SHARING Clause

This clause applies only when creating an object in an application root. This type of object is called an application common object and it can be shared with the application PDBs that belong to the application root. The SHARING clause may only appear in the declarations of libraries, standalone object types, packages, and standalone subprograms in this context.

Topics

Syntax

sharing_clause ::=

Description of the illustration sharing_clause.eps

Semantics

sharing_clause

Specifies how the object is shared using one of the following sharing attributes:

METADATA - A metadata link shares the metadata, but its data is unique to each container. This type of object is referred to as a metadata-linked application common object.
NONE - The object is not shared.

If you omit this clause during an application operation, then the database uses the value of the DEFAULT_SHARING initialization parameter to determine the sharing attribute of the object. If the DEFAULT_SHARING initialization parameter does not have a value, then the default is METADATA.

Restrictions on SHARING clause

The sharing clause may only appear during an application installation, upgrade or patch in an application root. You must issue an ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE APPLICATION ... BEGIN statement to start the operation and an ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE APPLICATION ... END statement to end the operation. The sharing_clause is illegal outside this context and this implies the object is not shared.

You cannot change the sharing attribute of an object after it is created.