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The figure compares settings of the COMPATIBLE initialization parameter for release 8.0, release 8.1, release 9.0, and release 9.2.



In release 8.0:

<ul>
<li>Can be set to 8.0.x only.</li>
<li>The default setting is 8.0.0.</li>
<li>The lowest possible setting is 8.0.0.</li>
<li>The highest possible setting is your current release.</li>
<li>Cannot be set to any Oracle7 release or lower.</li>
<li>Cannot be set to any release higher than your current release, including 8.1.0 and higher.</li>
</ul>



In release 8.1:

<ul>
<li>Can be set to 8.1.y or 8.0.x.</li>
<li>The default setting is 8.0.0.</li>
<li>The lowest possible setting is 8.0.0.</li>
<li>The highest possible setting is your current release.</li>
<li>Cannot be set to any Oracle7 release or lower.</li>
<li>Cannot be set to any release higher than your current release, including 9.0.0 and higher.</li>
</ul>



In release 9.0:

<ul>
<li>Can be set to 9.0.y or 8.1.x.</li>
<li>The default setting is 8.1.0.</li>
<li>The lowest possible setting is 8.1.0.</li>
<li>The highest possible setting is your current release.</li>
<li>Cannot be set to any 8.0 release or lower.</li>
<li>Cannot be set to any release higher than your current release, including 9.2.0 and higher.</li>
</ul>



In release 9.2:

<ul>
<li>Can be set to 9.2.z, 9.0.y, or 8.1.x.</li>
<li>The default setting is 8.1.0.</li>
<li>The lowest possible setting is 8.1.0.</li>
<li>The highest possible setting is your current release.</li>
<li>Cannot be set to any 8.0 release or lower.</li>
<li>Cannot be set to any release higher than your current release, including 10.0.0 and higher.</li>
</ul>

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