How to view other users' objects like mine in Oracle SQL Developer? - oracle

When I access other users' objects, I can do something like
select * from user_2.booking_table;
given that I have the privileges over user_2's objects.
Using the console, I know I can do
alter session set current_schema=user_2;
to avoid prefixing user_2 in front of object's name - so I can do
select * from booking_table;
as if booking_table is my table without specifying user_2 each time.
If I want to bring similar idea to GUI client...
Using Oracle SQL Developer, under each connection, I know I can browse other users' objects under the tree node Other Users > user_2 > Tables/Views/Indexes etc...
Is there anyway I can "import" user_2's objects so that they appear under my Tables, Views, Indexes, etc under the connection, as if they look like they are my objects?

No. We show you what you have, or what other schemas have.
The only way to get close to what you're looking for is if you were to create synonyms to tables in other schemas, then you can ask SQL Developer to present those as TABLES in your connection list.
I'm logged in as a user with an 'empty' schema, at least as far as tables are concenred.
I enable this filter check item, and click 'OK' -
I talk about this in detail here.
Disclaimer: I'm the product manager for Oracle SQL Developer.

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Allow another user to access my Oracle table

I would simply like to allow a colleague to view and edit the Database I've created.
I've tried:
GRANT ALL on FISHTABLE to CDEMARES;
and it returned Grant succeeded but nothing changed for him and he still wasn't able to view my table.
I also tried
GRANT SELECT smahala.fishtable to cdemares#sole.nefsc.noaa.gov;
but that failed with SQL Error: ORA_00990: missing or invalid privilege.
Is my issue that I don't have the administrative authority to allow someone else to view my Oracle table? Any advice is appreciated, thanks.
Your colleague needs to prefix your table with your schema name, otherwise Oracle doesn't know where to look for it, e.g.:
select * from smahala.fishtable
If they don't do that, and simply try to use:
select * from fishtable
then Oracle will look for the table in their own schema, and then look for a view, or a private synonym, or a public synonym. Your colleague could create a synonym if they'll be accessing this table a lot (and they don't have their own table with the same name). It's also possible to change their session's current schema, but that will make it harder to see their own objects.
You can read more about object naming and how to refer to objects in the documentation.
SQL Developer allows you to browse objects in other schemas. If your colleague was connected when you granted the permissions, they can refresh the object list, or disconnect and reconnect. Either way they should then be abke to see your table under your schema.
(Your second grant statement is missing an on, and you can't grant permissions across a database link, if that's what you're trying to do.)

List of usernames in oracle

I need to get a list of all users and their tables and details.
For Example : https://www.google.com/search?q=oracle+user&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi-td2pjcPMAhXEFh4KHdMAAVcQ_AUIBygB&biw=1175&bih=621#tbm=isch&q=oracle+user++sql+developer&imgrc=Qvmfp57HchgwgM%3A
In the above screen towards left there is red color symbol (User) , SO i need the username, associated tables(under that user) and atrributes in that table. Is this possible. for all users.
Thanks
Addy
ALL USERS, ALL TABLES, 'and details'
So do you really want ALL the users? Because many users are system users - users that own objects that the database itself uses, SYS being the biggest example. You could have dozens of these accounts. I'm guessing you don't want them.
All tables, tables in the recycle bin, tables there for materialized views, do you want those too?
And 'details'. Do you want their created date, their columns, their storage parameters? The more you want, the bigger and uglier your query is going to get.
All that being said, you pointed to a screenshot of Oracle SQL Developer. It contains a data modeling feature. Use it. Reverse engineer the users you really want into a data model. And then use the data dictionary reports it offers to give you the info you want.
You have to figure out what you REALLY want first though.
I talk about how to do the RE in the data modeler here.
You can start from this:
select *
from dba_tables t
inner join dba_tab_columns
using(owner, table_name)
This will give all the tables and columns, with some informations about tablespace, the type of the columns, and so on
This shows all the users and all their tables except for SYS and SYSTEM
SELECT owner, table_name
FROM All_All_Tables
WHERE owner NOT IN ('SYS','SYSTEM')
ORDER BY 1,2
Runs on Oracle 10, 11

How can I ignore system created table when i am getting the list of granted privileges given to user in oracle 11g?

I am using Oracle 11g. I am successfully extracting DDL of database using userA account who created database tables, SP, Functions etc using getddl() method.
Now here is a case userA has shared / grant some action (ie. select) to userB account. and When I tried to get DDL details using same getDDL method, it is not including that shared tables.
To resolve it I used following.
SELECT * FROM USER_TAB_PRIVS;
Statement. Using this I can get list of all shared table with some unknow system tables details.
Now I am looking for the solution which either gives only shared tables or a way using that I can ignore (filter) that tables
FYI: When I am executing the above query it gives this output.
As expected it returns data related to all tables including system tables and all users created in the database including system generated users.
So can please anyone help me to create a query which will give me data related to privileges granted to all the users created manually and not by system?
To get the list of all privileges given to USER_2 from USER_1, you can use the following query.
SELECT * FROM SYS.USER_TAB_PRIVS T WHERE T.GRANTOR = 'USER_2';

Selection of table (or view) in oracle, that I cannot find in TOAD

I am reverse-engineering an application which administers an Oracle database.
Everything is new to me (application + database)
There is a statement there somewhere, which is:
SELECT * FROM XXX#YYY (XXX is a word, YYY another word)
If I go into my database with TOAD I can't find an 'XXX#YYY' table nor view. If I copy paste the statement in TOAD's editor, I get results as if the table exists.
I know that the '#' symbol is allowed for naming an Oracle object. Is it possible that it means something else here though?
How can I find the table (or view)? Is it possible to get information through a statement such as which schema does 'XXX#YYY' belong to or weather it is a table or a view, so that I can track it?
The database consists of many schemas. There is a default one. Is it possible that XXX#YYY may belong to another schema, rather than the default?
Please help me find the table.
Identifier behind # is database link. It is a way to access objects on some remote Oracle server. more info on http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/server.112/e26088/statements_5005.htm#SQLRF01205
In Toad/Oracle XXX#YYY means object#database_link.
Look for the schema in your DB, there you will find the table.
Btw: I think its better to use SCHEMA.TABLENAME
If you have problems finding the SCHEMA, go to View->Toad Options, select Treeview at Browser style and then it should display all schemas.

SSIS breaks Oracle Privileges

I make a privileges to user on one schema at Oracle, when accessing oracle database using SSIS I saw all tables and schema. When I use SQL Plus show me only one schema.
What is the problem here?
What query are you running to see tables in SQL*Plus? If you are querying USER_TABLES, you will only see the tables that the current user owns. If you are querying ALL_TABLES, you will see all the tables that you have permission to query regardless of the owner. If you are querying DBA_TABLES, you will see all the tables in the database (though you need additional privileges to query the DBA% objects.
There is another question on how to get a list of all the tables in a database that goes into more detail about this.

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