Creating Composite List-Range Partitioned Tables

Example 4-14 shows an accounts table that is list partitioned by region and subpartitioned using range by account balance, and row movement is enabled. Subpartitions for different list partitions could have different ranges specified.

To learn how using a subpartition template can simplify the specification of a composite partitioned table, see "Specifying Subpartition Templates to Describe Composite Partitioned Tables".

Example 4-14 Creating a composite list-range partitioned table

CREATE TABLE accounts
( id             NUMBER
, account_number NUMBER
, customer_id    NUMBER
, balance        NUMBER
, branch_id      NUMBER
, region         VARCHAR(2)
, status         VARCHAR2(1)
)
PARTITION BY LIST (region)
SUBPARTITION BY RANGE (balance)
( PARTITION p_northwest VALUES ('OR', 'WA')
  ( SUBPARTITION p_nw_low VALUES LESS THAN (1000)
  , SUBPARTITION p_nw_average VALUES LESS THAN (10000)
  , SUBPARTITION p_nw_high VALUES LESS THAN (100000)
  , SUBPARTITION p_nw_extraordinary VALUES LESS THAN (MAXVALUE)
  )
, PARTITION p_southwest VALUES ('AZ', 'UT', 'NM')
  ( SUBPARTITION p_sw_low VALUES LESS THAN (1000)
  , SUBPARTITION p_sw_average VALUES LESS THAN (10000)
  , SUBPARTITION p_sw_high VALUES LESS THAN (100000)
  , SUBPARTITION p_sw_extraordinary VALUES LESS THAN (MAXVALUE)
  )
, PARTITION p_northeast VALUES ('NY', 'VM', 'NJ')
  ( SUBPARTITION p_ne_low VALUES LESS THAN (1000)
  , SUBPARTITION p_ne_average VALUES LESS THAN (10000)
  , SUBPARTITION p_ne_high VALUES LESS THAN (100000)
  , SUBPARTITION p_ne_extraordinary VALUES LESS THAN (MAXVALUE)
  )
, PARTITION p_southeast VALUES ('FL', 'GA')
  ( SUBPARTITION p_se_low VALUES LESS THAN (1000)
  , SUBPARTITION p_se_average VALUES LESS THAN (10000)
  , SUBPARTITION p_se_high VALUES LESS THAN (100000)
  , SUBPARTITION p_se_extraordinary VALUES LESS THAN (MAXVALUE)
  )
, PARTITION p_northcentral VALUES ('SD', 'WI')
  ( SUBPARTITION p_nc_low VALUES LESS THAN (1000)
  , SUBPARTITION p_nc_average VALUES LESS THAN (10000)
  , SUBPARTITION p_nc_high VALUES LESS THAN (100000)
  , SUBPARTITION p_nc_extraordinary VALUES LESS THAN (MAXVALUE)
  )
, PARTITION p_southcentral VALUES ('OK', 'TX')
  ( SUBPARTITION p_sc_low VALUES LESS THAN (1000)
  , SUBPARTITION p_sc_average VALUES LESS THAN (10000)
  , SUBPARTITION p_sc_high VALUES LESS THAN (100000)
  , SUBPARTITION p_sc_extraordinary VALUES LESS THAN (MAXVALUE)
  )
) ENABLE ROW MOVEMENT;