Example 1 The following example specifies the allowed transaction modes for any user assigned this profile. SQL> CREATE PROFILE DECISION_SUPPORT cont> COMMENT IS 'limit transactions used by report writers' cont> TRANSACTION MODES (NO READ WRITE, READ ONLY); Example 2 This example shows the use of the LIMIT clauses to set boundaries for standard database users. SQL> create profile STANDARD_USER cont> limit rows 10000 cont> limit time 10 minutes cont> limit cpu time 20 seconds; SQL> show profile STANDARD_USER; STANDARD_USER Limit rows 10000 Limit time 10 minutes Limit CPU time 20 seconds SQL> alter profile STANDARD_USER cont> limit time 60 minutes;