g a new partition each month, so
    it might be wise to write a script that generates the required DDL
    automatically.
   </p></div><div class="sect3" id="DDL-PARTITIONING-DECLARATIVE-MAINTENANCE"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">5.11.2.2. Partition Maintenance <a href="#DDL-PARTITIONING-DECLARATIVE-MAINTENANCE" class="id_link">#</a></h4></div></div></div><p>
      Normally the set of partitions established when initially defining the
      table is not intended to remain static.  It 