The example that follows demonstrates swapping a table for a partition (americas) of the sales table. You can create the sales table with the following command:
CREATE TABLE sales
(
dept_no number,
part_no varchar2,
country varchar2(20),
date date,
amount number
)
PARTITION BY LIST(country)
(
PARTITION europe VALUES('FRANCE', 'ITALY'),
PARTITION asia VALUES('INDIA', 'PAKISTAN'),
PARTITION americas VALUES('US', 'CANADA')
);Use the following command to add sample data to the sales table.
INSERT INTO sales VALUES (40, '9519b', 'US', '12-Apr-2012', '145000'), (10, '4519b', 'FRANCE', '17-Jan-2012', '45000'), (20, '3788a', 'INDIA', '01-Mar-2012', '75000'), (20, '3788a', 'PAKISTAN', '04-Jun-2012', '37500'), (10, '9519b', 'ITALY', '07-Jul-2012', '15000'), (10, '9519a', 'FRANCE', '18-Aug-2012', '650000'), (10, '9519b', 'FRANCE', '18-Aug-2012', '650000'), (20, '3788b', 'INDIA', '21-Sept-2012', '5090'), (20, '4519a', 'INDIA', '18-Oct-2012', '650000'), (20, '4519b', 'INDIA', '2-Dec-2012', '5090');
Querying the sales table shows that only one row resides in the americas partition.
edb=# SELECT tableoid::regclass, * FROM sales;
tableoid | dept_no | part_no | country | date | amount
----------------+---------+---------+----------+--------------------+--------
sales_americas | 40 | 9519b | US | 12-APR-12 00:00:00 | 145000
sales_europe | 10 | 4519b | FRANCE | 17-JAN-12 00:00:00 | 45000
sales_europe | 10 | 9519b | ITALY | 07-JUL-12 00:00:00 | 15000
sales_europe | 10 | 9519a | FRANCE | 18-AUG-12 00:00:00 | 650000
sales_europe | 10 | 9519b | FRANCE | 18-AUG-12 00:00:00 | 650000
sales_asia | 20 | 3788a | INDIA | 01-MAR-12 00:00:00 | 75000
sales_asia | 20 | 3788a | PAKISTAN | 04-JUN-12 00:00:00 | 37500
sales_asia | 20 | 3788b | INDIA | 21-SEP-12 00:00:00 | 5090
sales_asia | 20 | 4519a | INDIA | 18-OCT-12 00:00:00 | 650000
sales_asia | 20 | 4519b | INDIA | 02-DEC-12 00:00:00 | 5090
(10 rows)The following command creates a table (n_america) that matches the definition of the sales table.
CREATE TABLE n_america ( dept_no number, part_no varchar2, country varchar2(20), date date, amount number );
The following command adds data to the n_america table. The data conforms to the partitioning rules of the americas partition.
INSERT INTO n_america VALUES (40, '9519b', 'US', '12-Apr-2012', '145000'), (40, '4577b', 'US', '11-Nov-2012', '25000'), (30, '7588b', 'CANADA', '14-Dec-2012', '50000'), (30, '9519b', 'CANADA', '01-Feb-2012', '75000'), (30, '4519b', 'CANADA', '08-Apr-2012', '120000'), (40, '3788a', 'US', '12-May-2012', '4950'), (40, '4788a', 'US', '23-Sept-2012', '4950'), (40, '4788b', 'US', '09-Oct-2012', '15000');
The following command swaps the table into the partitioned table.
ALTER TABLE sales EXCHANGE PARTITION americas WITH TABLE n_america;
Querying the sales table shows that the contents of the n_america table has been exchanged for the content of the americas partition.
edb=# SELECT tableoid::regclass, * FROM sales;
tableoid | dept_no | part_no | country | date | amount
----------------+---------+---------+----------+--------------------+--------
sales_americas | 40 | 9519b | US | 12-APR-12 00:00:00 | 145000
sales_americas | 40 | 4577b | US | 11-NOV-12 00:00:00 | 25000
sales_americas | 30 | 7588b | CANADA | 14-DEC-12 00:00:00 | 50000
sales_americas | 30 | 9519b | CANADA | 01-FEB-12 00:00:00 | 75000
sales_americas | 30 | 4519b | CANADA | 08-APR-12 00:00:00 | 120000
sales_americas | 40 | 3788a | US | 12-MAY-12 00:00:00 | 4950
sales_americas | 40 | 4788a | US | 23-SEP-12 00:00:00 | 4950
sales_americas | 40 | 4788b | US | 09-OCT-12 00:00:00 | 15000
sales_europe | 10 | 4519b | FRANCE | 17-JAN-12 00:00:00 | 45000
sales_europe | 10 | 9519b | ITALY | 07-JUL-12 00:00:00 | 15000
sales_europe | 10 | 9519a | FRANCE | 18-AUG-12 00:00:00 | 650000
sales_europe | 10 | 9519b | FRANCE | 18-AUG-12 00:00:00 | 650000
sales_asia | 20 | 3788a | INDIA | 01-MAR-12 00:00:00 | 75000
sales_asia | 20 | 3788a | PAKISTAN | 04-JUN-12 00:00:00 | 37500
sales_asia | 20 | 3788b | INDIA | 21-SEP-12 00:00:00 | 5090
sales_asia | 20 | 4519a | INDIA | 18-OCT-12 00:00:00 | 650000
sales_asia | 20 | 4519b | INDIA | 02-DEC-12 00:00:00 | 5090
(17 rows)Querying the n_america table shows that the row that was previously stored in the americas partition has been moved to the n_america table.
edb=# SELECT tableoid::regclass, * FROM n_america; tableoid | dept_no | part_no | country | date | amount -----------+---------+---------+---------+--------------------+-------- n_america | 40 | 9519b | US | 12-APR-12 00:00:00 | 145000 (1 row)