-- Make sure that the USERS tablespace is ASSM-managed DROP TABLE t; CREATE TABLE t(a CHAR(100)) TABLESPACE users; INSERT INTO t SELECT 'x' FROM dual CONNECT BY LEVEL <= 5000000; COMMIT; ALTER SESSION SET plsql_optimize_level = 0; -- EXEC FOR i IN 1..1000 LOOP INSERT INTO t VALUES ('x'); END LOOP; PROMPT Deleting all rows from t, do not commit... DELETE t; PROMPT Run this in another session, this should be very slow: PROMPT EXEC FOR i IN 1..1000 LOOP INSERT INTO t VALUES ('x'); END LOOP;; PROMPT