RE: Strange Flashback Query Behaviour

  • From: Matt McClernon <mccmx@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:55:20 +0000


> Don't forget that 11.2 gives you deferred segment creation by default, and 
> this may complicate the issue. Try the test with segment creation immediate; 
> and if you get the same error try creating the table, then waiting about 3 
> minutes before inserting. There used to be some interesting granulairty 
> issues with SCNs and DDL.
>
> Regards
> Jonathan Lewis

I just tried the test case with "SEGMENT CREATION IMMEDIATE" and the same 
behaviour exists.  Plus the problem exists on 11.1.0.7 too.
Its funny you should mention waiting between the CREATE and the INSERT because 
our current workaround is to add a dbms_lock.sleep for 30 seconds after the 
CREATE and this fixes the problem.  Do you have more details about the SCN 
granularity issues you mentioned..?
I've logged this as a bug with Oracle but maybe this is expected behaviour 
under certain circumstances.
Matt                                      --
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