Sleep function in ORACLE

Question

I need execute an SQL query in ORACLE it takes a certain amount of time. So I wrote this function:

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION MYSCHEMA.TEST_SLEEP
(
TIME_  I         


        

Answer 1

If Java is installed on your 11G then you can do it in a java class and call it from your PL/SQL, but I am not sure that it does not require also a specific grant to call java.