OracleLoader with direct-path INSERTs

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Dennis Wanke
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OracleLoader with direct-path INSERTs

Post by Dennis Wanke » Wed 14 May 2014 10:05

When performing table load using array binding, it would be nice to opt-in for direct-path INSERTs. It means:
  • the APPEND_VALUES hint will be placed in the generated INSERT statements (starting with Oracle 11g Release 2; for older versions the APPEND hint might be used with INSERT … SELECT FROM DUAL - not sure it's possible with array binding)
  • triggers and DRI constraints will be disabled during the load process and re-enabled afterwards
Instead of a simple boolean option (e.g. UseDirectPath), a DirectPathRowAmount threshold can be provided to avoid excessive database growth on small data chunks (e.g. direct path only if row amount > 10K).
Another option can control bypassing redo generation by altering the table (and probably its indexes) to NOLOGGING mode beforehand and then reverting it back to the original mode afterwards.

Pinturiccio
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Re: OracleLoader with direct-path INSERTs

Post by Pinturiccio » Mon 19 May 2014 11:44

Thank you for your suggestions. We will investigate them, but there is no timeframe at the moment.

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