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    Hi,

    we have table here with has about 800 columns and 4 million records.

    What is the best way in terms of extent sizes,storage parameters etc for this table.

    The average row size is approximatedly 700 Bytes.

    Thanks

    Ronnie
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    I would need additional information before sticking my foot in my mouth.

    How is the table used? Mostly reports using full table scans or transaction lookups going for 1 or two rows?

    How frequently udpated? And how (row by row changes or just insert/appends?)

    Of the 800 columns, are there any clusters of usage (such as there are 15 reports that use the first 20 columns, 30 reports that use the last 30 and 2 that use them all?) This number of columns automatically raises a vertical partitioning flag in my mind.

    Are any of the fields BLOBS/CLOBS/Raw?

    Yada Yada Yada.
    Joseph R.P. Maloney, CSP,CDP,CCP
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    Originally posted by jrpm
    Answer is 42


    whats that
    Santosh Jadhav
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    In my opinion, (and its purely intutional), the table must be split into several small tables. There will always be performance issues related with a table of 800 columns. Unless absolutely necessary, I think I will go with several small tables and join them through a common key. You can even go with clustering if two or more tables are routinely joined.

    Raminder Singh

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    700 bytes for data in 800 columns. Are you sure??

    Raminder Singh

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    Originally posted by Raminder
    700 bytes for data in 800 columns. Are you sure??
    Obviously the majority of trailing columns are empty (contain NULLs).
    Jurij Modic
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