Oracle Designer Model, Release 6i
Element Type Definition


Element Type Name LOB_STORAGE
Short Name LST
View NameCI_LOB_STORAGES
Description A LOB_STORAGE represents a specification of storage information for
a LOB and its index that is able to be used by one or more LOB columns
within the same database
Sub-type of SECONDARY_ACCESS_ELEMENT
Versioning: Belongs to:
ORACLE_DATABASE versionable object
Rules: API Spec
Uniqueness Criteria
Deletion Rules
Descriptor: ORACLE_DATABASE_REFERENCE
NAME
Used by: Oracle Designer

Underlying table:SDD_LST
Changes: Summary of changes to LOB_STORAGE in Release 6i

Reference Properties
Name Opt ? Notes Relationship In Arc
ORACLE_DATABASE_REFERENCE N Prompt: Oracle Database
Transferable only if null
Must be defined in one and only one ORACLE_DATABASE
INDEX_STORAGE_DEFN_REFERENCE Y Prompt: Storage Definition (Index) May be with LOB index limited by one and only one STORAGE_DEFINITION
INDEX_TABLESPACE_REFERENCE Y Prompt: Tablespace (Index) May be with LOB index created in one and only one TABLESPACE
STORAGE_DEFINITION_REFERENCE Y Prompt: Storage Definition May be limited by one and only one STORAGE_DEFINITION
TABLESPACE_REFERENCE Y Prompt: Tablespace May be created in one and only one TABLESPACE

Properties
Name Datatype Opt ? Notes Domain Default Value
CACHE_FLAG VARCHAR2(1) N Indicates whether CACHE option is required (ie blocks retrieved placed at most recently used end or least recently used end of the LRU in the buffer cache when a full table scan is performed)
Prompt: Cache ?
Uppercase
YESNO N
CHUNK NUMBER(38, 0) Y The unit of LOB value allocation and manipulation. Expressed in units indicated by CHUNK_UNIT
Prompt: Chunk
Range: 1 to 99999999999999999999999999999999999999
CHUNK_UNIT VARCHAR2(1) Y Unit of measure in which the CHUNK property is expressed
Prompt: Chunk Unit
Uppercase
OGO_UNITS_OF_QUOTA
INDEX_INITIAL_TRANSACTION NUMBER(3, 0) Y Initial number of transaction entries allocated within each data block allocated to the LOB index segment
Prompt: Init Trans (Index)
Range: 1 to 999
INDEX_MAXIMUM_TRANSACTION NUMBER(3, 0) Y Maximum number of concurrent transactions that can update a data block allocated to the LOB index segment
Prompt: Max Trans (Index)
Range: 1 to 999
LOGGING_FLAG VARCHAR2(1) N Indicates whether LOGGING option is required (ie whether subsequent operations against the LOB storage that can execute without logging are to be logged in the redo file)
Prompt: Logging ?
Uppercase
YESNO Y
NAME VARCHAR2(30) N Name by which the LOB storage is identified. (Note that this is distinct from the LOB segment name which is held on COLUMN_LOB_STORAGE)
Prompt: Name
Uppercase
PCTVERSION NUMBER(2, 0) Y Maximum percentage of overall LOB storage space used for creating new versions of the LOB, ie older versions of the LOB data are not overwritten until this percentage of the overall LOB storage space is used
Prompt: Percent Version
Range: 1 to 99
PARENT_IVID NUMBER(38, 0) Y Internal use only. Exists on "secondary" element types from a versioning viewpoint. Contains the IVID of the primary element type (not necessarily a PAC) forming the basis of the "versionable object" to which this element type belongs
Not displayed
System maintained
Updatable only if null
Defined on SAC supertype
PAC_REFERENCE NUMBER(38, 0) Y Internal use only. Exists on "secondary" element types from a structural viewpoint. Contains the IRID of the PAC forming the basis of the "logical object" to which this element type belongs
Not displayed
System maintained
Not updatable by user
Defined on SAC supertype

Multi-line Text
Name Text Type Prompt
DESCRIPTION CDIDSC Description
NOTES CDINOT Notes

Other Properties
LOB_STORAGE has the 20 user definable properties (USER_DEFINED_PROPERTY_0, _1, _2, _3 etc) for User Extensibility
The following 'standard' properties are also inherited by all element types:
  • ID
  • IRID
  • IVID
  • ELEMENT_TYPE_NAME
  • DATE_CREATED
  • CREATED_BY
  • DATE_CHANGED
  • CHANGED_BY
  • NUMBER_OF_TIMES_MODIFIED
  • TYPES

Other element types that reference LOB_STORAGE:


Note:

  • All properties are displayed and updatable by the user unless indicated otherwise
  • All reference properties are displayed and transferable unless indicated otherwise
  • All domains are enforced unless indicated otherwise
  • All properties and reference properties are defined on this element type unless indicated as inherited from a supertype