{"id":215,"date":"2024-12-16T06:41:41","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T06:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/w3buddy.com\/?p=215"},"modified":"2026-01-15T13:12:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T07:42:19","slug":"how-to-get-ddl-for-oracle-objects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/w3buddy.com\/blog\/how-to-get-ddl-for-oracle-objects\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get DDL for Oracle Objects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn how to retrieve DDL (Data Definition Language) statements for Oracle objects like tables, views, and indexes. This guide provides step-by-step methods to extract the DDL in Oracle for efficient database management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Output Formatting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">-- Ensure long output is not truncated\nSET LONG 9999;\n\n-- Set environment to handle large outputs\nSET LONG 9999;\nSET PAGESIZE 5000;\nSET LINESIZE 200;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Table DDL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_DDL('TABLE', 'table_name') FROM DUAL;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">View DDL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_DDL('VIEW', 'view_name') FROM DUAL;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Procedure DDL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_DDL('PROCEDURE', 'procedure_name') FROM DUAL;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Function DDL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_DDL('FUNCTION', 'function_name') FROM DUAL;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Package DDL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_DDL('PACKAGE', 'package_name') FROM DUAL;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Package Body DDL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_DDL('PACKAGE_BODY', 'package_name') FROM DUAL;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trigger DDL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_DDL('TRIGGER', 'trigger_name') FROM DUAL;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sequence DDL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_DDL('SEQUENCE', 'sequence_name') FROM DUAL;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Synonym DDL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_DDL('SYNONYM', 'synonym_name') FROM DUAL;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Index DDL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_DDL('INDEX', 'index_name') FROM DUAL;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">User DDL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_DDL('USER', 'user_name') FROM DUAL;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Role DDL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_DDL('ROLE', 'role_name') FROM DUAL;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tablespace DDL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_DDL('TABLESPACE', 'tablespace_name') FROM DUAL;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Foreign Key Constraints DDL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_DEPENDENT_DDL('REF_CONSTRAINT', '&lt;table_name>', '&lt;schema>') FROM DUAL;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Get System Privileges Granted to a Schema<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_GRANTED_DDL('SYSTEM_GRANT', '&lt;schema>') FROM DUAL;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Get Role Grants for a Schema<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_GRANTED_DDL('ROLE_GRANT', '&lt;schema>') FROM DUAL;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Get Object Grants for a Schema<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_GRANTED_DDL('OBJECT_GRANT', '&lt;schema>') FROM DUAL;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Get the DDL of All Objects for a Specific Schema<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SPOOL all_schema_objects.sql\nSELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_DDL(object_type, object_name, owner)\nFROM ALL_OBJECTS\nWHERE OBJECT_TYPE IN ('TABLE', 'VIEW', 'PROCEDURE', 'FUNCTION', 'PACKAGE', 'PACKAGE_BODY', 'TRIGGER', 'INDEX', 'SEQUENCE', 'SYNONYM')\nAND OWNER = '&lt;owner_name>'; -- Replace with the schema owner\nSPOOL OFF;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Get the DDL of All Objects Owned by the Current User<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SPOOL user_objects.sql\nSELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_DDL(object_type, object_name)\nFROM USER_OBJECTS\nWHERE OBJECT_TYPE IN ('TABLE', 'VIEW', 'PROCEDURE', 'FUNCTION', 'PACKAGE', 'PACKAGE_BODY', 'TRIGGER', 'INDEX', 'SEQUENCE', 'SYNONYM');\nSPOOL OFF;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Get the DDL of All Users<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SPOOL all_users.sql\nSELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_DDL('USER', username)\nFROM DBA_USERS;\nSPOOL OFF;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Get the DDL for All Tablespaces<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SPOOL all_tablespaces.sql\nSELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_DDL('TABLESPACE', tablespace_name)\nFROM DBA_TABLESPACES;\nSPOOL OFF;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Get the DDL for All Roles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SPOOL all_roles.sql\nSELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_DDL('ROLE', role)\nFROM DBA_ROLES;\nSPOOL OFF;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Get Privileges Granted to a Specific User<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_GRANTED_DDL('SYSTEM_GRANT', '&lt;user_name>') FROM DUAL;\nSELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_GRANTED_DDL('OBJECT_GRANT', '&lt;user_name>') FROM DUAL;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Get  the DDL Including Constraints and Dependent Objects for a Table<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SPOOL table_and_constraints.sql\nSELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_DDL('TABLE', '&lt;table_name>', '&lt;owner>') FROM DUAL;\nSELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_DEPENDENT_DDL('REF_CONSTRAINT', '&lt;table_name>', '&lt;owner>') FROM DUAL;\nSPOOL OFF;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Get the DDL for All Indexes of a Schema<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SPOOL schema_indexes.sql\nSELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_DDL('INDEX', index_name, table_owner)\nFROM ALL_INDEXES\nWHERE TABLE_OWNER = '&lt;schema_name>';\nSPOOL OFF;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Get the DDL of All Grants for a Schema<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SPOOL schema_grants.sql\nSELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_GRANTED_DDL('SYSTEM_GRANT', '&lt;schema_name>') FROM DUAL;\nSELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_GRANTED_DDL('ROLE_GRANT', '&lt;schema_name>') FROM DUAL;\nSELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_GRANTED_DDL('OBJECT_GRANT', '&lt;schema_name>') FROM DUAL;\nSPOOL OFF;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Get the DDL for DBMS Scheduler Jobs for a Schema<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_DDL('PROCOBJ', job_name, owner)\nFROM DBA_SCHEDULER_JOBS\nWHERE OWNER = '&lt;schema_name>'; -- Replace &lt;schema_name> with the relevant schema<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Get the DDL for All DBMS Scheduler Jobs of the Current User<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_DDL('PROCOBJ', job_name)\nFROM USER_SCHEDULER_JOBS;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Get the DDL for DBMS Jobs (Legacy DBMS_JOBS)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_DDL('JOB', job_name, owner)\nFROM DBA_JOBS\nWHERE OWNER = '&lt;schema_name>'; -- Replace &lt;schema_name> with the relevant schema<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Get the DDL for All DBMS Jobs of the Current User<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_DDL('JOB', job_name)\nFROM USER_JOBS;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Get the Details of Scheduler Job Arguments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SELECT *\nFROM DBA_SCHEDULER_JOB_ARGS\nWHERE OWNER = '&lt;schema_name>'; -- Replace &lt;schema_name> with the relevant schema<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Get the All Scheduler Job DDL for a Schema<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-sql\">SPOOL scheduler_jobs.sql\nSELECT DBMS_METADATA.GET_DDL('PROCOBJ', job_name, owner)\nFROM DBA_SCHEDULER_JOBS\nWHERE OWNER = '&lt;schema_name>'; -- Replace &lt;schema_name> with the relevant schema\nSPOOL OFF;<\/code><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to retrieve DDL (Data Definition Language) statements for Oracle objects like tables, views, and indexes. This guide provides step-by-step methods to extract the DDL in Oracle for efficient database management. Output Formatting Table DDL View DDL Procedure DDL Function DDL Package DDL Package Body DDL Trigger DDL Sequence DDL Synonym DDL Index DDL [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAowu461DA:productID":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1225],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-database"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/w3buddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/w3buddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/w3buddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/w3buddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/w3buddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/w3buddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1450,"href":"https:\/\/w3buddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215\/revisions\/1450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/w3buddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/w3buddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/w3buddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}