ORA_INVOKING_USERID

Syntax

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Purpose

ORA_INVOKING_USERID returns the identifier of the database user who invoked the current statement or view. This function takes into account the BEQUEATH property of intervening views referenced in the statement.

This function returns a NUMBER value.

See Also:

  • ORA_INVOKING_USER to learn how Oracle Database determines the database user who invoked the current statement or view

  • BEQUEATH clause of the CREATE VIEW statement

Examples

The following example returns the identifier of the database user who invoked the statement:

SELECT ORA_INVOKING_USERID FROM DUAL;