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2041052 - How can a table with existing data and no clustered index be round-robin partitioned with evenly distributed data? - SAP ASE

Symptom

  • A table with existing data, but with no clustered index, may benefit from data partitioning. 
  • However, use of documented syntax for table partitioning does not evenly distribute data across partitions in every instance -- without a clustered index, partition creation on a table with existing data places all the data in the first partition. 
  • How can one ensure even data distribution when introducing round-robin partitioning on a table with existing data and no clustered index? 


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Environment

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) all supported versions

Product

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise 15.7 ; SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise 16.0 ; Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 15.0 ; Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 15.5

Keywords

partitions,index , KBA , BC-SYB-ASE , Sybase ASE Database Platform (non Business Suite) , How To

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