Primary Note: Overview of External Tables
(Doc ID 1502733.1)
Last updated on JANUARY 23, 2023
Applies to:
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 10.2.0.1 and laterOracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
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Purpose
This note will discuss what External Tables are and how to manage those tables within the Oracle Database.
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In this Document
| Purpose |
| Details |
| About External Tables |
| External Table Restrictions |
| Creating External Tables |
| Altering External Tables |
Preprocessing External Tables |
| Dropping External Tables |
| System and Object Privileges for External Tables |
| Configuring Storage for External Tables |
| References |