UserEnv Function

Oracle/PLSQL: UserEnv Function

In Oracle/PLSQL, the userenv function can be used to retrieve information about the current Oracle session. Although this function still exists in Oracle for backwards compatibility, it is recommended that you use the sys_context function instead.

The syntax for the userenv function is:

userenv( parameter )

parameter is the value to return from the current Oracle session. The possible values are:

Parameter Explanation
CLIENT_INFO Returns user session information stored using the DBMS_APPLICATION_INFO package
ENTRYID Available auditing entry identifier
INSTANCE The identifier number of the current instance
ISDBA Returns TRUE if the user has DBA privileges. Otherwise, it will return FALSE.
LANG The ISO abbreviation for the language
LANGUAGE The language, territory, and character of the session. In the following format:
language_territory.characterset
SESSIONID The identifier of the auditing session
TERMINAL The OS identifier of the current session

Applies To:

Oracle 8i, Oracle 9i, Oracle 10g, Oracle 11g

For example:

userenv('ENTRYID') would return FALSE
userenv('LANGUAGE') would return 'AMERICAN_AMERICA.WE8DEC'