Specifies that the value of the partitioning key cannot be modified and that the row is always stored in the storage area based on the partitioning criteria in the STORE USING clause. The partitioning key is the column or list of columns specified in the STORE USING clause. Specifying the PARTITIONING IS NOT UPDATABLE clause allows Oracle Rdb to quickly retrieve data because the partitioning criteria can be used when optimizing the query. To update columns that are partitioning keys in a NOT UPDATABLE storage map, you must delete the rows and then reinsert the rows to ensure that they are placed in the correct location. If you specify the PARTITIONING clause, you must also specify the STORE USING clause when defining a storage map. If the PARTITIONING clause is not specified, UPDATABLE is the default. See the Oracle Rdb Guide to Database Design and Definition for more information regarding partitioning.