How To Import Dependent Objects If The Table Was Pre-Created (Doc ID 1528365.1)

Last updated on MAY 17, 2021

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Goal

Look for a equivalency of impdp parameter IGNORE=Y from imp. i.e.:

- with old imp, when you pre-create the tables and then import into it, you can specify ignore=y to skip ONLY the table creation errors
- imp will bypass the creation error but will insert rows and will create dependent objects like indexes and triggers.
- Trying the same with impdp, it seems the equivalent is to use table_exists_action parameter. But values skip, append or truncate will ignore dependent objects. Replace will drop the existing tables (overpassing the pre-creation). 

Solution

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