From MetaLink note 170464.1 The Oracle process is waiting for a message on a broadcast channel. This is normally an idle wait - the process is waiting for an AQ message on a subscribed queue. Sounds like a true idle event. On 8/18/05, Hameed, Amir <Amir.Hameed@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Since this is an idle event, should it be added to the stats$idle_event > table so that it does not show up in the StatsPack report? Or is there any > significance of this event? > > Thanks > Amir > -- Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist