TABLE ACCESS FULL When Modifying A Column From CHAR To VARCHAR2 And Takes More Time
(Doc ID 2748995.1)
Last updated on JULY 20, 2024
Applies to:
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 18.0.0.0 and laterInformation in this document applies to any platform.
Symptoms
Starting from Oracle 18c, there is a serious performance degradation when doing "alter table modify column".
Test case:
Up to Oracle RDBMS 12.2 this statement was executing instantly (when the column is nullable).
Starting from Oracle 18c it will execute in many hours on large table, which is not acceptable.
Comparing the SQL Trace (10046) of 18c/19c and 12.2 we can see that on newer versions it started doing a FULL TABLE SCAN:
Changes
Upgrade from 12.2 to 18c
Cause
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