> The primary key index that I am using in the query previously mentioned(on a table with 56 rows and has a clustering factor of 53) has a BLEVEL = 0. > How is that possible? I thought that by default it needs to be atleast 1 level for the root block? Blevel shows the highest branch level for your btree index, so an one-block index only has a leaf block and no branches, so blevel is 0 (alternatively you could say, that leaf blocks are on blevel 0). Height column is the one which show the actual index height. Tanel. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------