Merging Partitions

You can use Oracle Enterprise Manager to merge the contents of two partitions into one partition. The two original partitions are dropped, as are any corresponding local indexes. You cannot merge a hash-partitioned table or hash subpartitions of a range-hash partitioned table. If the involved partitions or subpartitions contain data, indexes may be marked UNUSABLE.

To merge partitions, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to the Database Home page.

  2. On the Schema tab, click Tables or Indexes from the Database Objects section.

    The Tables or Index Search page appears containing a results table listing all current tables for the current database.

  3. Find the partitioned table or index containing the partition you want to merge and choose Edit.

  4. Choose the Partitions tab and then select the partition you want to merge.

  5. Choose Merge from the Actions drop-down menu and press Go.

    Click Help for more information about tables and partitions.

Related Topics

About Partitioned Tables

About Partitioned Indexes

Adding Partitions

Creating Partitioned Indexes

Creating Partitioned Tables

Exchanging Partitions

Splitting Partitions

Truncating Partitions

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