Oracle continues to implement amazing programs to aid the Oracle DBA. This book shows how powerful Oracle utilities are encapsulated into special DBMS packages. Properly used, these DBMS packages can aid the DBA in every aspect of their job. Specifically, DBMS packages provide the underlying foundation for many of the Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) screens; therefore, a skilled DBA with in-depth knowledge of DBMS packages can learn to write and apply sophisticated scripts to replicate the online functionality in a batch mode. Knowing when and how to use DBMS packages is key to a DBA's...