Sessions

A session is the connection of a user to an Oracle database instance. A session lasts from the time the user connects until the time the user disconnects or exits the database application.

You must have database administrator privileges to access the Sessions page.

To access reports on the Sessions page:

On the Workspace home page, click the Utilities icon and then Database Monitor.
Click Sessions.
If prompted, enter the appropriate administrator user name and password and click Login.

The Sessions page appears.
To view a report, select one of the following tabs at the top of the page:
- Sessions
- Locks
- Waits
- I/O
- SQL
- Open Cursors
The sections that follow describe each report.

Sessions Report

The Sessions Report displays information about the current sessions in the database. Use the controls at the top of page to narrow the view:

Search. Enter search criteria and click Go. For search details, click the Search label.
Status. Select a status and click Go.
Show. Select how many columns to display and click Go.
Display. Select the number of rows to appear in the report and click Go.

To view session details, click the Session ID (SID). The Session Details page appears. To remove the current session, navigate to the Session Details page and click Kill Session.

Locks Report

The Locks report displays a report of sessions which have locks that are blocking other session(s). To control the number of rows that appear, make a selection from the Display list and click Go.

Waits Report

The Waits report displays the wait events for each session. Use the controls at the top of page to narrow the view:

Search. Enter search criteria and click Go. For search details, click the Search label.
Status. Select a status and click Go.
Show. Select how many columns to display and click Go.
Display. Select the number of rows to appear in the report and click Go.

To view session details, click the Session ID (SID). The Session Details page appears. To remove the current session, click Kill Session.

I/O Report

The I/0 report displays details about the I/O for each session. Use the controls at the top of page to narrow the view:

Search. Enter search criteria and click Go. For search details, click the Search label.
Display. Select the number of rows to appear in the report and click Go.

To view session details, click the Session ID (SID). The Session Details page appears. To remove the current session, click Kill Session.

SQL Report

The SQL report displays details about the current or last SQL statement executed for each session. Use the controls at the top of page to narrow the view:

Search. Enter search criteria and click Go. For search details, click the Search label.
Status. Select a status and click Go.
Show. Select how many columns to display and click Go.
Display. Select the number of rows to appear in the report and click Go.

To view session details, click the Session ID (SID). The Session Details page appears. To remove the current session, click Kill Session.

Open Cursors

The Open Cursors report displays details about the number of open cursors for each session. Use the controls at the top of page to narrow the view:

Search. Enter search criteria and click Go. For search details, click the Search label.
Status. Select a status and click Go.
Display. Select the number of rows to appear in the report and click Go.

To view details about a specific open cursor count, click the numeric link under the Open Cursor Count column.

To view session details, click the Session ID (SID). The Session Details page appears. To remove the current session, click Kill Session.