You can drop, rename, partition, unpartition, merge, split, and move table partitions, with the following restrictions:
Operation |
Restriction |
|---|---|
Drop |
You cannot drop a partition key column or the last partition of a partitioned table. |
Rename |
N/A |
Partition an unpartitioned table |
N/A |
Merge two adjacent partitions |
Both partitions must reside in the same dbspace. No data movement is required. |
Split a partition |
All rows must belong to one of the two partitions after splitting. Split partition must be on same dbspace as original so that no data movement is required. |
Move a partition to a new dbspace. |
All rows of the partition are moved to data pages in the new dbspace. CREATE permission in the new dbspace is required. |
Partitioned tables cannot participate in a join index.