Trying to find ALL objects that point to one column...

Question

Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.3.0 - 64bit Production
PL/SQL Release 11.2.0.3.0 - Production
CORE     11.2.0.3.0     Production
TNS for Solaris: Version 11.2.0.3.0 - Production
NLSRTL Version 11.2.0.3.0 - Production
I have multiple schemas, all which have tons of objects that point to one column of one table.
I tried to look at v$sqltext, and v$sqlarea, but it doesn't seem to show as expected.
Is there a view that I can look at that will show me all the objects that relate to one column?
my situation. Had to change the data structure of this one column. Changed the default value from a Y to an L. I have packages, functions, triggers...etc... that deal with this one column. I need to ensure that I go through EACH one and edit them to reflect the change to the table column. And again, this spans multiple schemas that point back to it.
I can't overlook any objects. Is there any one place to find this?
Thanks.

Answer 1

Use view - DBA_DEPENDENCIES
select * from dba_dependencies
where type= 'TABLE'
and name = '<TABLE_NAME>';Another crude way...
select * from all_source
where lower(text) like lower('%<TABLE_COLUMN_NAME>%')
group by owner,name,type;But, this 'll not search in Views & MView queries.
HTH
Ranit B.
Edited by: ranit B on Oct 15, 2012 11:09 PM
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