172 DBMS_XMLINDEX

The DBMS_XMLINDEX package provides an interface to implement asychronous indexing.

Using DBMS_XMLINDEX

Overview
Security Model

Overview

Asynchronous Index Maintenance

The basic XMLIndex is maintained on every DML operation. However, given the computing costs, in many cases the availability of stale result is adequate. In such situations, it is desirable to defer index updates to a convenient time, for example to a time when the load on the database is low. Thus a mechanism for asynchronous index maintenance is provided.

Security Model

Owned by XDB, the DBMS_XMLINDEX package must be created by SYS or XDB. The EXECUTE privilege is granted to PUBLIC. Subprograms in this package are executed using the privileges of the current user.

Summary of DBMS_XMLINDEX Subprograms

This table list the package subprograms in alphabetical order.

Table 172-1 DBMS_XMLINDEX Package Subprograms

Subprogram	Description
CREATEDATEINDEX Procedure	Creates a secondary index for date values in the `VALUE` column of a `PATH` `TABLE` which is the storage table of an `XMLIndex`
CREATENUMBERINDEX Procedure	Creates a secondary index for number values in the `VALUE` column of a `PATH` `TABLE` which is the storage table of an `XMLIndex`
DROPPARAMETER Procedure	Drops the `XMLIndex` parameter string that is associated with a given parameter identifier.
MODIFYPARAMETER Procedure	Modifies the `XMLIndex` parameter string that is associated with a given parameter name
REGISTERPARAMETER Procedure	Registers a parameter string and `XMLIndex` parameter string pair in XDB
SYNCINDEX Procedure	Synchronizes the index manually

CREATEDATEINDEX Procedure

This procedure creates a secondary index for date values in the VALUE column of a PATH TABLE which is the storage table of an XMLIndex. The second form of the procedure allows for the date_index_clause to be set to an empty string.

Syntax

DBMS_XMLINDEX.CREATEDATEINDEX  (
   xml_index_schema   IN   VARCHAR2,
   xml_index_name     IN   VARCHAR2,
   date_index_name    IN   VARCHAR2,
   xmltypename        IN   VARCHAR2,
   date_index_clause  IN   VARCHAR2);

DBMS_XMLINDEX.CREATEDATEINDEX  (
   xml_index_schema   IN   VARCHAR2
   xml_index_name     IN   VARCHAR2,
   date_index_name    IN   VARCHAR2,
   xmltypename        IN   VARCHAR2);

Parameters

Table 172-2 CREATEDATEINDEX Procedure Parameters

Parameter	Description
`xml_index_schema`	Name of the owner of the `XMLIndex`
`xml_index_name`	Name of the `XMLIndex`
`date_index_name`	Name of the secondary index to be created for date values in the `VALUE` column of the `PATH` `TABLE` of `XMLIndex` named `xml_index_name` and owned by `xml_index_schema`
`xmltypename`	The type to which values in the `VALUE` column of the path table are to be cast. Acceptable values are the following strings: `DATETIME`, `TIME`, `DATE`, `GDAY`, `GMONTH`, `GYEAR`, `GYEARMONTH`, `GMONTHDAY`.
`date_index_clause`	Storage clause to be applied to the date index during its creation. This is a string argument appended to the `CREATE` `INDEX` statement for creating the date index

CREATENUMBERINDEX Procedure

This procedure creates a secondary index for number values in the VALUE column of a PATH TABLE which is the storage table of an XMLIndex.

Syntax

DBMS_XMLINDEX.CREATENUMBERINDEX (
   xml_index_schema   IN   VARCHAR2,
   xml_index_name     IN   VARCHAR2,
   num_index_name     IN   VARCHAR2,
   num_index_clause   IN   VARCHAR2,
   xmltypename        IN   VARCHAR2);

Parameters

Table 172-3 CREATENUMBERINDEX Procedure Parameters

Parameter	Description
`xml_index_schema`	Name of the owner of the `XMLIndex`
`xml_index_name`	Name of the `XMLIndex`
`num_index_name`	Name of the secondary index to be created for number values in the `VALUE` column of the `PATH` `TABLE` of `XMLIndex` named `xml_index_name` and owned by `xml_index_schema`
`num_index_clause`	Storage clause to be applied to the number index during its creation. This is a string argument appended to the `CREATE` `INDEX` statement for creating the number index.
`xmltypename`	The type to which values in the `VALUE` column of the path table are to be cast. Acceptable values are the following strings: `FLOAT`, `DOUBLE`, `DECIMAL`, `INTEGER`, `NONPOSITIVEINTEGER`, `NEGATIVEINTEGER`, `LONG`, `INT`, `SHORT`, `BYTE`, `NONNEGATIVEINTEGER`, `UNSIGNEDLONG`, `UNSIGNEDINT`, `UNSIGNEDSHORT`, `UNSIGNEDBYTE`, `POSITIVEINTEGER`.

DROPPARAMETER Procedure

This procedure drops the XMLIndex parameter string that is associated with a given parameter identifier.

Syntax

DBMS_XMLINDEX.DROPPARAMETER (
   name        IN      VARCHAR2);

Parameters

Table 172-4 DROPPARAMETER Procedure Parameters

Parameter	Description
`name`	Identifier for parameter string

Examples

DBMS_XMLINDEX.DROPPARAMETER ( 
   'myIndexParam');

MODIFYPARAMETER Procedure

This procedure modifies the XMLIndex parameter string that is associated with a given parameter identifier.

Syntax

DBMS_XMLINDEX.MODIFYPARAMETER (
   name        IN      VARCHAR2, 
   parameter   IN      CLOB);

Parameters

Table 172-5 MODIFYPARAMETER Procedure Parameters

Parameter	Description
`name`	Identifier for parameter string
`parameter`	`XMLIndex` parameter clause that can appear in a `CREATE` `INDEX` or an `ALTER` `INDEX` statement

Examples

DBMS_XMLINDEX.MODIFYPARAMETER ( 
   'myIndexParam', 
   'PATH TABLE po_ptab 
    PATH ID INDEX po_pidx 
    ORDER KEY INDEX po_oidx 
    VALUE INDEX po_vidx');

REGISTERPARAMETER Procedure

This procedure registers a parameter identifier and XMLIndex parameter string pair in XDB.

Syntax

DBMS_XMLINDEX.REGISTERPARAMETER (
   name        IN      VARCHAR2, 
   parameter   IN      CLOB);

Parameters

Table 172-6 REGISTERPARAMETER Procedure Parameters

Parameter	Description
`name`	Identifier for parameter string
`parameter`	`XMLIndex` parameter clause that can appear in a `CREATE` `INDEX` or an `ALTER` `INDEX` statement

Examples

DBMS_XMLINDEX.REGISTERPARAMETER ( 
   'myIndexParam', 
   'PATH TABLE po_ptab 
    PATH ID INDEX po_pidx 
    ORDER KEY INDEX po_oidx 
    VALUE INDEX po_vidx 
    PATHS(NAMESPACE MAPPING(xmlns:p="http://www.example.com/IPO")) 
    GROUP MASTERGROUP XMLTABLE PO_TAB 
    (''/p:PurchaseOrder'' 
        COLUMNS 
           REFERENCE VARCHAR2(30) PATH ''p:Reference'', 
           REQUESTOR VARCHAR2(30) PATH ''p:Requestor'' ) 
    GROUP ITEMGROUP XMLTABLE ITEMGROUP_TAB     
    (''/p:PurchaseOrder/p:LineItems/p:LineItem'' 
        COLUMNS 
           LINENUMBER NUMBER(38) PATH ''@p:ItemNumber'', 
           QUANTITY NUMBER(38) PATH ''@p:Quantity'', 
           DESCRIPTION VARCHAR2(256) PATH ''p:Description'' ));

SYNCINDEX Procedure

This function synchronizes an asynchronously maintained XMLIndex. It applies to the XMLIndex changes that are logged in the pending table, and brings the path table up-to-date with the base XMLTYPE column.

Syntax

DBMS_XMLINDEX.SYNCINDEX (
   xml_index_schema      IN VARCHAR2,
   xml_index_name        IN VARCHAR2,
   partition_name        IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
   reindex               IN BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE);

Parameters

Table 172-7 SYNCINDEX Procedure Parameters

Parameter	Description
`xml_index_schema`	Name of the owner of the XMLIndex
`xml_schema_name`	Name of the XMLIndex
`partition_name`	[Currently not supported]
`reindex`	Default is `FALSE`. If set to `TRUE`, this drops the secondary indexes and recreates them later so that they can be bulkloaded.

Examples

EXEC DBMS_XMLINDEX.SYNCINDEX('USER1', 'SS_TAB_XMLI', REINDEX=>TRUE);