OK in 9i much easier per Tom Kyte: Any performance hit on using this? select=20 index_name,monitoring,used,start_monitoring,end_monitoring 2 from v$object_usage; no rows selected ops$tkyte@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ops$tkyte@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ops$tkyte@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> alter index t_pk monitoring usage 2 / Index altered. ops$tkyte@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ops$tkyte@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> select=20 index_name,monitoring,used,start_monitoring,end_monitoring 2 from v$object_usage; INDEX_NAME MONITORING USED START_MONITORING END_MONITORING ------------ ---------- ---- ------------------- ------------------- T_PK YES NO 05/26/2003 10:06:32 ops$tkyte@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ops$tkyte@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> set echo off -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stankus, Paula G Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 1:58 PM To: arivenes@xxxxxxxx; dba.orcl@xxxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE:best way to identify an unused index In Oracle 9i what is the best way to identify an unused index? -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS ------------------------------------------------------ Teach CanIt if this mail (ID 32179039) is spam: Spam: https://dohsmsi01.doh.state.fl.us/canit/b.php?c=3Ds&i=3D32179039&m=3Dccc5= c6629 316 Not spam: https://dohsmsi01.doh.state.fl.us/canit/b.php?c=3Dn&i=3D32179039&m=3Dccc5= c6629 316 Forget vote: https://dohsmsi01.doh.state.fl.us/canit/b.php?c=3Df&i=3D32179039&m=3Dccc5= c6629 316 ------------------------------------------------------ END-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l