Primary Key

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As discussed previously, an index entry within a Secondary Index on an Index Organized Table (IOT) basically consists of the indexed column(s) and the Logical Rowid, the PK column(s) and a “guess” to the physical block in the IOT containing the corresponding row. Let’s discuss this “guess” component in a bit more detail. When the Secondary [...]

As discussed previously, one of the nice features of an IOT Secondary Index is that it contains the mandatory Primary Key of the IOT, which is always maintained and can be used to access the necessary rows of the IOT regardless of  row movement within the IOT itself. This can also be beneficial if only the PK [...]

In my previous post on Index Organized Tables (IOT), I introduced the concept of the IOT Overflow Segment, where we can store columns that we may not want to include within the actual IOT index structure. Before we move on, I just wanted to cover off a few additional points that could be a trap for the [...]

Thought it was high time that I covered in a little detail the subject of Index Organized Tables (IOTs). When used appropriately, they can be an extremely useful method of storing and accessing data. Hopefully by the end of this series, you’ll have a better understanding of IOTs, their respective strengths and weaknesses and so perhaps [...]