Tom Kyte gave a good idea to do several inserts in a table, based on distinct state in tables without doing a commit. For example /*+append */ insert into a select * from b (several process modify b) then /*+append */ insert into a select * from b ... ------------- It seems you may have let out some pertinent details. I have no idea what this is trying to accomplish. Jared ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------