Main steps for OpenEdge table partitioning

In today’s 24x7 business environment, Progress OpenEdge mission-critical databases are necessarily growing larger and larger. The task of running and managing very large tables in very large databases can be very challenging. OpenEdge table partitioning is also known as horizontal table partitioning because it breaks up a table by row into smaller, more manageable chunks called partitions. You can then run and manage each partition individually. OpenEdge implements table partitioning at the database level, not at the application level. Logically, partitioned tables still appears as one single unit to the application. Physically, it is stored in multiple partitions in the database. A business application that accesses non-partitioned tables can also access partitioned tables with little or no changes required.

OpenEdge table partitioning is integrated throughout the OpenEdge environment, including in OpenEdge Management, OpenEdge ABL, and command line tools.