Re: Can I partition my primary key constraint index?

[Diana_Duncan]

Yes, Cherie, you can.  When creating the primary key constraint, use the
"USING INDEX" clause to specify any storage parameters you want for the
automatically created primary key index.  I always use the clause, because
I am a picky DBA and I want my indices in their own tablespace and with
their own storage parameters.  Also, if you specify that the index is
LOCAL, the partitioning will follow the same algorithm as the table.
Unfortunately, if you do LOCAL, the index partitions will automatically be
placed in the same tablespace as the table, but you can "move" the
partitions if you wish.

HTH,

Diana Duncan
TITAN Technology Partners
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Oracle will automatically create an index for your primary
key constraint.

I have a lot of large partitioned tables in my data warehouse.
All of my primary key indexes are non-partitioned.  I would
like them to be partitioned.

When I drop the constraint and re-enable it, can I specify
at that time that I want the index to be partitioned?  Or do I
need to drop my index and rebuild it to be partitioned after
the fact?

Is there any problem with having partitioned primary key indexes?

Thanks,

Cherie




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