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Context functions (Session Object)

IS_INSTANCE_ROLE_IN_SESSION¶

Verifies whether the user’s active primary or secondary role hierarchy for the session inherits the specified instance role.

See also:

Instance roles , IS_DATABASE_ROLE_IN_SESSION , IS_ROLE_IN_SESSION

Syntax¶

IS_INSTANCE_ROLE_IN_SESSION( '<instance_name>' , '<instance_role_name>' )
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Arguments¶

'instance_name'

Specifies the name of the instance.

'instance_role_name'

Specifies the name of the instance role.

Returns¶

  • TRUE if the current user’s active primary role or secondary roles in the session inherit the specified instance role.

    When the DEFAULT_SECONDARY_ROLES value is ALL, any role granted to the user inherits the privileges of the specified instance role.

  • FALSE if the specified instance role is not in the role hierarchy of the user’s current primary or secondary roles.

Examples¶

Verify whether the current role for the session inherits the specified instance role:

USE ROLE my_role;

SELECT IS_INSTANCE_ROLE_IN_SESSION('my_db.my_schema.my_anomaly_detector', 'user');
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+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| IS_INSTANCE_ROLE_IN_SESSION('MY_DB.MY_SCHEMA.MY_ANOMALY_DETECTOR', 'USER') |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| TRUE                                                                       |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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