Space allocation is still transactional, so that could be a contributor.
Try "truncate ... reuse storage" this will not de-allocate the extents, but still lower the high water mark.
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This is probably a stupid question but I have a 9207 database. In order to do a refresh, I truncate all the tables, disable sequences, foreign keys, etc. Since I truncate all the tables, etc., I don't understand why when I run an import it dramatically increases the size of the UNDO tablespace? What is it increasing UNDO? Is there any way around it?
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