Oracle9i Database Reference
Release 1 (9.0.1)

Part Number A90190-02
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Database Limits, 4 of 5


Logical Database Limits

Item  Type  Limit 

GROUP BY clause 

Maximum length 

The GROUP BY expression and all of the nondistinct aggregates functions (for example, SUM, AVG) must fit within a single database block. 

Indexes 

Maximum per table 

Unlimited 

total size of indexed column 

75% of the database block size minus some overhead 

Columns 

Per table 

1000 columns maximum 

Per index (or clustered index) 

32 columns maximum 

 

Per bitmapped index 

30 columns maximum 

Constraints 

Maximum per column 

Unlimited 

Subqueries 

Maximum levels of subqueries in a SQL statement 

Unlimited in the FROM clause of the top-level query

255 subqueries in the WHERE clause 

Partitions 

Maximum length of linear partitioning key 

4 KB - overhead 

Maximum number of columns in partition key 

16 columns 

Maximum number of partitions allowed per table or index 

64 K-1 partitions 

Rollback Segments 

Maximum number per database 

No limit; limited within a session by the MAX_ROLLBACK_SEGMENTS initialization parameter 

Rows 

Maximum number per table 

Unlimited 

SQL Statement Length 

Maximum length of statements 

64 K maximum; particular tools may impose lower limits 

Stored Packages 

Maximum size 

PL/SQL and Developer/2000 may have limits on the size of stored procedures they can call. The limits typically range from 2000 to 3000 lines of code.

See Also: Your PL/SQL or Developer/2000 documentation for details 

Trigger Cascade Limit 

Maximum value 

Operating system-dependent, typically 32 

Users and Roles 

Maximum 

2,147,483,638 

Tables 

Maximum per clustered table 

32 tables 

Maximum per database 

Unlimited 


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