SQL> create table dept as select * from scott.dept where 1=2;
Table created
SQL> insert into dept select * from scott.dept where deptno=10;
1 row inserted
SQL> insert into dept select * from scott.dept where deptno=10;
1 row inserted
SQL> commit;
Commit complete
SQL> ALTER TABLE dept ADD (UNIQUE(deptno) ENABLE NOVALIDATE);
ALTER TABLE dept ADD (UNIQUE(deptno) ENABLE NOVALIDATE)
ORA-02299: cannot validate (XXPO.SYS_C00830643) - duplicate keys found
SQL>
Google一下,发现原来在创建没有延时的UNIQUE或者PRIMARY KEY时会自动去创建一个唯一性索引。(By default a non-deferrable UNIQUE or PRIMARY KEY constraint will attempt to create a unqiue index. http://asktom.oracle.com/pls/asktom/f?p=100:11:0::::P11_QUESTION_ID:8806498660292)
加上DEFERRABLE关键字,问题成功解决:
SQL> alter table company1 add constraint uq_id unique(id) DEFERRABLE ENABLE NOVALIDATE;
Table altered
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