title: Successor of dbms_random.random
body: <p>I was typing a question a problem with the package/function <code>dbms_random.random</code> and found, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/database/121/ARPLS/d_random.htm#ARPLS67499" rel="nofollow noreferrer">that the usage is deprecated</a>.</p>
  
  <p>What is the successor for generating a random number?</p>
  
  <p>Googling for <a href="https://www.google.de/search?q=Successor%20of%20dbms_random.random" rel="nofollow noreferrer">oracle 12c random</a> only brings dbms_random and the documentation gives no hint.</p>