Changes in Oracle Database

The following are changes in Oracle Database SecureFiles and Large Objects Developer's Guide for Oracle Database.

New Features

New Features for 19c Release

Oracle Database allows configuring signature-based security for large object (LOB) locators using the LOB_SIGNATURE_ENABLE initialization parameter

Managing LOB Signatures for more information.

New Features for 18c Release

Oracle Database allows LOBs and LOB related functionality to be used with Oracle Database In-Memory.

Oracle Database In-Memory Guide for more information.
Oracle Database extends Exadata support for LOBs to Compressed LOBs.

ENABLE or DISABLE STORAGE IN ROW Clause
Oracle Database has improved the performance of multiple persistent and temporary LOB operations.

Deprecated Features

List of deprecated features in Oracle® Database SecureFiles and Large Objects 18c

Oracle Multimedia is deprecated in Oracle Database Release 18c, and may be desupported in a future release. Oracle recommends that you stop using deprecated features as soon as possible.

List of deprecated features in Oracle® Database SecureFiles and Large Objects 12c, Release 2 (12.2)

The following list of features is deprecated in Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2), and may be desupported in a future release.

DBMS_LOB.LOADFROMFILE Procedure.

Use DBMS_LOB.LoadClobFromFile or DBMS_LOB.LoadBlobFromFile instead.
LOB Buffering subsystem APIs

The following functions are deprecated beginning with Oracle 12c Release 2 (12.2):
In place of using these LOB buffering functions, use the LOB prefetch feature described in Prefetching of LOB Data, Length, and Chuck Size.
DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.CLOB2FILE procedure.

Use DBMS_LOB.CLOB2FILE procedure instead.
DBMS_LOB.LOADFROMFILE Procedure.

Use DBMS_LOB.LoadClobFromFile or DBMS_LOB.LoadBlobFromFile instead.
DBMS_XSLPROCESSOR.CLOB2FILE procedure.

Use DBMS_LOB.CLOB2FILE procedure instead.

Desupported Features

List of desupported features in Oracle® Database SecureFiles and Large Objects 19c

Oracle Multimedia has been desupported in its entirety. Oracle recommends that you store multimedia content in SecureFiles LOBs and use third-party products.