Running a direct path load v16

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During a direct path load, EDB*Loader writes the data directly to the database pages, which is then synchronized to disk. The insert processing associated with a conventional path load is bypassed, resulting in performance improvement. Bypassing insert processing reduces the types of constraints on the target table. The types of constraints permitted on the target table of a direct path load are:

  • Primary key
  • Not null constraints
  • Indexes (unique or non-unique)

Restrictions

The restrictions on the target table of a direct path load are:

  • Triggers aren't permitted.
  • Check constraints aren't permitted.
  • Foreign key constraints on the target table referencing another table aren't permitted.
  • Foreign key constraints on other tables referencing the target table aren't permitted.
  • You must not partition the table.
  • Rules can exist on the target table, but they aren't executed.
Note

Currently, a direct path load in EDB*Loader is more restrictive than in Oracle SQL*Loader. The preceding restrictions don't apply to Oracle SQL*Loader in most cases. The following restrictions apply to a control file used in a direct path load:

  • Multiple table loads aren't supported. You can specify only one INTO TABLE clause in the control file.
  • You can't use SQL expressions in the data field definitions of the INTO TABLE clause.
  • The FREEZE option isn't supported for direct path loading.

Running the direct path load

To run a direct path load, add the DIRECT=TRUE option:

$ /usr/edb/as16/bin/edbldr -d edb USERID=enterprisedb/password
CONTROL=emp.ctl DIRECT=TRUE
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