What is Database Link ?

A database link is a named object that describes a "path" from one database to another.

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taya_ronak

  • Dec 5th, 2008
 

There are different categories of database link:
1) private link
2) public link

Other category based on access is:
1) connected user
2) fixed user
3) current user

With the combination of all the above 5 points we can create database link with
different characteristics.

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pradeep

  • May 5th, 2015
 

A database link is a pointer that defines a one-way communication path from an oracle database server to another database server.

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Madhu Alampalli

  • Sep 24th, 2015
 

Cluster key is a related column of tables in the cluster. For example, in Table EMP which has (EMP NO, EMP NAME, DEP NO, etc ) and DEPT which has (DEPT NAME, DEPT NO etc), DEPT NO is the cluster key in this cluster.

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Vinod Karuturi

  • Nov 16th, 2015
 

A database link is a schema object in one database that enables you to access objects on another database. The other database need not be an Oracle Database system. However, to access non-Oracle systems you must use Oracle Heterogeneous Services.

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