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<h1 class="topictitle1">Modification of existing partitioned tables</h1>
<div><p>You can make several changes to your partitioned table by using
the clauses of the <samp class="codeph">ALTER TABLE</samp> statement.</p>
<p>These clauses are as follows:</p>
<ul><li><samp class="codeph">ADD PARTITION</samp> <div class="p">This clause adds one or more new hash
partitions or a range partition to an existing partitioned table. Make sure
that the parameters you specify do not violate the following rules; otherwise,
errors occur. <ul><li>Do not use the <samp class="codeph">ADD PARTITION</samp> clause for nonpartitioned
tables.</li>
<li>When adding hash partitions, the number of partitions being added must
be specified as a positive integer.</li>
<li>If you supply a name or integer to identify the partition, ensure that
it is not already in use by another partition.</li>
<li>When adding range partitions, the specified ranges must not overlap the
ranges of any existing partitions.</li>
</ul>
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<p>For example, to alter the table PAYROLL in library
PRODLIB with partition key EMPNUM to have four additional partitions, use
the following code:</p>
<pre>ALTER TABLE PRODLIB.PAYROLL
ADD PARTITION 4 HASH PARTITIONS</pre>
</li>
<li><samp class="codeph">ALTER PARTITION</samp> <p>This clause alters the range for the
identified range partition. Ensure that the following conditions are met:</p>
<ul><li>The identified partition must exist in the table.</li>
<li>The specified ranges must not overlap the ranges of any existing partitions.</li>
<li>All existing rows of the partitioned table must fall within the new ranges
specified on the ALTER TABLE statement.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><samp class="codeph">DROP PARTITION</samp> <p>This clause drops a partition
of a partitioned table. If the specified table is not a partitioned table,
an error is returned. If the last remaining partition of a partitioned table
is specified, an error is returned.</p>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="altertype.htm">Restrictions when altering a column's data type</a></strong><br />
When altering a column's data type, and that column is part of a partitioning key, there are some restrictions on the target data type.</li>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="alterpt.htm" title="You can change existing nonpartitioned tables to partitioned tables, change the attributes of existing partitioned tables, or change partitioned table to nonpartitioned tables.">Modification of existing tables</a></div>
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