New In Oracle Database
Version 20c

Description Link Last Modified
Architecture & Features
Legacy, non-container architecture has been is no longer supported - 29-Feb-2020
Persistent Memory Database and FileStore Persistent Memory DB 17-Apr-2020
SecureFile Defragmentation SecureFiles 28-Mar-2020
DRnn Background Process Dropped Background Processes 12-Nov-2020
New MZnn Background Process Added Background Processes 12-Nov-2020
 
 
Security
Force upgraded password files to be case sensitive - 07-Mar-2020
Database clients can be configured to maintain multiple SSL sessions using different certificates - 07-Mar-2020
Support for centrally managed wallets - 07-Mar-2020
USER_APPLICATION_ROLES view enhanced to show roles granted - 07-Mar-2020
STIG compliant Unified Audit Policies are predefined - 07-Mar-2020
 
General
New Users
  • DV_OWNER
Deprecated/Dropped Users as Part of Default Install
  • TBD
 USERS 09-Apr-2020
New Roles
  • AVTUNE_PKG_ROLE
  • BDSQL_ADMIN
  • BDSQL_USER
  • GSMROOTUSER_ROLE
  • PPLB_ROLE
Deprecated/Dropped Roles as Part of Default Install
  • CSW_USR_ROLE
 ROLES 17-Nov-2020
New System Privileges
  • None
Deprecated/Dropped System Privileges
  • None
 SYSTEM PRIVILEGES 19-Apr-2020
New Data Dictionary Objects
  • DBA_OGG_AUTO_CAPTURED_TABLES
  • USER_OGG_AUTO_CAPTURED_TABLES
Deprecated/Dropped Data Dictionary Objects
  • ALL_DEF_AUDIT_OPTS
  • AUDIT_ACTIONS
  • DBA_AUDIT_EXISTS
  • DBA_AUDIT_OBJECT
  • DBA_AUDIT_SESSION
  • DBA_AUDIT_STATEMENT
  • DBA_AUDIT_TRAIL
  • DBA_COMMON_AUDIT_TRAIL
  • DBA_FGA_AUDIT_TRAIL
  • DBA_OBJ_AUDIT_OPTS
  • DBA_PRIV_AUDIT_OPTS
  • DBA_STMT_AUDIT_OPTS
  • USER_AUDIT_OBJECT
  • USER_AUDIT_SESSION
  • USER_AUDIT_STATEMENT
  • USER_AUDIT_TRAIL
  • USER_OBJ_AUDIT_OPTS
 - 09-Apr-2020
New Dynamic Performance Views
  • TBD
Deprecated/Dropped Dynamic Performance Views

  • V$XML_AUDIT_TRAIL
 Dynamic Performance Views -
New Object Privileges
  • TBD
Deprecated/Dropped Object Privileges

  • TBD
 Object Privileges -
New Hints
  • TBD
 Hints -
New Initialization Parameters
  • DBNEST_ENABLE
  • DBNEST_PDB_FS_CONF
  • DIAGNOSTICS_CONTROL
  • INMEMORY_DEEP_VECTORIZATION
  • PMEM_FILESTORE
  • TABLESPACE_ENCRYPTION_DEFAULT_ALGORITHM
Deprecated/Dropped Initialization Parameters
  • AUDIT_FILE_DEST
  • AUDIT_SYS_OPERATIONS
  • AUDIT_SYSLOG_LEVEL
  • AUDIT_TRAIL
  • IGNORE_CASE
  • UNIFIED_AUDIT_SGA_QUEUE_SIZE
 Startup Parameters 09-Apr-2020
New Built-In Packages
  • See below
Dropped Built-In Packages
  • DBMS_CLR
  • DBMS_OBFUSCATION_TOOLKIT
  • DBMS_OBFUSCATION_TOOLKIT_FFI
  • ORDIMDPCALLOUTS
  • ORD_ADMIN
 Built-In Packages 28-Nov-2020
 
Other Deprecated or Dropped Objects
TBD   -
 
Object Types and Features
New
  • BlockChain Tables
Deprecated
  • Legacy (Non-Container) Architecture
  • Obfuscation Toolkit
 BlockChain Tables


 		 19-Nov-2020


 
 
New SQL
EXCEPT Set Operator Oracle Operators 25-Mar-2020
INTERSECT ALL Set Operator Oracle Operators 25-Mar-2020
MINUS ALL Set Operator Oracle Operators 25-Mar-2020
Process Identifier (PID) userenv Constant SYS_CONTEXT 27-Mar-2020
 
New PL/SQL
New PL/SQL Informational Warning Messages (06027, 06028, 06029) PL/SQL Warnings 28-Mar-2020
New PL/SQL Severe Warning Messages (05026, 05027, 05028, 05029) PL/SQL Warnings 28-Mar-2020
New Pragma SUPPRESS_WARNING_6009 PRAGMAS 28-Mar-2020
 
New or Modified Functions, Operators, Procedures, and Types
DBMS_FEATURE_APPROX_QP DBMS_FEATURE Procedures 08-Dec-2020
DBMS_FEATURE_EM_DIAG DBMS_FEATURE Procedures 08-Dec-2020
DBMS_FEATURE_EM_GC DBMS_FEATURE Procedures 08-Dec-2020
DBMS_FEATURE_EM_INT DBMS_FEATURE Procedures 08-Dec-2020
DBMS_FEATURE_EM_TUNING DBMS_FEATURE Procedures 08-Dec-2020
DBMS_FEATURE_IM_BASE_LEVEL DBMS_FEATURE Procedures 08-Dec-2020
 
Renamed Objects
None Identified - -
 
New or Modified Functions, Operators, Procedures, and Types
ANY_VALUE ANY_VALUE 06-Nov-2020
 
Changes to JSON, SODA and XML
None Identified - -
 
New Built-in Packages
DBFS_OFS_CONVERSION DBFS_OFS_CONVERSION 12-Dec-2020
DBMS_ADBTASK_ADMIN DBMS_ADBTASK_ADMIN 12-Dec-2020
DBMS_AQ_IND_MON DBMS_AQ_IND_MON 11-Feb-2021
DBMS_AQ_SUB DBMS_AQ_SUB 11-Feb-2021
DBMS_AUTO_SQLSET DBMS_AUTO_SQLSET 12-Dec-2020
DBMS_AUTO_ZONEMAP DBMS_AUTO_ZONEMAP 12-Dec-2020
DBMS_AUTO_ZONEMAP_INTERNAL DBMS_AUTO_ZONEMAP_INTERNAL 12-Dec-2020
DBMS_AVTUNE DBMS_AVTUNE 17-Dec-2020
DBMS_AWRHUB_SERVER DBMS_AWRHUB_SERVER 30-Nov-2020
DBMS_AWRHUB_SOURCE DBMS_AWRHUB_SOURCE 30-Nov-2020
DBMS_AWR_ANALYTICS DBMS_AWR_ANALYTICS 27-Nov-2020
DBMS_BLOCKCHAIN_TABLE DBMS_BLOCKCHAIN_TABLE 24-Nov-2020
DBMS_BLOCKCHAIN_UTL DBMS_BLOCKCHAIN_UTL 25-Nov-2020
DBMS_CLOUD DBMS_CLOUD 05-Dec-2020
DBMS_CLOUD_TYPES DBMS_CLOUD_TYPES 05-Dec-2020
DBMS_DLM DBMS_DLM 28-Nov-2020
DBMS_GSM_DDL DBMS_GSM_DDL 06-Dec-2020
DBMS_GSM_SEC DBMS_GSM_SEC 06-Dec-2020
DBMS_MAX_STRING_SIZE DBMS_MAX_STRING_SIZE 26-Nov-2020
DBMS_MDX_UTIL DBMS_MDX_UTIL 20-Mar-2021
DBMS_MLE DBMS_MLE 21-Mar-2021
DBMS_OPTIM_BUNDLE DBMS_OPTIM_BUNDLE 28-Nov-2020
DBMS_PQDIAG DBMS_PQDIAG 28-Nov-2020
DBMS_TABLE_DATA DBMS_TABLE_DATA 09-Dec-2020
DBMS_TSDP_PROTECT_INT DBMS_TSDP_PROTECT_INT 03-Nov-2022
DBMS_USER_CERTS DBMS_USER_CERTS 25-Nov-2020
DBMS_WRR_STATE_BASE DBMS_WRR_STATE_BASE 23-Dec-2020
LBAC_POLICY_ADMIN_INT LBAC_POLICY_ADMIN_INT 21-Dec-2020
LTI LTI 30-Dec-2020
 
Built-in Packages with New or Removed Objects
DBMS_ASSERT has new SIMPLE_SQL_NAME_LIST function DBMS_ASSERT 07-Dec-2020
DBMS_GSM_FIXED has 4 new objects DBMS_GSM_FIXED 06-Dec-2020
DBMS_LOB.LOAD_FROM_FILE and LOB Buffering Supported in DBMS_LOB DBMS_LOB 09-Apr-2020
DBMS_PLSQL_CODE_COVERAGE has new GET_BLOCK_MAP function DBMS_PLSQL_CODE_COVERAGE 08-Mar-2020
 
Built-in Packages with New or Removed Overloads
None Identified - -
 
Built-in Packages with Parameters Changes
DBMS_DST.UPGRADE_TABLE has a new FROM_TZ_VERSION parameter DBMS_DST 07-Dec-2020
DBMS_SERVICE.DISCONNECT_SESSION has new GUID parameter DBMS_SERVICE 28-Nov-2020
 
Built-in Packages with new Constants, Exceptions, Types, and other significant changes
None Identified - -
 
Related Topics
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