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S_ESCL_REQ and S_ESCL_LOG Tables

The tables S_ESCL_REQ and S_ESCL_LOG, which are used by Assignment Manager and Siebel Business Process Designer, tend to grow very large. S_ESCL_REQ is processed based on the GROUP_ID, whereas S_ESCL_LOG is processed by RULE_ID.

You can partition these tables in one of the following ways:

• Hard-code the actual values for GROUP_ID and RULE_ID.

  This approach is recommended when the number of groups is static. You can define additional partitions to accommodate new values that are unknown at creation time. To use this option, first define the groups and then extract the GROUP_ID values you want to use for partitioning.

• Add the PARTITION_COLUMN and a trigger to populate the column.

  The number of partitions you define should ensure that data from multiple groups goes into multiple partitions. Start with 36 partitions, because this is the base number for the Siebel row ID.

NOTE:  If resource contention occurs because multiple groups are using the same partition, consider increasing the number of partitions when you create new groups and assign new group IDs; this allows for a more granular level of GROUP_ID assignments to a partition range.