I'd be running a sql trace for the MV creation to see if it reveals what statement (possibly recursive) is the last. Maybe there's a locking issue. Prasad <p4cldba@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: All, I am trying to create a materialized view on 10.2.0.3 db on solaris . and it is just sitting there doing nothing . but when I try to run the query it executes very fast. I tried to search metalink and google on it but didnt find any clue . I have also done the stats for all the underlying table . would appreciate any suggestions. regards -Prasad