You might want to take a look at dbms_redefinition instead Stefan On 4/5/07, fmhabash@xxxxxxxxx <fmhabash@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I have done some research on this feature and would like to have other DBAs shed light on its real-life usage... - this statement will require a lock for the entire operation of the move. If not, please explain how? - even though, there is an 'online' keyword, but it can only be used on IOTs not heap tables. - It will keep the indexes on the new table but will make them unusable. - stats will be invalidated as well. - I would like to know how does Oracle do the move internally and how it impacts user transactions? Could not find this information anywhere. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l
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