Flashback Operations

The flashback query feature was introduced in Oracle 9i. In Oracle Database 10g, this functionality has been expanded to include several powerful options, and for use with the entire database. All flashback features rely on the database undo information to re-create a state in the past. Flashback transaction query, flashback versions query, Flashback Table, and Flashback Database are the major flashback operations. A more detailed explanation of flashback operations is given in Chapter 17, “Effectively Using Flashback Technologies.”

Flashback Database

Flashback Database is a new feature introduced in Oracle Database 10g. This feature helps the DBA to quickly revert an entire Oracle database to a former state at any past point ...

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