SAP Note 722188 - FAQ: Oracle partitioning

Component : Oracle - ABAP Dictionary

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Summary :
This SAP Note explains partitioning in database management, focusing on how it separates data into logical subsets. The note details the partitioning of tables and indexes, with possible configurations like non-partitioned tables with partitioned relevant indexes, and allows for up to 64,000 partitions. It highlights how partitioning enhances administration, aids in performance optimization by facilitating operations on partitions directly, and how it impacts various types of queries. The note also discusses Oracle syntax for creating partitioned objects and handling common errors associated with partition operations, like ORA-014508 and ORA-14400. Different partitioning types, including range, list, and hash, are explained alongside methods to identify and manage partitions using Oracle views, such as DBA_TAB_PARTITIONS and DBA_IND_PARTITIONS. Additionally, it specifies that normal SAP R/3 systems do not have partitioned objects by default, though some InfoCube tables in BW are partitioned.

Key words :
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