DROP TABLE cons_demo; CREATE TABLE cons_demo (owner varchar2(100), object_name varchar2(128)); INSERT /*+ APPEND */ INTO cons_demo SELECT owner, object_name FROM dba_objects; COMMIT; SELECT COUNT(*) FROM cons_demo; @x CREATE INDEX idx1_cons_demo ON cons_demo(owner); SELECT COUNT(*) FROM cons_demo; @x SELECT /*+ INDEX(cons_demo cons_demo(owner)) */ COUNT(*) FROM cons_demo; ALTER TABLE cons_demo MODIFY owner NOT NULL NOVALIDATE; INSERT INTO cons_demo VALUES (null, 'x'); SELECT COUNT(*) FROM cons_demo; @x ALTER TABLE cons_demo MODIFY owner NULL; --ALTER TABLE cons_demo MODIFY owner NOT NULL VALIDATE; --ALTER TABLE cons_demo MODIFY owner NOT NULL DEFERRABLE INITIALLY DEFERRED VALIDATE; ALTER TABLE cons_demo MODIFY owner NOT NULL DEFERRABLE VALIDATE; SELECT COUNT(*) FROM cons_demo; @x DROP TABLE cons_demo2; CREATE TABLE cons_demo2 AS SELECT * FROM scott.emp; ALTER TABLE cons_demo2 ADD CONSTRAINT c2 CHECK (SAL > 500); SELECT * FROM cons_demo2 WHERE sal = 100; @x