Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Data Management:
SQL Development

Online schema changes

The following commands can be executed against an online database:

ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN
CREATE INDEX
Note: Inactive indexes can be created online. Active indexes can only be created online if they are created on a newly created table within the same transaction as the CREATE TABLE.
CREATE SEQUENCE
CREATE STORED PROCEDURE
CREATE TABLE
CREATE TRIGGER
CREATE VIEW
GRANT

For syntax and specific information about each command, see OpenEdge Data Management: SQL Reference .