virtual column performance vs. trigger
I wanted to use a virtual column in 11.2.0.2 db to replace some logic that is less efficient. Currently we have a few range partitioned tables, the partition key column is populated by a before insert trigger that does a mod on the value of another column being inserted. So I thought this would be the perfect place to use a virtual column and decided to run some performance tests to see how much faster it would be then the trigger. Unfortunately when my tests came back they both took the same amount of time. Anyone else run into a