/en/admin/configuring-db/config-parameter-management/ Recent content in Configuration parameter management on OpenText Analytics Database 26.2.x Hugo -- gohugo.io /en/admin/configuring-db/config-parameter-management/viewing-config-parameter-values/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /en/admin/configuring-db/config-parameter-management/viewing-config-parameter-values/ <p>You can view active configuration parameter values in two ways:</p> <ul> <li> <p><a href="#SHOW">SHOW statements</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="#System">Query related system tables</a></p> </li> </ul> <p><a name="SHOW"></a></p> <h2 id="show-statements">SHOW statements</h2> <p>Use the following <code>SHOW</code> statements to view active configuration parameters:</p> <ul> <li> <p><a href="../../../../en/sql-reference/statements/show-current/#">SHOW CURRENT</a>: Returns settings of active configuration parameter values. The database checks settings at all levels, in the following ascending order of precedence:</p> <ul> <li> <p>session</p> </li> <li> <p>node</p> </li> <li> <p>database</p> </li> </ul> <p>If no values are set at any scope, SHOW CURRENT returns the parameter's default value.</p> </li> <li> <p><a href="../../../../en/sql-reference/statements/show-db/#">SHOW DATABASE</a>: Displays configuration parameter values set for the database.</p> </li> <li> <p><a href="../../../../en/sql-reference/statements/show-user/#">SHOW USER</a>: Displays configuration parameters set for the specified user, and for all users.</p> </li> <li> <p><a href="../../../../en/sql-reference/statements/show-session/#">SHOW SESSION</a>: Displays configuration parameter values set for the current session.</p> </li> <li> <p><a href="../../../../en/sql-reference/statements/show-node/#">SHOW NODE</a>: Displays configuration parameter values set for a node.</p> </li> </ul> <p>If a configuration parameter requires a restart to take effect, the values in a <code>SHOW CURRENT</code> statement might differ from values in other <code>SHOW</code> statements. To see which parameters require restart, query the <a href="../../../../en/sql-reference/system-tables/v-monitor-schema/config-parameters/#">CONFIGURATION_PARAMETERS</a> system table.</p> <p><a name="System"></a></p> <h2 id="system-tables">System tables</h2> <p>You can query several system tables for configuration parameters:</p> <ul> <li> <p><a href="../../../../en/sql-reference/system-tables/v-monitor-schema/session-parameters/#">SESSION_PARAMETERS</a> returns session-scope parameters.</p> </li> <li> <p><a href="../../../../en/sql-reference/system-tables/v-monitor-schema/config-parameters/#">CONFIGURATION_PARAMETERS</a> returns parameters for all scopes: database, node, and session.</p> </li> <li> <p><a href="../../../../en/sql-reference/system-tables/v-catalog-schema/user-config-parameters/#">USER_CONFIGURATION_PARAMETERS</a> provides information about <a href="../../../../en/admin/db-users-and-privileges/db-users/user-level-config-parameters/">user-level configuration parameters</a> that are in effect for database users.</p> </li> </ul>