| RECID | NUMBER | Backup piece record ID | 
| STAMP | NUMBER | Backup piece record stamp | 
| SET_STAMP | NUMBER | Backup set stamp | 
| SET_COUNT | NUMBER | Backup set count | 
| PIECE# | NUMBER | Backup piece number (1-N) | 
| COPY# | NUMBER | Indicates the copy number for backup pieces created with duplex enabled. 1 if the backup piece is not duplexed. | 
| DEVICE_TYPE | VARCHAR2(17) | Type of the device on which the backup piece resides. Set to DISK for backup sets on disk. See Also: V$BACKUP_DEVICE | 
| HANDLE | VARCHAR2(513) | Backup piece handle identifies the backup piece on restore | 
| COMMENTS | VARCHAR2(64) | Comment returned by the operating system or storage subsystem. Set to NULL for backup pieces on disk. This value is informational only; not needed for restore. | 
| MEDIA | VARCHAR2(65) | Name of the media on which the backup piece resides. This value is informational only; not needed for restore. | 
| MEDIA_POOL | NUMBER | The media pool in which the copy resides. This is the same value that was entered in the POOLoperand of the Recovery ManagerBACKUPcommand. | 
| CONCUR | VARCHAR2(3) | ( YES|NO) Indicates whether the piece on a media that can be accessed concurrently | 
| TAG | VARCHAR2(32) | Backup piece tag. The tag is specified at backup set level, but stored at piece level. | 
| STATUS | VARCHAR2(1) | Indicates the status of the piece: A(available),D(deleted), orX(expired) | 
| START_TIME | DATE | Starting time | 
| COMPLETION_TIME | DATE | Completion time | 
| ELAPSED_SECONDS | NUMBER | Number of elapsed seconds | 
| DELETED | VARCHAR2(3) | ( YES/NO)NOindicates that the file still exists.YESindicates the file no longer exists because it has been deleted. | 
| BYTES | NUMBER | Size of the backup piece (in bytes) | 
| IS_RECOVERY_DEST_FILE | VARCHAR2(3) | Indicates whether the file was created in the fast recovery area ( YES) or not (NO) | 
| RMAN_STATUS_RECID | NUMBER | Owning V$RMAN_STATUSrecord ID | 
| RMAN_STATUS_STAMP | NUMBER | Owning V$RMAN_STATUSrecord stamp | 
| COMPRESSED | VARCHAR2(3) | Indicates whether the backup piece is compressed ( YES) or not (NO) | 
| BACKED_BY_VSS | VARCHAR2(3) | Whether or not the file has been backed up by Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). This column is reserved for internal use. |