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 (-).

  • Name: Name of the index.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.