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Sequences and table volume

Hi,

There was a table with a column based on sequence numbers.
This column is the primary key of the table.
When the table count hits the value 9999, a system error saying all sequences are used will come. Is there any script that can be run by DBA, to monitor this and avoid this overflow ?

Please help..

This is Oracle database.

David VanZandt

A SQL script could be written to query the column value, then mail the DBA when a threshold is passed.

Unfortunately, primary keys are unique by definition, so any recycling action would be pointless.

Assuming the PK column has a numeric datatype, there is little reason to constrain the counter to four digits -- that sounds to be a poor design.

Subject to your environment and situation, I suspect the solution should be to drop the sequence, and to recreate it using the parameter NOMAXVALUE. The syntax for the DROP and CREATE statements are found here: click me

Aravindan GP

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I don't need a solution as this is 3rd party vendor tool.
Can you give me the script which will be helpful in monitoring ?

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David VanZandt

I'm puzzled about what action the DBA is expected to take when your threshold is reached. Yes, one choice is to delete obsolete rows -- but the issue is, the sequence has hit its defined maximum value. As written, the next insert would be for value 10000 -- that's your error.

The sequence cannot be altered, only dropped and recreated as I explained above. I'll clarify the obvious, that the new MINVALUE must be higher than the highest existing sequence -- such as 10000. Hope this helps.

Aravindan GP

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Thank you