Note that you'll get 3 ITL's if you load the table using direct load insert / CTAS. -- Regards, Tanel Poder http://blog.tanelpoder.com <http://blog.tanelpoder.com/> _____ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nigel Thomas Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 00:16 To: ric.van.dyke@xxxxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Large in memory DW table Ric, unless things have changed recently you *always* get at least 2 slots in the ITL, even when you specify just one. See earlier threads eg //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/03-2005/msg00811.html.