Local Indexes

In Part I of this series, I highlighted how a Non-Partitioned Global Index on a Partitioned Table is able to effectively perform “Partition Pruning” by reading only the associated index entries to access just the table blocks of interest from relevant table partitions when the table partitioned keys are specified in an SQL Predicate. Understanding […]

When it comes to indexing a partitioned table, many automatically opt for Local Indexes, as it’s often assumed they’re simply easier to manage and more efficient than a corresponding Global Index. Having smaller index structures that are aligned to how the table is partitioned certainly has various advantages. The focus in this little series is on […]

In Partial Indexes Part I, we looked at how it was possible with the 12c database  to create a Partial Index based on data from only selected table partitions. The resultant Partial Index can be either a Global or Local Index. In Part I, we only really looked at Global Indexes, so let’s look at […]