Transaction_Type=option Allows you to specify the transaction mode for the transactions used to perform the analyze operation. Valid options are: o Automatic o Read_Only o Noread_Only You must specify an option if you use this qualifier. If you do not use any form of this qualifier, the Transaction_ Type=Automatic qualifier is the default. This qualifier specifies that Oracle RMU is to determine the transaction mode used for the analyze operation. If any storage area in the database (including those not accessed for the analyze operation) has snapshots disabled, the transactions used for the analyze operation are set to read/write mode. Otherwise, the transactions are set to read-only mode. The Transaction_Type=Read_Only qualifier specifies the transactions used to perform the analyze operation be set to read-only mode. When you explicitly set the transaction type to read-only, snapshots need not be enabled for all storage areas in the database, but must be enabled for those storage areas that are analyzed. Otherwise, you receive an error and the analyze operation fails. You might select this option if not all storage areas have snapshots enabled and you are analyzing objects that are stored only in storage areas with snapshots enabled. In this case, using the Transaction_Type=Read_Only qualifier allows you to perform the analyze operation and impose minimal locking on other users of the database. The Transaction_Type=Noread_Only qualifier specifies that the transactions used for the analyze operation be set to read/write mode. You might select this option if you want to eradicate the growth of snapshot files that occurs during a read-only transaction and are willing to incur the cost of increased locking that occurs during a read/write transaction.