capture process first_scn in oracle streams 11gR2
The checkpoint retention time is the amount of time, in number of days, that a capture process retains checkpoints before purging them automatically. A capture process periodically computes the age of a checkpoint by subtracting the NEXT_TIME
of the archived redo log file that corresponds to the checkpoint from FIRST_TIME
of the archived redo log file containing the required checkpoint SCN for the capture process. If the resulting value is greater than the checkpoint retention time, then the capture process automatically purges the checkpoint by advancing its first SCN value. Otherwise, the checkpoint is retained. The DBA_REGISTERED_ARCHIVED_LOG