>Hi List, > >I noticed a couple of entries in v$sort_usage with SEGTYPE = DATA when a >developer was doing an insert - confirmed using SESSION_ADDR. I'm >familiar with SORT and HASH appearing here but what does DATA mean? Any >why is the temporary tablespace being used at all. The insert was INSERT >INTO table SELECT * FROM (same)table WHERE ROWNUM < 1000 (i.e. No >sorting/joining etc.). > >However, we've been unable to recreate the behaviour by running the insert >again (something else was happening at the time?). > >Not critical - just curious! >- Bill.
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