This link could be useful. http://blog.trivadis.com/blogs/mathiaszarick/archive/2010/06/09/advanced-compression-how-to-prevent-usage-if-not-licensed.aspx Regards, Vishal Gupta http://www.vishalgupta.com ________________________________ From: Martin Berger [mailto:martin.a.berger@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wed 27/10/2010 12:39 To: Vishal Gupta Cc: oracle-l Subject: Re: Turning off Oracle Advanced Compression Even in 11.2.0.1 I did not find it in $ORACLE_HOME/bin/chopt.ini So for me it seems more a sales-bundle than a consistent technical implementation. Also the compression methods are quite different. I did not find anything useful on MOS also. probably a SR with Oracle support might help? or at least give an clear answer. On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 13:17, Vishal Gupta <vishal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > Does anyone know if there is a way to turn off Oracle Advanced Compression > features, so that developers can not use it? > > > The Oracle Advanced Compression option contains the following features: > ...