The COMPILE option can be applied to query outlines that have been made invalid by DROP TABLE or DROP INDEX. If the tables and indices have been recreated then the query outline will be made valid again. For example, once re-validated the optimizer will try to use that query outline. NOTE There is a possibility that the query outline although marked valid will not be used because of changes in the index definition. There is too little information stored with the query outline to perform a complete consistency check. If possible, queries using this outline should be run to verify correct index and table usage. If the query outline is currently valid then this clause is ignored by Oracle Rdb.