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    Index gets into invalid status

    When I moved a table from one TS to another, the indexes became invalid. why?

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    Because rowid of the rows in the table changes and index becomes unusable not invalid.
    Last edited by adewri; 03-14-2003 at 12:33 AM.
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    Relative file number changes...so does Block number....when u move a segment from one tablespace to other.

    Due to which RowId changes & index will be holding OLD rowid so it goes to INVALID state.

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    thanks for the reply guys. is this issue solved in 9i?

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    U need to rebuild index in 9i as well...

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    Originally posted by abhaysk
    Due to which RowId changes & index will be holding OLD rowid so it goes to INVALID state.
    Abhay, here i would like to comment that status values for indexes can be 'VALID' or 'UNUSABLE'. Other stored objects can be 'VALID' or 'INVALID.' Either all_indexes, DBA_INDEXES or USER_INDEXES should be querried for the status of indexes.

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    Originally posted by abhaysk
    U need to rebuild index in 9i as well...

    Abhay.
    Wonder why didn't Oracle take care of such small things in 9i. All it was supposed to do is rebuild the index whenever such operations happened. Wonder if there is any specific reason why they didn't do it (or did they overlook such issues !)

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    Originally posted by adewri
    Abhay, here i would like to comment that status values for indexes can be 'VALID' or 'UNUSABLE'. Other stored objects can be 'VALID' or 'INVALID.' Either all_indexes, DBA_INDEXES or USER_INDEXES should be querried for the status of indexes.

    HTH
    Amar I didnt literally mean INVALID...it was jus to empasize theat indexes wud be unused if u moved the table.

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    Originally posted by abhaysk
    Amar I didnt literally mean INVALID...
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    Aah you mean to say "I literally mean INVALID" or did i get it wrong
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    Originally posted by quester
    Wonder why didn't Oracle take care of such small things in 9i. All it was supposed to do is rebuild the index whenever such operations happened. Wonder if there is any specific reason why they didn't do it (or did they overlook such issues !)
    Good Q...i blv they wudnt have overlooked..

    Probably oracle corp guys might have thought....i mean logically...
    that when user wants to move a table, then he may want to recreate the index in diff tablespace...in that case it wud be uswise to rebuild itself...

    i am waiting for Jomodic to come up with resaons...

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