Hi
Thanks for all your help...
Ashok
Connor McDonald <connor_mcdonald_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<3D124D44.402B_at_yahoo.com>...
> Jayaraman Ashok wrote:
> >
> > Hi
> > Can somebody please explain in a lucid manner, what clustering_factor
> > means in dba_indexes? I have read that if the value is nearer to the
> > number of blocks occupied (or is it allocated?) by the table, it means
> > the data in the table is very well ordered and if the value is nearer
> > to the number of rows in the table then the data is scattered. Does it
> > mean that the clustering_factor is something like a pointer? A pointer
> > for each block if data is proper in the table and a pointer for each
> > row when data becomes scattered. If the table is going to grow at a
> > decent rate then won't the clustering_factor again go for a toss after
> > reorganization? Also should the reorganization of the table always be
> > based on the most used index for that table , for the exercise to be
> > effective? Finally, is it worth paying attention to this aspect?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Ashok
>
> The other post sums it up nicely, but in its most simplistic sense
>
> table data is stored in random order, index data is stored in key
> order. The clustering factor measures the closeness of the two orders
>
> hth
> connor
Received on Sun Jun 23 2002 - 20:08:59 CDT
