Source Used Item Attribute

Hi All,
I am using HTML DB 2.0. I am a new user of HTMLDB. Please explain the difference between 2 Source Used Item Attribute
1. Always, replacing an existing value in session state
2. Only when current value in session state is null.
If there is already a thread on this, please give me the link.
Thanks in advance
Monika

So are you saying that this behaviour is different in v1.6?Yes. Otherwise the PPR stuff wouldn't work when those requests referenced uncommitted session state.
You mean, "will NOT be able to ..."No, it will be able to see the value of the item (in uncommitted session state). That's the change from 1.6.
What is an example of a "session-state committing source method"? Code that not only sets the source of the item for display but as a side-effect cause update_cache_with_write to occur for that item or for any other item(s). For example a PL/SQL Function source type that returns the source value and also does :P1_ITEM := 'value'; .
Scott
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