If you’re searching for DBA_PARAMETERS or ALL_PARAMETERS or USER_PARAMETERS…it’s because (like me) you’ve forgotten that the name is DBA_ARGUMENTS, not DBA_PARAMETERS.
There are 3 steps you can follow to prevent this from happening in the future:
1.) Go clear your head.
Take a walk, grab a cup of coffee. Get up and stretch, drink some water, or eat a healthy snack. You might be fatigued and need a break.
2.) Consider creating a synonym
If this has happened multiple times, you might consider just accepting the fact that you need to create a synonym.
CREATE PUBLIC SYNONYM dba_parameters
FOR sys.dba_arguments;3.) Grab a copy of my free SQL Tuning tactical guide
Yeah, but how will this help, Kaley?
Look, I don’t claim to be a doctor, and I don’t really know how it works. This might be a bit optimistic because the field of medicine is constantly changing, but I know that 100% of people interviewed that had grabbed a copy of my free guide reported being able to better remember the DBA_ARGUMENTS view.
100%!!! Frankly, that is incredible!!
This was a study that was conducted in 2020 across a total of 1 persons before it ran out of funding, so the results may be a bit preliminary, but the initial results are exciting, nonetheless.
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