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Online Redefinition Leaves Global Index Unusable (Doc ID 1498568.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 10.2.0.1 to 11.1.0.7 [Release 10.2 to 11.1]
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Using online redefinition on a partitioned table with a global index, leaves the global index UNUSABLE once the redefinition is complete.

The issue is cause by using online redefinition:

ALTER TABLE... EXCHANGE PARTITION ... INCLUDING INDEXES

 However, it does not include the UPDATE [GLOBAL] INDEX clause.

Changes

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What the document says:


Internally while finishing the redefinition index must be updated. The documentation for alter partitioning tables as follows:
Partitioned Tables and Indexes
Maintenance of Global Partitioned Indexes:
By default, the following operations on partitions on a heap-organized table mark all global indexes as unusable:
ADD (HASH)
COALESCE (HASH)
DROP
EXCHANGE
MERGE
MOVE
SPLIT
TRUNCATE

These indexes can be maintained by appending the clause UPDATE GLOBAL INDEXES to the SQL statements for the operation.

The two advantages to maintaining global indexes:
   * The index remains available and online throughout the operation. Hence no other applications are affected by this operation.
   * The index doesn't have to be rebuilt after the operation.


Example:

 

Cause

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