select count(*) on the PK each day and store the results for tracking. monitor the extent usage for the table. audit the table.
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/30/2003 12:49:33 PM >>> Is there an easy way to track the rate of change in a particular table? -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 7:24 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Makes sense, BUT... "If the data changes A LOT you should of course re-analyze." is assuming you know when that happens. You are assuming communication between users, developers, and DBAs. Communication is my New Year's Resolution. I would at least suggest exporting stats before changing them. Then there are all the extra problems such as retaining histograms with 8i, applications which constantly insert/delete from temporary tables (not Oracle temp tables), ... Henry -----Original Message----- >>But then I listened to Dave Ensor at the UKOUG conference, and he said roughly this: * Stop analyzing after the first analyze. It's the new stats that cause the optimizer to change execution plans. * "I know that big tables tend to stay big. Small tables stay small. Unique indexes stay unique and non-unique indexes stay non-unique..." * If the data changes A LOT you should of course re-analyze. Mogens << -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Mogens_N=F8rgaard?= INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Poras, Henry R. INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Josh Collier INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Ron Rogers INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
