Hi reading oracle insight from oak table I found the existence of virtual indexes, and on metalink I found the existence of a Create Virtual Index Wizard. Could some one please clarify how it is used?, I supposed in big databases, when some x$ queries becomes slower, they can create virtual indexes, and this should be a very rare practices. Thank you. -- Oracle Certified Profesional 9i 10g Orace Certified Professional Developer 6i 8 years of experience in Oracle 7,8i,9i,10g and developer 6i -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l