CREATE TABLE range_example ( range_key_column date , data varchar2(20) ) PARTITION BY RANGE (range_key_column) ( PARTITION part_1 VALUES LESS THAN

(to_date('01/01/2005','dd/mm/yyyy')), PARTITION part_2 VALUES LESS THAN (to_date('01/01/2006','dd/mm/yyyy')), PARTITION part_3 VALUES LESS THAN (MAXVALUE) ) / insert into range_example ( range_key_column, data ) values ( to_date( '15-dec-2004 00:00:00', 'dd-mon-yyyy hh24:mi:ss' ), 'application data...' ); insert into range_example ( range_key_column, data ) values ( to_date( '01-jan-2005 00:00:00', 'dd-mon-yyyy hh24:mi:ss' )-1/24/60/60, 'application data...' ); select * from range_example partition(part_1); update range_example set range_key_column = trunc(range_key_column) where range_key_column = to_date( '31-dec-2004 23:59:59', 'dd-mon-yyyy hh24:mi:ss' ); update range_example set range_key_column = to_date('02-jan-2005','dd-mon-yyyy') where range_key_column = to_date('31-dec-2004','dd-mon-yyyy'); select rowid from range_example where range_key_column = to_date('31-dec-2004','dd-mon-yyyy'); alter table range_example enable row movement; update range_example set range_key_column = to_date('02-jan-2005','dd-mon-yyyy') where range_key_column = to_date('31-dec-2004','dd-mon-yyyy'); select rowid from range_example where range_key_column = to_date('02-jan-2005','dd-mon-yyyy');