Materialized View Refresh Hangs, Create Table As Select Works Using Same Select

(Doc ID 429479.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Applies to:

Oracle Server - Enterprise Edition - Version 9.2.0.6 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Creating a Materialized View never completes whereas the creation of a table using the same select
finishes in seconds.


The MV will create if the BUILD DEFERRED option is specified during the initial creation, but a
subsequent refresh will hang.

Cause

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