1.98 DDL_LOCK_TIMEOUT

DDL_LOCK_TIMEOUT specifies a time limit for how long DDL statements will wait in a DML lock queue.

Property Description

Parameter type

Integer

Default value

0

Modifiable

ALTER SESSION, ALTER SYSTEM

Modifiable in a PDB

Yes

Range of values

0 to 1,000,000 (in seconds)

Basic

No

A value of zero indicates a status of NOWAIT. The maximum value of 1,000,000 seconds will result in the DDL statement waiting forever to acquire a DML lock.

If a lock is not acquired before the timeout period expires, then an error is returned.

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