3.4.1.4 Indexes Pane
Lists the indexes defined for the table.
To add an index, click Add Index (+); to delete an index, select it and click Remove Index (-).
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Name: Name of the index.
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Type: The type of Oracle index.
Non-unique
means that the index can contain multiple identical values;Unique
means that no duplicate values are permitted;Bitmap
stores rowids associated with a key value as a bitmap. -
Tablespace: Name of the tablespace for the index.
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Expression: A column expression is an expression built from columns, constants, SQL functions, and user-defined functions. When you specify a column expression, you create a function-based index.
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Available Columns and Selected Columns: Columns selected for the index. To select a column, click the column in the Available Columns box, and then click the click the Add Selected Columns icon to move it to the Selected Columns box.