Connection Context

Each connection encompasses a set of information that is called the connection context. The connection context includes the name of the current user, the information that the database environment associates with this name, and information on the state of the connection (such as whether an active transaction is associated with the connection). The connection context is saved when an application becomes dormant, and this context is restored when the application becomes current again. (For more information, see Making a dormant connection as the current connection.)