TIMESTAMP_TO_SCN

Syntax

Description of the illustration timestamp_to_scn.gif

Purpose

TIMESTAMP_TO_SCN takes as an argument a timestamp value and returns the approximate system change number (SCN) associated with that timestamp. The returned value is of datatype NUMBER. This function is useful any time you want to know the SCN associated with a particular timestamp.

Examples

The following example inserts a row into the oe.orders table and then uses TIMESTAMP_TO_SCN to determine the system change number of the insert operation. (The actual SCN returned will differ on each system.)

INSERT INTO orders (order_id, order_date, customer_id, order_total)
   VALUES (5000, SYSTIMESTAMP, 188, 2345);
1 row created.

COMMIT;
Commit complete.

SELECT TIMESTAMP_TO_SCN(order_date) FROM orders
   WHERE order_id = 5000;

TIMESTAMP_TO_SCN(ORDER_DATE)
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