I recall a similar situation where the function part of the FBI was a query accessing data in another table and building an index based on that data. Changes to the referenced table (not the indexed one) caused the FBI to go invalid.
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AH, another missing piece of the puzzle, we're talking about function based indexes. Well if the function that was used to create the index was rebuilt/modified that would explain everything. Especially if it'sa non oracle provided function.______________________________________________________________ Dick Goulet / Capgemini North America P&C / East Business Unit \Senior Oracle DBA / Outsourcing Office: 508.572.1978 / Mobile: 508.742.5795 / www.capgemini.com Fax: 508.229.2019 45 Bartlett St. / Marlborough, MA 01752Together: the Collaborative Business Experience ______________________________________________________________
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