create pluggable database NIHILUS admin user NIHILUS$OWNER identified by secret; alter pluggable database NIHILUS open; alter pluggable database NIHILUS save state; alter session set container=NIHILUS; create tablespace USERS datafile size 32M autoextend ON next 32M; alter database default tablespace USERS; create user adm identified by "secret"; grant sysdba to adm; create user usr identified by "secret"; grant CONNECT,RESOURCE to usr; grant alter session to usr; alter user usr quota unlimited on USERS; alias adm_NIHILUS='rlwrap sqlplus adm/"secret"@bakura:1521/NIHILUS as sysdba' alias usr_NIHILUS='rlwrap sqlplus usr/"secret"@bakura:1521/NIHILUS' create table USR.T1 as select * from dba_extents; create index USR.IDX_T1_BLOCKS on USR.T1(blocks); exec dbms_stats.gather_table_stats('USR','T1', method_opt=>'for all columns size AUTO'); insert into USR.T1 select * from USR.T1; commit; exec dbms_stats.gather_table_stats('USR','T1', method_opt=>'for all columns size AUTO'); insert into USR.T1 select * from USR.T1; insert into USR.T1 select * from USR.T1; insert into USR.T1 select * from USR.T1; commit; exec dbms_stats.gather_table_stats('USR','T1', method_opt=>'for all columns size AUTO'); insert into USR.T1 select * from USR.T1; insert into USR.T1 select * from USR.T1; insert into USR.T1 select * from USR.T1; insert into USR.T1 select * from USR.T1; insert into USR.T1 select * from USR.T1; commit; exec dbms_stats.gather_table_stats('USR','T1', method_opt=>'for all columns size AUTO'); -- @stats_history.sql USR -- stats history for table and index @stats_history.sql USR T1 % % @stats_history.sql USR IDX_T1_BLOCKS % INDEX -- display gather stats operations and details @stats_opls.sql sysdate-1/24 sysdate BASIC TEXT @stats_opdet.sql 1083 TYPICAL -- see also Metalink note: How to View Table Statistics History (Doc ID 761554.1)