How To Rename an Index?

Answer 1

Let's say you have an existing index, and you don't like its name anymore for some reason, you can rename it with the ALTER INDEX ... RENAME TO statement. Here is an example script on how to rename an index:

CREATE TABLE student (id NUMBER(5) PRIMARY KEY,
  first_name VARCHAR(80) NOT NULL,
  last_name VARCHAR(80) NOT NULL,
  birth_date DATE NOT NULL,
  social_number VARCHAR(80) UNIQUE NOT NULL);
Table created.
  
SELECT index_name, table_name, uniqueness
  FROM USER_INDEXES WHERE table_name = 'STUDENT';
INDEX_NAME              TABLE_NAME            UNIQUENES
----------------------- --------------------- ---------
SYS_C004153             STUDENT               UNIQUE
SYS_C004154             STUDENT               UNIQUE

ALTER INDEX SYS_C004153 RENAME TO student_pk;
Statement processed.

SELECT index_name, table_name, uniqueness
  FROM USER_INDEXES WHERE table_name = 'STUDENT';
INDEX_NAME              TABLE_NAME            UNIQUENES
----------------------- --------------------- ---------
STUDENT_PK              STUDENT               UNIQUE
SYS_C004154             STUDENT               UNIQUE