Read all parameters from SYS_CONTEXT/USERENV

Question

So we have this SYS_CONTEXT function in Oracle, which takes two parameters, first a namespace, and second a parameter name. There's a predefined namespace called USERENV, and it comes with various parameters, the exact number and names of which depend on the Oracle version being used.

Using Firefox and Firequery you can get a list of all parameter names from the Oracle doc page linked to above, like this:

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And then you could build a procedure that reads and outputs the entire context - at least for the version you've grabbed the parameters for.

But leaving aside this static way of reading the SYS_CONTEXT/USERENV, is there a dynamic way of doing so? Some place in the data dictionary that lists the names of valid parameters of the USERENV?

As to why I'd like to read the USERENV, it's just for idle study purposes and curiosity.

Answer 1

I guess it might be helpful for you. The query below dumps Oracle USERENV context as a table.

    select res.*
    from (
      select *
      from (
        select
          sys_context ('userenv','ACTION') ACTION,
          sys_context ('userenv','AUDITED_CURSORID') AUDITED_CURSORID,
          sys_context ('userenv','AUTHENTICATED_IDENTITY') AUTHENTICATED_IDENTITY,
          sys_context ('userenv','AUTHENTICATION_DATA') AUTHENTICATION_DATA,
          sys_context ('userenv','AUTHENTICATION_METHOD') AUTHENTICATION_METHOD,
          sys_context ('userenv','BG_JOB_ID') BG_JOB_ID,
          sys_context ('userenv','CLIENT_IDENTIFIER') CLIENT_IDENTIFIER,
          sys_context ('userenv','CLIENT_INFO') CLIENT_INFO,
          sys_context ('userenv','CURRENT_BIND') CURRENT_BIND,
          sys_context ('userenv','CURRENT_EDITION_ID') CURRENT_EDITION_ID,
          sys_context ('userenv','CURRENT_EDITION_NAME') CURRENT_EDITION_NAME,
          sys_context ('userenv','CURRENT_SCHEMA') CURRENT_SCHEMA,
          sys_context ('userenv','CURRENT_SCHEMAID') CURRENT_SCHEMAID,
          sys_context ('userenv','CURRENT_SQL') CURRENT_SQL,
          sys_context ('userenv','CURRENT_SQLn') CURRENT_SQLn,
          sys_context ('userenv','CURRENT_SQL_LENGTH') CURRENT_SQL_LENGTH,
          sys_context ('userenv','CURRENT_USER') CURRENT_USER,
          sys_context ('userenv','CURRENT_USERID') CURRENT_USERID,
          sys_context ('userenv','DATABASE_ROLE') DATABASE_ROLE,
          sys_context ('userenv','DB_DOMAIN') DB_DOMAIN,
          sys_context ('userenv','DB_NAME') DB_NAME,
          sys_context ('userenv','DB_UNIQUE_NAME') DB_UNIQUE_NAME,
          sys_context ('userenv','DBLINK_INFO') DBLINK_INFO,
          sys_context ('userenv','ENTRYID') ENTRYID,
          sys_context ('userenv','ENTERPRISE_IDENTITY') ENTERPRISE_IDENTITY,
          sys_context ('userenv','FG_JOB_ID') FG_JOB_ID,
          sys_context ('userenv','GLOBAL_CONTEXT_MEMORY') GLOBAL_CONTEXT_MEMORY,
          sys_context ('userenv','GLOBAL_UID') GLOBAL_UID,
          sys_context ('userenv','HOST') HOST,
          sys_context ('userenv','IDENTIFICATION_TYPE') IDENTIFICATION_TYPE,
          sys_context ('userenv','INSTANCE') INSTANCE,
          sys_context ('userenv','INSTANCE_NAME') INSTANCE_NAME,
          sys_context ('userenv','IP_ADDRESS') IP_ADDRESS,
          sys_context ('userenv','ISDBA') ISDBA,
          sys_context ('userenv','LANG') LANG,
          sys_context ('userenv','LANGUAGE') LANGUAGE,
          sys_context ('userenv','MODULE') MODULE,
          sys_context ('userenv','NETWORK_PROTOCOL') NETWORK_PROTOCOL,
          sys_context ('userenv','NLS_CALENDAR') NLS_CALENDAR,
          sys_context ('userenv','NLS_CURRENCY') NLS_CURRENCY,
          sys_context ('userenv','NLS_DATE_FORMAT') NLS_DATE_FORMAT,
          sys_context ('userenv','NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE') NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE,
          sys_context ('userenv','NLS_SORT') NLS_SORT,
          sys_context ('userenv','NLS_TERRITORY') NLS_TERRITORY,
          sys_context ('userenv','OS_USER') OS_USER,
          sys_context ('userenv','POLICY_INVOKER') POLICY_INVOKER,
          sys_context ('userenv','PROXY_ENTERPRISE_IDENTITY') PROXY_ENTERPRISE_IDENTITY,
          sys_context ('userenv','PROXY_USER') PROXY_USER,
          sys_context ('userenv','PROXY_USERID') PROXY_USERID,
          sys_context ('userenv','SERVER_HOST') SERVER_HOST,
          sys_context ('userenv','SERVICE_NAME') SERVICE_NAME,
          sys_context ('userenv','SESSION_EDITION_ID') SESSION_EDITION_ID,
          sys_context ('userenv','SESSION_EDITION_NAME') SESSION_EDITION_NAME,
          sys_context ('userenv','SESSION_USER') SESSION_USER,
          sys_context ('userenv','SESSION_USERID') SESSION_USERID,
          sys_context ('userenv','SESSIONID') SESSIONID,
          sys_context ('userenv','SID') SID,
          sys_context ('userenv','STATEMENTID') STATEMENTID,
          sys_context ('userenv','TERMINAL') TERMINAL
        from dual
        -- where sys_context ('userenv','SESSIONID') NOT in ('SYS', 'XDB')    -- <<<<< filter by user
      )
      unpivot include nulls (
        val for name in (action, audited_cursorid, authenticated_identity, authentication_data, authentication_method, bg_job_id, client_identifier, client_info, current_bind, current_edition_id, current_edition_name, current_schema, current_schemaid, current_sql, current_sqln, current_sql_length, current_user, current_userid, database_role, db_domain, db_name, db_unique_name, dblink_info, entryid, enterprise_identity, fg_job_id, global_context_memory, global_uid, host, identification_type, instance, instance_name, ip_address, isdba, lang, language, module, network_protocol, nls_calendar, nls_currency, nls_date_format, nls_date_language, nls_sort, nls_territory, os_user, policy_invoker, proxy_enterprise_identity, proxy_user, proxy_userid, server_host, service_name, session_edition_id, session_edition_name, session_user, session_userid, sessionid, sid, statementid, terminal)
      )
    ) res;

Answer 2

There is no way to determine the supported values for the userenv namespace. One way would be to create a table with the supported parameter names.