Attribute

Module (MOD)

Purpose

Provides additional information about the client to be stored in the database. This value sets the CLIENT_IDENTIFIER value in the V$SESSION table on the server. This value is used by the client information feature.

This option only applies to connections to Oracle 10g R2 and higher database servers.

Valid Values

string

where:

string
is a the name of a stored procedure or the name of the application.

Notes

  • If a value is not specified for this option, the driver uses the PROGRAM value in the V$SESSION table.
  • You can also specify this information using the Oracle DBMS_SESSION.SETIDENTIFIER procedure or the DBMS_APPLICATION_INFO.SET_CLIENT_INFO procedure.
  • This connection option can affect performance.

Default

None

GUI Tab

Client Monitoring tab

See also

Performance considerations