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FAQ: Row Movement Common Questions and Problems on Partitioned Tables (Doc ID 1518567.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 8.1.6.0 and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud 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
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

This FAQ documents answers some of the common questions and problems in Row Movements.

Questions and Answers

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In this Document
Purpose
Questions and Answers
 1. What is Row Movement?
 2. How to enable row movement?
 3. Concepts / how it works internally?
 4. Is it only for partitioned tables?
 5. Does it invalidate index?
 6. Does it create row chaining?
 7. Does it have impact on performance?
 8. What are restrictions associated with "Enable Row Movement"?
 9. Related Errors
References

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