V$ARCHIVED_LOG has object_type of 'NEXT OBJECT' in dba_objects following upgrade to 11.1.0.6.0
Following an upgrade from 9.2.0.8 to 11.1.0.6.0, which did not produce any errors in the log files, a query in dba_objects where object_name in ('V_$ARCHIVED_LOG','V$ARCHIVED_LOG') produces the following
OWNER OBJECT_NAME SUBOBJECT_NAME OBJECT_ID DATA_OBJECT_ID OBJECT_TYPE CREATED LAST_DDL_TIME TIMESTAMP STATUS TEMPORARY GENERATED SECONDARY NAMESPACE EDITION_NAME
SYS V$ARCHIVED_LOG 0 0 NEXT OBJECT 0000-00-00:00:00:00 INVALID N N N 1
SYS V_$ARCHIVED_LOG 656 VIEW 22/07/2002 08:00:29 15/12/2008 14:32:56 2008-12-08:11:49:29 INVALID N N N 1 ORA$BASE
PUBLIC V$ARCHIVED_LOG 657 SYNONYM 15/12/2008 13:46:39 15/12/2008 13:46:39 2008-12-15:13:46:39 VALID N N N 1 ORA$BASE
3 rows selected.
OWNER OBJECT_NAME SUBOBJECT_NAME OBJECT_ID DATA_OBJECT_ID OBJECT_TYPE CREATED LAST_DDL_TIME TIMESTAMP STATUS TEMPORARY GENERATED SECONDARY NAMESPACE EDITION_NAME
SYS V$ARCHIVED_LOG 0 0 NEXT OBJECT 0000-00-00:00:00:00 INVALID N N N 1
SYS V_$ARCHIVED_LOG 656 VIEW 22/07/2002 08:00:29 15/12/2008 14:32:56 2008-12-08:11:49:29 INVALID N N N 1 ORA$BASE
PUBLIC V$ARCHIVED_LOG 657 SYNONYM 15/12/2008 13:46:39 15/12/2008 13:46:39 2008-12-15:13:46:39 VALID N N N 1 ORA$BASE
3 rows selected.
A query from V$ARCHIVED_LOG works and the view V_$ARCHIVED_LOG then shows as valid for a short time before becoming invalid again.
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