It's best to supply a short code example to make your meaning completely clear - but the answer to the question you probably asked is yes. The /*+ append */ hint cannot be honoured if there are enabled foreign key constraints in place. Regards Jonathan Lewis http://jonathanlewis.wordpress.com Oracle Core (Apress 2011) http://www.apress.com/9781430239543 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ls Cheng" <exriscer@xxxxxxxxx> To: <jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: "Oracle Mailinglist" <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 1:47 PM Subject: Re: TM Contention (locks type 2, 3, 6) | Hi | | I did some tests and I noticed that if the table has FKs, insert append | agaisnt it does not place mode 6 lock, instead it uses the normal mode 2 | and 3 lock mode, is this a bug? | | Thanks | | | | ----- | No virus found in this message. | Checked by AVG - www.avg.com | Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2114/4836 - Release Date: 02/27/12 -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l