Re: Problem with sequence and row cache lock

2002-07-11 Thread Thomas Day
ORDER or NOORDER? If the sequence is not cached then Oracle has to find the last number generated and generate the next one. If the sequence is ordered (default) then Oracle must satisfy the first request for NEXTVAL before it can go on to the next request. If order is not important try

RE: Problem with sequence and row cache lock

2002-07-11 Thread Thomas Jeff
Title: RE: Problem with sequence and row cache lock Thanks for the reply, but it seems to be the problem you're describing is exactly what sequences are there for - to prevent serialization and eliminate this type of waiting. The sequences is ORDERED, BTW. -Original Message- From