Running Chain Job in Restricted Session

Question

I have my normal jobs running is Restricted Session
DBMS_SCHEDULER.SET_ATTRIBUTE('job_name', 'ALLOW_RUNS_IN_RESTRICTED_MODE', TRUE);
I did the same for my chain job. The chain job starts but the first step doesn't start until out of restricted session.
I get this if I try to set_attribute on a program
ORA-27469: ALLOW_RUNS_IN_RESTRICTED_MODE is not a valid program attribute
ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_ISCHED", line 4436
ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_SCHEDULER", line 2925
Is there some way to run the steps of a chain in restricted session?
11gR2

Answer 1

Greg Here is an example I created for you. It is very close to what I am doing and I was able to duplicate the problem with it.
-- replace sch_util.send_mail()   with your own PL SQL code.
DECLARE
v_job_name VARCHAR2(32) := 'example_job';
v_chain_name VARCHAR2(32) := 'example_chain';
BEGIN
--drop chain and job
BEGIN
  DBMS_SCHEDULER.DROP_CHAIN(v_chain_name,TRUE);
EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN
  DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Error DROP_CHAIN ' || v_chain_name);
END;
BEGIN
  DBMS_SCHEDULER.DROP_JOB(v_job_name, TRUE);
EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN
  DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Error DROP_JOB ' || v_job_name);
END;
--create all the programs for chain
DECLARE
  v_pl_sql VARCHAR2(4000) := 'BEGIN sch_util.send_email(''example chain step 1'', ''Hellow world 1''); END;';
  v_prog_name VARCHAR2(32) := 'example_1_prog';
BEGIN
  --drop program
  BEGIN
   DBMS_SCHEDULER.DROP_PROGRAM(v_prog_name);
  EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN
   DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Error DROP_PROGRAM ' || v_prog_name);
  END;
  --create program
  DBMS_SCHEDULER.CREATE_PROGRAM (
     program_name           => v_prog_name,
     program_action         => v_pl_sql,
     program_type           => 'PLSQL_BLOCK',  
     enabled                => TRUE,
     number_of_arguments    => 0,
     comments               => 'example chain step 1');
  DBMS_SCHEDULER.SET_ATTRIBUTE (
     name                   => v_prog_name,
     attribute              => 'max_run_duration',
     value                  => interval '240' minute );
END;
DECLARE
  v_pl_sql VARCHAR2(4000) := 'BEGIN sch_util.send_email(''example chain step 2'', ''Hello world 2''); END;';
  v_prog_name VARCHAR2(32) := 'example_2_prog';
BEGIN
  --drop program
  BEGIN
   DBMS_SCHEDULER.DROP_PROGRAM(v_prog_name);
  EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN
   DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Error DROP_PROGRAM ' || v_prog_name);
  END;
  --create program
  DBMS_SCHEDULER.CREATE_PROGRAM (
     program_name           => v_prog_name,
     program_action         => v_pl_sql,
     program_type           => 'PLSQL_BLOCK',  
     enabled                => TRUE,
     number_of_arguments    => 0,
     comments               => 'example chain step 1');
  DBMS_SCHEDULER.SET_ATTRIBUTE (
     name                   => v_prog_name,
     attribute              => 'max_run_duration',
     value                  => interval '240' minute );
END;
-----------------------------Start Chain Definition -----------------------------------
DBMS_SCHEDULER.CREATE_CHAIN (
     chain_name            =>  v_chain_name,
     comments              =>  'Example chain!');
--- define steps for this chain.
DBMS_SCHEDULER.DEFINE_CHAIN_STEP(v_chain_name, 'example_step1', 'example_1_prog');
DBMS_SCHEDULER.DEFINE_CHAIN_STEP(v_chain_name, 'example_step2', 'example_2_prog');
-- define corresponding rules for the chain.
DBMS_SCHEDULER.DEFINE_CHAIN_RULE(v_chain_name, 'TRUE', 'START example_step1');
DBMS_SCHEDULER.DEFINE_CHAIN_RULE(v_chain_name, 'example_step1 SUCCEEDED', 'START example_step2');
DBMS_SCHEDULER.DEFINE_CHAIN_RULE(v_chain_name, 'example_step2 COMPLETED', 'END');
-- enable the chain
DBMS_SCHEDULER.ENABLE(v_chain_name);
--- create a chain job to start the chain 
DBMS_SCHEDULER.CREATE_JOB (
     job_name        => v_job_name,
     job_type        => 'CHAIN',
     job_action      => v_chain_name,
     start_date    => '6-AUG-2014 9.35.00 AM AMERICA/CHICAGO',
     enabled         => FALSE);
   DBMS_SCHEDULER.SET_ATTRIBUTE(v_job_name , 'max_run_duration' , interval '4' hour);
   DBMS_SCHEDULER.SET_ATTRIBUTE(v_job_name, 'raise_events',DBMS_SCHEDULER.JOB_FAILED);
   DBMS_SCHEDULER.SET_ATTRIBUTE(v_job_name, 'ALLOW_RUNS_IN_RESTRICTED_MODE', TRUE);
   DBMS_SCHEDULER.ENABLE(v_job_name);
END;