HI, this is how it worked for me INSERT INTO TABLE2 (COL1, COL2, QL_FLG, ST_FLG, PA_FLG) (SELECT COL1, COL2, DECODE(INSTR(COL2,'QL'),0,0,1) QL_FLG, DECODE(INSTR(COL2,'ST'),0,0,1) ST_FLG, DECODE(INSTR(COL2,'PA'),0,0,1) PA_FLG FROM TABLE1); Thank you so much for your help.