Docs of Trace Tables of DBMS_TRACE

Question

Dear all,
where can find documentation about tables of DBMS_TRACE collected data? TRACETAB.SQL contains the script that creates the tables like sys.plsql_trace_runs and sys.plsql_trace_events, but some of the columns are cryptic. For example event_kind is numbers, which I cannot decode their meanings. Could anybody point me out to a reference of it?
Best regards,
Val

Answer 1

The DBMS_TRACE package spec describes the event types, e.g.
  plsql_trace_start        constant integer := 38; -- Start tracing
  plsql_trace_stop         constant integer := 39; -- Finish tracing
  plsql_trace_set_flags    constant integer := 40; -- Change trace options
  plsql_trace_pause        constant integer := 41; -- Tracing paused
  plsql_trace_resume       constant integer := 42; -- Tracing resumed
  plsql_trace_enter_vm     constant integer := 43; -- New PL/SQL VM entered                                           /* Entering the VM */
  plsql_trace_exit_vm      constant integer := 44; -- PL/SQL VM  exited*
  plsql_trace_begin_call   constant integer := 45; -- Calling normal routine
  plsql_trace_elab_spec    constant integer := 46; -- Calling package spec                                     /* Calling package spec*/
  plsql_trace_elab_body    constant integer := 47; -- Calling package body
  plsql_trace_icd          constant integer := 48; -- Call to internal PL/SQL routine
  plsql_trace_rpc          constant integer := 49; -- Remote procedure call
  plsql_trace_end_call     constant integer := 50; -- Returning from a call
  plsql_trace_new_line     constant integer := 51; -- Line number changed
  plsql_trace_excp_raised  constant integer := 52; -- Exception raised
  plsql_trace_excp_handled constant integer := 53; -- Exception handler
  plsql_trace_sql          constant integer := 54; -- SQL statement
  plsql_trace_bind         constant integer := 55; -- Bind parameters
  plsql_trace_user         constant integer := 56; -- User requested record
  plsql_trace_nodebug      constant integer := 57; -- Some events skipped
                                                   -- because module compiled
                                                   -- NODEBUG
  plsql_trace_excp_unhandled constant integer := 58; -- Exception unhandled at
                                                   -- top level