# RENAME INDEX statement

The RENAME INDEX statement renames an index in the current schema, which can be any schema except the schema SYS.

## Syntax

    RENAME INDEX indexName TO newIndexName

## Example

    RENAME INDEX DESTINDEX TO ARRIVALINDEX

## Statement dependency system

RENAME INDEX is not allowed if there are any open cursors that reference the index being renamed.

Parent topic: RENAME statements
Related reference
RENAME COLUMN statement
RENAME TABLE statement