Chapter 20    Partitioning Database Files

This chapter contains the following topics.

• Overview

  • Partitioning Example

  • State of a Partition

• Database Partitioned File Structures

  • Partition Control File

  • Partition Index File

  • Partition Data Files

• Partition Index, Modulus, and Creation Window

• Preparing to Partition a Database File

  • Empty Database File

  • Non-Empty Database File

  • Flexibility in Partitioning Database Files

• Partition Location

• Partitioning by Period

• Automatic Partitioning

  • Partition Methods

• Manual Partitioning

• Bulk Removal of Objects

• RootSchema Methods Related to Database Partitioning

  • Class Methods

  • DbFile Property and Methods

  • JadeDbFilePartition Properties and Methods

  • Object Methods

  • System Method

• Batch JADE Database Admin Utility Partitioning Commands