RE: Virtual Private Databases

From: DENNIS WILLIAMS <DWILLIAMS_at_LIFETOUCH.COM>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 14:12:37 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.003EF927.20020114134023@fatcity.com>

Gary - I don't have that much experience with SE vs. EE, but my experience has been that Oracle tends to provide many features, regardless of your licensing. Think of it as the honor system. The problem for you is that if you use features that your license does not entitle you to, then some day your Oracle rep. discovers it and gently suggests a change in your license policy. To your boss. So, in the words of Clint Eastwood: "Do you feel lucky, punk? Well do you?".

Personally, I think the best policy is to check your licensing policy carefully before using a feature.
Dennis Williams
DBA
Lifetouch, Inc.
dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com

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Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 12:25 PM
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I've read several articles about this aspect of Oracle 8i. However, the 8i database I would like to implement it on is running Standard Edition, not Enterprise Edition.

I have information comparing 8i SE vs EE features and VPD was listed as only available if you are running EE. When I poked around the database it appears that the DBMS_RLS package is installed and available. Before I try testing this on a happy production server, can someone confirm whether or not I can implement VPD on Standard Edition?

Regards,

Gary Norwell

Senior Systems Analyst
Hybrid Turkeys

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