dump file set, the same function should be called for every column that contains the credit card number.

• For import operations, you might wish to define a data remap to reset the primary key when data is being merged into an existing table that contains colliding primary keys. A single remapping function should be provided for all columns defining or referencing the primary key to ensure that remapping is consistent.

The Data Remap functions are listed in Table 40-7.

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DETACH Procedure

This procedure specifies that the user has no further interest in using the handle.

Syntax

DBMS_DATAPUMP.DETACH(
   handle  IN NUMBER);

Parameters

Exceptions

• INVALID_HANDLE. The specified handle is not attached to a Data Pump job.

• SUCCESS_WITH_INFO. The procedure succeeded, but further information is available through the GET_STATUS procedure.

• NO_SUCH_JOB. The specified job does not exist.

Usage Notes

• Through this call, you specify that you have no further interest in using the handle. Resources associated with a completed job cannot be reclaimed until all users are detached from the job. An implicit detach from a handle is performed when the user's session is exited or aborted. An implicit detach from a handle is also performed upon the expiration of the timeout associated with a STOP_JOB that was applied to the job referenced by the handle. All previously allocated DBMS_DATAPUMP handles are released when an instance is restarted.

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GET_DUMPFILE_INFO Procedure

This procedure retrieves information about a specified dump file.

Syntax

DBMS_DATAPUMP.GET_DUMPFILE_INFO(
   filename    IN VARCHAR2,
   directory   IN VARCHAR2,
   info_table  OUT ku$_dumpfile_info,
   filetype    OUT NUMBER);

Parameters

Exceptions

The GET_DUMPFILE_INFO procedure is a utility routine that operates outside the context of any Data Pump job. Exceptions are handled differently for this procedure than for procedures associated in some way with a Data Pump job. A full exception stack should be available directly, without the need to call the GET_STATUS procedure to retrieve the detailed information. The exception for this procedure is as follows:

• NO_DUMPFILE_INFO. Unable to retrieve dump file information as specified.

Usage Notes

You can use the GET_DUMPFILE_INFO procedure to request information about a specific file. If the file is not recognized as any type of dump file, then a filetype of zero will be returned and the dump file info_table will remain empty.

A filetype value of one indicates a Data Pump dump file. A file type value of two indicates an original Export dump file. In both cases, the dump file info_table will be populated with information retrieved from the dump file header. Rows of this table consist of item code and value pairs, where the item code indicates the type of information and the value column is a VARCHAR2 containing the actual data (converted to a string in some cases). The table is defined as follows:

CREATE TYPE sys.ku$_dumpfile_item IS OBJECT (
                item_code       NUMBER,           -- Identifies header item
                value           VARCHAR2(2048)    -- Text string value)/
 
GRANT EXECUTE ON sys.ku$_dumpfile_item TO PUBLIC; 
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_dumpfile_item FOR sys.ku$_dumpfile_item;
 
CREATE TYPE sys.ku$_dumpfile_info AS TABLE OF sys.ku$_dumpfile_item/
 
GRANT EXECUTE ON sys.ku$_dumpfile_info TO PUBLIC; 
CREATE OR REPLACE PUBLIC SYNONYM ku$_dumpfile_info FOR sys.ku$_dumpfile_info;
 

The item codes, which can easily be extended to provide more information as needed, are currently defined as follows (prepended with the package name, DBMS_DATAPUMP.):

KU$_DFHDR_FILE_VERSION         CONSTANT NUMBER := 1;
KU$_DFHDR_MASTER_PRESENT       CONSTANT NUMBER := 2;
KU$_DFHDR_GUID                 CONSTANT NUMBER := 3;
KU$_DFHDR_FILE_NUMBER          CONSTANT NUMBER := 4;
KU$_DFHDR_CHARSET_ID           CONSTANT NUMBER := 5;
KU$_DFHDR_CREATION_DATE        CONSTANT NUMBER := 6;
KU$_DFHDR_FLAGS                CONSTANT NUMBER := 7;
KU$_DFHDR_JOB_NAME             CONSTANT NUMBER := 8;
KU$_DFHDR_PLATFORM             CONSTANT NUMBER := 9;
KU$_DFHDR_INSTANCE             CONSTANT NUMBER := 10;
KU$_DFHDR_LANGUAGE             CONSTANT NUMBER := 11;
KU$_DFHDR_BLOCKSIZE            CONSTANT NUMBER := 12;
KU$_DFHDR_DIRPATH              CONSTANT NUMBER := 13;
KU$_DFHDR_METADATA_COMPRESSED  CONSTANT NUMBER := 14;
KU$_DFHDR_DB_VERSION           CONSTANT NUMBER := 15;
KU$_DFHDR_MAX_ITEM_CODE        CONSTANT NUMBER := 20;
KU$_DFHDR_MASTER_PIECE_COUNT   CONSTANT NUMBER := 16;
KU$_DFHDR_MASTER_PIECE_NUMBER  CONSTANT NUMBER := 17;
KU$_DFHDR_DATA_COMPRESSED      CONSTANT NUMBER := 18;
KU$_DFHDR_METADATA_ENCRYPTED   CONSTANT NUMBER := 19;
KU$_DFHDR_DATA_ENCRYPTED       CONSTANT NUMBER := 20;

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GET_STATUS Procedure

This procedure monitors the status of a job or waits for the completion of a job.

Syntax

DBMS_DATAPUMP.GET_STATUS(
   handle    IN NUMBER,
   mask      IN BINARY_INTEGER,
   timeout   IN NUMBER DEFAULT NULL,
   job_state OUT VARCHAR2,
   status    OUT ku$_Status1010);

Parameters

Exceptions

• INVALID_HANDLE. The specified handle is not attached to a Data Pump job.

• INVALID_VALUE. The mask or timeout contains an illegal value.

• SUCCESS_WITH_INFO. The procedure succeeded, but further information is available through the GET_STATUS procedure.

• NO_SUCH_JOB. The specified job does not exist.

Usage Notes

The GET_STATUS procedure is used to monitor the progress of an ongoing job and to receive error notification. You can request various type of information using the mask parameter. The KU$_STATUS_JOB_DESC and KU$_STATUS_JOB_STATUS values are classified as synchronous information because the information resides in the master table. The KU$_STATUS_WIP and KU$_STATUS_JOB_ERROR values are classified as asynchronous because the messages that embody these types of information can be generated at any time by various layers in the Data Pump architecture.

• If synchronous information only is requested, the interface will ignore the timeout parameter and simply return the requested information.

• If asynchronous information is requested, the interface will wait a maximum of timeout seconds before returning to the client. If a message of the requested asynchronous information type is received, the call will complete prior to timeout seconds. If synchronous information was also requested, it will be returned whenever the procedure returns.

• If the job_state returned by GET_STATUS does not indicate a terminating job, it is possible that the job could still terminate before the next call to GET_STATUS. This would result in an INVALID_HANDLE exception. Alternatively, the job could terminate during the call to GET_STATUS, which would result in a NO_SUCH_JOB exception. Callers should be prepared to handle these cases.

Error Handling

There are two types of error scenarios that need to be handled using the GET_STATUS procedure:

• Errors resulting from other procedure calls: For example, the SET_PARAMETER procedure may produce an INCONSISTENT_ARGS exception. The client should immediately call GET_STATUS with mask=8 (errors) and timeout=0. The returned ku$_Status.error will contain a ku$_LogEntry that describes the inconsistency in more detail.

• Errors resulting from events asynchronous to the client(s): An example might be Table already exists when trying to create a table. The ku$_Status.error will contain a ku$_LogEntry with all error lines (from all processing layers that added context about the error) properly ordered.

After a job has begun, a client's main processing loop will typically consist of a call to GET_STATUS with an infinite timeout (-1) "listening" for KU$_STATUS_WIP and KU$_STATUS_JOB_ERROR messages. If status was requested, then JOB_STATUS information will also be in the request.

When the ku$_Status is interpreted, the following guidelines should be used:

• ku$_Status.ku$_JobStatus.percent_done refers only to the amount of data that has been processed in a job. Metadata is not considered in the calculation. It is determined using the following formulas:

  • EXPORT or network IMPORT--(bytes_processed/estimated_bytes) * 100

  • IMPORT--(bytes_processed/total_expected_bytes) * 100

  • SQL_FILE or estimate-only EXPORT--0.00 if not done or 100.00 if done

  The effects of the QUERY and PARTITION_EXPR data filters are not considered in computing percent_done.

  It is expected that the status returned will be transformed by the caller into more user-friendly status. For example, when percent done is not zero, an estimate of completion time could be produced using the following formula:

  ((SYSDATE - start time) / ku$_Status.ku$_JobStatus.percent_done) * 100
  
  

• The caller should not use ku$_Status.ku$_JobStatus.percent_done for determining whether the job has completed. Instead, the caller should only rely on the state of the job as found in job_state.

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LOG_ENTRY Procedure

This procedure inserts a message into the log file.

Syntax

DBMS_DATAPUMP.LOG_ENTRY(
   handle         IN NUMBER,
   message        IN VARCHAR2
   log_file_only  IN NUMBER DEFAULT 0);

Parameters

Exceptions

• INVALID_HANDLE. The specified handle is not attached to a Data Pump job.

• SUCCESS_WITH_INFO. The procedure succeeded, but further information is available through the GET_STATUS procedure.

• NO_SUCH_JOB. The specified job does not exist.

Usage Notes

The message is added to the log file. If log_file_only is zero (the default), the message is also broadcast as a KU$_STATUS_WIP message through the GET_STATUS procedure to all users attached to the job.

The LOG_ENTRY procedure allows applications to tailor the log stream to match the abstractions provided by the application. For example, the command-line interface supports INCLUDE and EXCLUDE parameters defined by the user. Identifying these values as calls to the underlying METADATA_FILTER procedure would be confusing to users. Instead, the command-line interface can enter text into the log describing the settings for the INCLUDE and EXCLUDE parameters.

Lines entered in the log stream from LOG_ENTRY are prefixed by the string, ";;; "

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METADATA_FILTER Procedure

This procedure provides filters that allow you to restrict the items that are included in a job.

Syntax

DBMS_DATAPUMP.METADATA_FILTER(
   handle       IN NUMBER,
   name         IN VARCHAR2,
   value        IN VARCHAR2,
   object_path  IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL);

DBMS_DATAPUMP.METADATA_FILTER(
   handle       IN NUMBER,
   name         IN VARCHAR2,
   value        IN CLOB,
   object_path  IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL);

Parameters

Table 40-13 describes the name, the object type, and the meaning of the filters available with the METADATA_FILTER procedure. The datatype for all the filters is a text expression. All operations support all filters.

Exceptions

• INVALID_HANDLE. The specified handle is not attached to a Data Pump job.

• INVALID_ARGVAL. This exception can indicate any of the following conditions:

  • An object_path was specified for an INCLUDE_PATH_EXPR or EXCLUDE_PATH_EXPR filter.

  • The specified object_path is not supported for the current mode.

  • The SCHEMA_EXPR filter specified multiple schemas for a Table mode job.

• INVALID_STATE. The user called the METADATA_FILTER procedure after the job left the defining state.

• INCONSISTENT_ARGS. The filter value is of the wrong datatype or is missing.

• SUCCESS_WITH_INFO. The procedure succeeded but further information is available through the GET_STATUS procedure.

• NO_SUCH_JOB. The specified job does not exist.

Usage Notes

• Metadata filters identify a set of objects to be included or excluded from a Data Pump operation. Except for EXCLUDE_PATH_EXPR and INCLUDE_PATH_EXPR, dependent objects of an identified object will be processed along with the identified object. For example, if an index is identified for inclusion by a filter, grants upon that index will also be included by the filter. Likewise, if a table is excluded by a filter, then indexes, constraints, grants and triggers upon the table will also be excluded by the filter.

• Two versions of each filter are supported: SQL expression and List. The SQL expression version of the filters offer maximum flexibility for identifying objects (for example the use of LIKE to support use of wild cards). The names of the expression filters are as follows:

  • NAME_EXPR

  • SCHEMA_EXPR

  • TABLESPACE_EXPR

  • INCLUDE_PATH_EXPR

  • EXCLUDE_PATH_EXPR

  The list version of the filters allow maximum validation of the filter. An error will be reported if one of the elements in the filter is not found within the source database (for Export and network-based jobs) or is not found within the dump file (for file-based Import and SQLFILE jobs). The names of the list filters are as follows:

  • NAME_LIST

  • SCHEMA_LIST

  • TABLESPACE_LIST

  • INCLUDE_PATH_LIST

  • EXCLUDE_PATH_LIST

• Filters allow a user to restrict the items that are included in a job. For example, a user could request a full export, but without Package Specifications or Package Bodies.

• If multiple filters are specified for a object type, they are implicitly 'ANDed' together (that is, objects participating in the job must pass all of the filters applied to their object types).

• The same filter name can be specified multiple times within a job. For example, specifying NAME_EXPR as '!=''EMP''' and NAME_EXPR as '!=''DEPT''' on a Table mode export would produce a file set containing all of the tables except for EMP and DEPT.

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METADATA_REMAP Procedure

This procedure specifies a remapping to be applied to objects as they are processed in the specified job.

Syntax

DBMS_DATAPUMP.METADATA_REMAP (
   handle      IN NUMBER,
   name        IN VARCHAR2,
   old_value   IN VARCHAR2,
   value       IN VARCHAR2,
   object_type IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL);

Parameters

Table 40-15 describes the remaps provided by the METADATA_REMAP procedure.

Exceptions

• INVALID_HANDLE. The specified handle is not attached to a Data Pump job.

• INVALID_ARGVAL. This message can indicate any of the following:

  • The job's mode does not include the specified object_type.

  • The remap has already been specified for the specified old_value and object_type.

• INVALID_OPERATION. Remaps are only supported for SQL_FILE and Import operations. The job's operation was Export, which does not support the use of metadata remaps.

• INVALID_STATE. The user called METADATA_REMAP after the job had started (that is, the job was not in the defining state).

• INCONSISTENT_ARGS. There was no value supplied or it was of the wrong datatype for the remap.

• PRIVILEGE_ERROR. A nonprivileged user attempted to do a REMAP_SCHEMA to a different user's schema or a REMAP_DATAFILE.

• SUCCESS_WITH_INFO. The procedure succeeded, but further information is available through the GET_STATUS procedure.

• NO_SUCH_JOB. The specified job does not exist.

Usage Notes

• The METADATA_REMAP procedure is only supported for Import and SQL_FILE operations. It enables you to apply commonly desired, predefined remappings to the definition of objects as part of the transfer. If you need remaps that are not supported within this procedure, you should do a preliminary SQL_FILE operation to produce a SQL script corresponding to the dump file set. By editing the DDL directly and then executing it, you can produce any remappings that you need.

• Transforms for the DataPump API are a subset of the remaps implemented by the DBMS_METADATA.SET_TRANSFORM_PARAMETER API. Multiple remaps can be defined for a single job. However, each remap defined must be unique according its parameters. That is, two remaps cannot specify conflicting or redundant remaps.

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METADATA_TRANSFORM Procedure

This procedure specifies transformations to be applied to objects as they are processed in the specified job.

Syntax

DBMS_DATAPUMP.METADATA_TRANSFORM (
   handle      IN NUMBER,
   name        IN VARCHAR2,
   value       IN VARCHAR2,
   object_type IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL);

DBMS_DATAPUMP.METADATA_TRANSFORM (
   handle      IN NUMBER,
   name        IN VARCHAR2,
   value       IN NUMBER,
   object_type IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL);

Parameters

Table 40-17 describes the transforms provided by the METADATA_TRANSFORM procedure.

Exceptions

• INVALID_HANDLE. The specified handle is not attached to a Data Pump job.

• INVALID_ARGVAL. This message can indicate any of the following:

  • The mode is transportable, which doesn't support transforms.

  • The job's mode does not include the specified object_type.

  • The transform has already been specified for the specified value and object_type.

• INVALID_OPERATION. Transforms are only supported for SQL_FILE and Import operations. The job's operation was Export which does not support the use of metadata transforms.

• INVALID_STATE. The user called METADATA_TRANSFORM after the job had started (that is, the job was not in the defining state).

• INCONSISTENT_ARGS. There was no value supplied or it was of the wrong datatype for the transform.

• PRIVILEGE_ERROR. A nonprivileged user attempted to do a REMAP_SCHEMA to a different user's schema or a REMAP_DATAFILE.

• SUCCESS_WITH_INFO. The procedure succeeded, but further information is available through the GET_STATUS procedure.

• NO_SUCH_JOB. The specified job does not exist.

Usage Notes

• The METADATA_TRANSFORM procedure is only supported for Import and SQL_FILE operations. It enables you to apply commonly desired, predefined transformations to the definition of objects as part of the transfer. If you need transforms that are not supported within this procedure, you should do a preliminary SQL_FILE operation to produce a SQL script corresponding to the dump file set. By editing the DDL directly and then executing it, you can produce any transformations that you need.

• Transforms for the DataPump API are a subset of the transforms implemented by the DBMS_METADATA.SET_TRANSFORM_PARAMETER API. Multiple transforms can be defined for a single job. However, each transform defined must be unique according its parameters. That is, two transforms cannot specify conflicting or redundant transformations.

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OPEN Function

This function is used to declare a new job using the Data Pump API. The handle that is returned is used as a parameter for calls to all other procedures except ATTACH.

Syntax

DBMS_DATAPUMP.OPEN (
   operation    IN VARCHAR2,
   mode         IN VARCHAR2,
   remote_link  IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   job_name     IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   version      IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT 'COMPATIBLE'
 RETURN NUMBER;

Parameters

Table 40-19 describes the valid operation types for the OPEN Function.

Table 40-20 describes the valid modes for the OPEN procedure.

Return Values

• An opaque handle for the job. This handle is used as input to the following procedures: ADD_FILE, CREATE_JOB_VIEW, DATA_FILTER, DETACH, GET_STATUS, LOG_ENTRY, LOG_ERROR,METADATA_FILTER, METADATA_REMAP, METADATA_TRANSFORM, SET_PARALLEL,SET_PARAMETER, START_JOB,STOP_JOB, and WAIT_FOR_JOB

Exceptions

• INVALID_ARGVAL. An invalid operation or mode was specified. A NULL or invalid value was supplied for an input parameter. The error message text identifies the parameter.

• JOB_EXISTS. A table already exists with the specified job name.

• PRIVILEGE_ERROR. The user does not have the necessary privileges or roles to use the specified mode.

• INTERNAL_ERROR. The job was created under the wrong schema or the master table was of the wrong format.

• SUCCESS_WITH_INFO. The procedure succeeded, but further information is available through the GET_STATUS procedure.

• NO_SUCH_JOB. The specified job does not exist.

Usage Notes

• When the job is created, a master table is created for the job under the caller's schema within the caller's default tablespace. A handle referencing the job is returned that attaches the current session to the job. Once attached, the handle remains valid until either an explicit or implicit detach occurs. The handle is only valid in the caller's session. Other handles can be attached to the same job from a different session by using the ATTACH procedure.

• If the OPEN fails, call GET_STATUS with a null handle to retrieve additional information about the failure.

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SET_PARALLEL Procedure

This procedure adjusts the degree of parallelism within a job.

Syntax

DBMS_DATAPUMP.SET_PARALLEL(
   handle      IN NUMBER,
   degree      IN NUMBER);

Parameters

Exceptions

• INVALID_HANDLE. The specified handle is not attached to a Data Pump job.

• INVALID_OPERATION. The SET_PARALLEL procedure is only valid for export and import operations.

• INVALID_ARGVAL. An invalid value was supplied for an input parameter.

• SUCCESS_WITH_INFO. The procedure succeeded, but further information is available through the GET_STATUS procedure.

• NO_SUCH_JOB. The specified job does not exist.

Usage Notes

• The SET_PARALLEL procedure is only available in the Enterprise Edition of the Oracle database.

• The SET_PARALLEL procedure can be executed by any session attached to a job. The job must be in one of the following states: Defining, Idling, or Executing.

• The effect of decreasing the degree of parallelism may be delayed because ongoing work needs to find an orderly completion point before SET_PARALLEL can take effect.

• Decreasing the parallelism will not result in fewer worker processes associated with the job. It will only decrease the number of worker processes that will be executing at any given time.

• Increasing the parallelism will take effect immediately if there is work that can be performed in parallel.

• The degree of parallelism requested by a user may be decreased based upon settings in the resource manager or through limitations introduced by the PROCESSES or SESSIONS initialization parameters in the init.ora file.

• To parallelize an Export job to a degree of n, the user should supply n files in the dump file set or specify a substitution variable in a file specification. Otherwise, some of the worker processes will be idle while waiting for files.

• SQL_FILE operations always operate with a degree of 1. Jobs running in the Transportable mode always operate with a degree of 1.

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SET_PARAMETER Procedures

This procedure is used to specify job-processing options.

Syntax

DBMS_DATAPUMP.SET_PARAMETER(
   handle       IN NUMBER,
   name         IN VARCHAR2,
   value        IN VARCHAR2);

DBMS_DATAPUMP.SET_PARAMETER (
   handle      IN NUMBER,
   name        IN VARCHAR2,
   value       IN NUMBER);

Parameters

Table 40-23 describes the valid options for the name parameter of the SET_PARAMETER procedure.

Exceptions

• INVALID_HANDLE. The specified handle is not attached to a Data Pump job.

• INVALID_ARGVAL. This exception could be due to any of the following causes:

  • An invalid name was supplied for an input parameter

  • The wrong datatype was used for value

  • A value was not supplied

  • The supplied value was not allowed for the specified parameter name

  • A flashback parameter had been established after a different flashback parameter had already been established

  • A parameter was specified that did not support duplicate definitions

• INVALID_OPERATION. The operation specified is invalid in this context.

• INVALID_STATE. The specified job is not in the Defining state.

• INCONSISTENT_ARGS. Either the specified parameter is not supported for the current operation type or it is not supported for the current mode.

• PRIVILEGE_ERROR. The user does not have the EXP_FULL_DATABASE or IMP_FULL_DATABASE role required for the specified parameter.

• SUCCESS_WITH_INFO. The procedure succeeded, but further information is available through the GET_STATUS procedure.

• NO_SUCH_JOB. The specified job does not exist.

Usage Notes

• The SET_PARAMETER procedure is used to specify optional features for the current job. See Table 40-23 for a list of supported options.

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START_JOB Procedure

This procedure begins or resumes execution of a job.

Syntax

DBMS_DATAPUMP.START_JOB (
   handle       IN NUMBER,
   skip_current IN NUMBER DEFAULT 0);

Parameters

Exceptions

• INVALID_HANDLE. The specified handle is not attached to a Data Pump job.

• INVALID_STATE. The causes of this exception can be any of the following:

  • No files have been defined for an Export, non-network Import, or SQL_FILE job

  • An ADD_FILE procedure has not been called to define the output for a SQL_FILE job

  • A TABLESPACE_DATAFILE parameter has not been defined for a Transportable Import job

  • A TABLESPACE_EXPR metadata filter has not been defined for a Transportable or Tablespace mode Export or Network job

  • The dump file set on an Import of SQL_FILE job was either incomplete or missing a master table specification

• INVALID_OPERATION. Unable to restore master table from a dump file set.

• INTERNAL_ERROR. An inconsistency was detected when the job was started. Additional information may be available through the GET_STATUS procedure.

• SUCCESS_WITH_INFO. The procedure succeeded, but further information is available through the GET_STATUS procedure.

• NO_SUCH_JOB. The specified job does not exist.

Usage Notes

• When this procedure is called to request that the corresponding job be started or restarted, the state of the job is changed from either the Defining or Idling state to the Executing state.

• If the SET_PARALLEL procedure was not called prior to the START_JOB procedure, the initial level of parallelism used in the job will be 1. If SET_PARALLEL was called prior to the job starting, the degree specified by the last SET_PARALLEL call determines the parallelism for the job. On restarts, the parallelism is determined by the previous parallel setting for the job, unless it is overridden by another SET_PARALLEL call.

• To restart a stopped job, an ATTACH must be performed prior to executing the START_JOB procedure.

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STOP_JOB Procedure

This procedure terminates a job, but optionally, preserves the state of the job.

Syntax

DBMS_DATAPUMP.STOP_JOB (
   handle      IN NUMBER,
   immediate   IN NUMBER DEFAULT 0,
   keep_master IN NUMBER DEFAULT NULL,
   delay       IN NUMBER DEFAULT 60);

Parameters

Exceptions

• INVALID_HANDLE. The specified handle is not attached to a Data Pump job.

• INVALID STATE. The job is already in the process of being stopped or completed.

• SUCCESS_WITH_INFO. The procedure succeeded, but further information is available through the GET_STATUS procedure.

• NO_SUCH_JOB. The specified job does not exist.

Usage Notes

• This procedure is used to request that the corresponding job stop executing.

• The termination of a job that is in an Executing state may take several minutes to complete in an orderly fashion.

• For jobs in the Defining, Idling, or Completing states, this procedure is functionally equivalent to the DETACH procedure.

• Once a job is stopped, it can be restarted using the ATTACH and START_JOB procedures, provided the master table and the dump file set are left intact.

• If the KEEP_MASTER parameter is not specified, and the job is in the Defining state or has a mode of Transportable, the master table is dropped. Otherwise, the master table is retained.

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WAIT_FOR_JOB Procedure

This procedure runs a job until it either completes normally or stops for some other reason.

Syntax

DBMS_DATAPUMP.WAIT_FOR_JOB (
  handle      IN   NUMBER,
  job_state   OUT  VARCHAR2);

Parameters

Exceptions

• SUCCESS_WITH_INFO. The procedure succeeded, but further information is available through the GET_STATUS API.

• INVALID_HANDLE. The job handle is no longer valid.

Usage Notes

This procedure provides the simplest mechanism for waiting for the completion of a Data Pump job. The job should be started before calling WAIT_FOR_JOB. When WAIT_FOR_JOB returns, the job will no longer be executing. If the job completed normally, the final status will be Completed. If the job stopped executing because of a STOP_JOB request or an internal error, the final status will be Stopped.