OCP 1Z0 053 17

17.The INV_HISTORY table is created using the command: 
SQL>CREATE TABLE INV_HISTORY (inv_no NUMBER(3), inv_date DATE, inv_amt NUMBER(10,2)) 
partition by range (inv_date) interval 
(numtoyminterval(1,'month')) (partition p0 
values less than (to_date('01-01-2005','dd-mm-yyyy')), partition p1 values less than 
(to_date('01-01-2006','dd-mm-yyyy'))); 
The following data has been inserted into the INV_HISTORY table : 

INV_NO INV_DATE INV_AMT

1 30-dec-2004 1000

2 30-dec-2005 2000

3 1-feb-2006 3000

4 1-mar-2006 4000

5 1-apr-2006 5000 

You would like to store the data belonging to the year 2006 in a single partition and issue the command: 
SQL> ALTER TABLE inv_history MERGE PARTITIONS 
FOR(TO_DATE('15-feb-2006','dd-mon-yyyy')), FOR(TO_DATE('15-apr-2006')) INTO PARTITION sys_py; 
What would be the outcome of this command? 
A. It executes successfully, and the transition point is set to '1-apr-2006'. 
B. It executes successfully, and the transition point is set to '15-apr-2006'. 
C. It produces an error because the partitions specified for merging are not adjacent. 
D. It produces an error because the date values specified in the merge do not match the date values 
stored in the table. 
Answer: C 

SQL> CREATE TABLE inv_hisTORY
  2  (inv_no NUMBER(3), inv_date DATE, inv_amt NUMBER(10,2))
  3  partition by range (inv_date)
  4  interval (numtoyminterval(1,'month'))
  5  (partition p0 values less than (to_date('01-01-2005','dd-mm-yyyy')),
  6   partition p1 values less than (to_date('01-01-2006','dd-mm-yyyy'))
  7  );
Table created

SQL> insert into INV_HISTORY values(3, '03-dec-2006', 3000);
1 row inserted

SQL> rollback;
Rollback complete

SQL> insert into INV_HISTORY values(1, '30-dec-2004', 1000);
1 row inserted

SQL> insert into INV_HISTORY values(2, '30-dec-2005', 2000);
1 row inserted

SQL> insert into INV_HISTORY values(3, '1-dec-2006', 3000);
1 row inserted

SQL> rollback;
Rollback complete

SQL> insert into INV_HISTORY values(1, '30-dec-2004', 1000);
1 row inserted

SQL> insert into INV_HISTORY values(2, '30-dec-2005', 2000);
1 row inserted

SQL> insert into INV_HISTORY values(3, '1-feb-2006', 3000);
1 row inserted

SQL> insert into INV_HISTORY values(4, '1-mar-2006', 4000);
1 row inserted

SQL> insert into INV_HISTORY values(5, '1-apr-2006', 5000);
1 row inserted

SQL> commit;
Commit complete

SQL> SELECT partition_name,high_value FROM user_tab_partitions;
PARTITION_NAME                 HIGH_VALUE
------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
P0                             TO_DATE(' 2005-01-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIA
P1                             TO_DATE(' 2006-01-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIA
SYS_P41                        TO_DATE(' 2007-01-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIA
SYS_P42                        TO_DATE(' 2006-03-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIA
SYS_P43                        TO_DATE(' 2006-04-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIA
SYS_P44                        TO_DATE(' 2006-05-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIA
6 rows selected

不是相邻的分区不能合并

SQL> ALTER TABLE inv_history MERGE PARTITIONS
  2  FOR(TO_DATE('15-feb-2006','dd-mon-yyyy')), FOR(TO_DATE('15-apr-2006')) INTO PARTITION sys_py;
ALTER TABLE inv_history MERGE PARTITIONS
FOR(TO_DATE('15-feb-2006','dd-mon-yyyy')), FOR(TO_DATE('15-apr-2006')) INTO PARTITION sys_py
ORA-14274: partitions being merged are not adjacent

只能合并相邻的

SQL> ALTER TABLE inv_history MERGE PARTITIONS
  2  FOR(TO_DATE('2006-02-01', 'YYYY-MM-DD')), FOR(TO_DATE('2006-03-01', 'YYYY-MM-DD')) INTO PARTITION sys_py;
Table altered