Example: Exchanging a table for a partition v17

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This example swaps a table for the partition americas of the sales table. You can create the sales table with this 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 this 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;
Output
    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)

This 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
);

This 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');

This 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 were exchanged for the contents of the americas partition:

edb=# SELECT tableoid::regclass, * FROM sales;
Output
    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 was moved to the n_america table:

edb=# SELECT tableoid::regclass, * FROM n_america;
Output
 tableoid  | dept_no | part_no | country |        date        | amount
-----------+---------+---------+---------+--------------------+--------
 n_america |      40 | 9519b   | US      | 12-APR-12 00:00:00 | 145000
(1 row)
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