Dear sat0789, You can find detailed explanation about what happens when you update without changing values in this article http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/10_update_cost_i.html. Jonathan Lewis explains all aspects of updating without changing values. On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 15:06:25 -0700, sat0789@xxxxxxxxxxx <sat0789@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello All, > update a > set loan_key = 123, > b = bbb > c = ccc > where loan_key = 123 > > will this update statement also cause the index to be updated even > though the column value does not change. -- Edgar -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l