Les: I think we have discussed this issue in greater detail in OWI book. Dictionary shows INITRANS as 1. But if you do a block dump you will find 2 ITL slots. Best Regards, K Gopalakrishnan Co-Author: Oracle Wait Interface, Oracle Press 2004 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/007222729X/ -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l