Partitioned tables, global temporary tables and external tables.
Partitioned table ,Temporary tables and IOT tables do not have tablespace entries for
starters.
key words:
DBA_TABLES,DBA_PART_TABLES
You may have partitioned tables, index organized tables (IOTs), or global temporary tables (GTTs) defined so that you can see them.
select
table_name,
iot_type,
partitioned,
temporary
from
all_tables
where
tablespace_name is null
order by
iot_type, partitioned desc, temporary
/
TABLE_NAME IOT_TYPE PAR T
-------------------- ------------ --- -
PT_IOT IOT YES N
EMPIOT IOT NO N
PT_RL YES N
GTT1 NO Y
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