Creating a Composite Range-List Partitioned Table Specifying Tablespaces

The partitions of a range-list partitioned table are logical structures only, because their data is stored in the segments of their subpartitions. The list subpartitions have the same characteristics as list partitions. You can specify a default subpartition, just as you specify a default partition for list partitioning.

The following example creates a table that specifies a tablespace at the partition and subpartition levels. The number of subpartitions within each partition varies, and default subpartitions are specified. This example results in the following subpartition descriptions:

• All subpartitions inherit their physical attributes, other than tablespace, from tablespace level defaults. This is because the only physical attribute that has been specified for partitions or subpartitions is tablespace. There are no table level physical attributes specified, thus tablespace level defaults are inherited at all levels.

• The first 4 subpartitions of partition q1_1999 are all contained in tbs_1, except for the subpartition q1_others, which is stored in tbs_4 and contains all rows that do not map to any of the other partitions.

• The 6 subpartitions of partition q2_1999 are all stored in tbs_2.

• The first 2 subpartitions of partition q3_1999 are all contained in tbs_3, except for the subpartition q3_others, which is stored in tbs_4 and contains all rows that do not map to any of the other partitions.

• There is no subpartition description for partition q4_1999. This results in one default subpartition being created and stored in tbs_4. The subpartition name is system generated in the form SYS_SUBPn.

CREATE TABLE sample_regional_sales
      (deptno number, item_no varchar2(20),
       txn_date date, txn_amount number, state varchar2(2))
  PARTITION BY RANGE (txn_date)
    SUBPARTITION BY LIST (state)
      (PARTITION q1_1999 VALUES LESS THAN (TO_DATE('1-APR-1999','DD-MON-YYYY'))
          TABLESPACE tbs_1
         (SUBPARTITION q1_1999_northwest VALUES ('OR', 'WA'),
          SUBPARTITION q1_1999_southwest VALUES ('AZ', 'UT', 'NM'),
          SUBPARTITION q1_1999_northeast VALUES ('NY', 'VM', 'NJ'),
          SUBPARTITION q1_1999_southeast VALUES ('FL', 'GA'),
          SUBPARTITION q1_others VALUES (DEFAULT) TABLESPACE tbs_4
         ),
       PARTITION q2_1999 VALUES LESS THAN ( TO_DATE('1-JUL-1999','DD-MON-YYYY'))
          TABLESPACE tbs_2
         (SUBPARTITION q2_1999_northwest VALUES ('OR', 'WA'),
          SUBPARTITION q2_1999_southwest VALUES ('AZ', 'UT', 'NM'),
          SUBPARTITION q2_1999_northeast VALUES ('NY', 'VM', 'NJ'),
          SUBPARTITION q2_1999_southeast VALUES ('FL', 'GA'),
          SUBPARTITION q2_1999_northcentral VALUES ('SD', 'WI'),
          SUBPARTITION q2_1999_southcentral VALUES ('OK', 'TX')
         ),
       PARTITION q3_1999 VALUES LESS THAN (TO_DATE('1-OCT-1999','DD-MON-YYYY'))
          TABLESPACE tbs_3
         (SUBPARTITION q3_1999_northwest VALUES ('OR', 'WA'),
          SUBPARTITION q3_1999_southwest VALUES ('AZ', 'UT', 'NM'),
          SUBPARTITION q3_others VALUES (DEFAULT) TABLESPACE tbs_4
         ),
       PARTITION q4_1999 VALUES LESS THAN ( TO_DATE('1-JAN-2000','DD-MON-YYYY'))
          TABLESPACE tbs_4
      );