RE: HELP! Index Debate!

[Smith, Ron L.]

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No answer for that. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jamadagni, Rajendra [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 3:44 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: RE: HELP! Index Debate!

How does one know that only one column is being used in an index and others are being ignored ... ?? This is new to me.

Raj
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-----Original Message-----
From: Smith, Ron L. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 4:34 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: RE: HELP! Index Debate!

Please help resolve this dispute.
We have a query that runs over 5 hours.  Sections of the query are
listed below.

The table QOH_DAY_FACT table had only on index and that was on the
TIME_ID column.  I propose adding an index with PROD_ID, WHS_ID, LOT_ID,
WHS_LOC, TIME_ID and QUALITY_ID.  My test shows the runtime was reduced
to about 1.5 hours.

The developer said all the columns in the index except PROD_ID were
being ignored.  He says there should be six separate indexes, one for
each column before Oracle will use them.

Also, does the order of the columns in the index have to match the order
of the columns in the WHERE CLAUS or is it more important to match the
WHERE CLAUS to the data content (least number of rows first)?

I will be running more tests, but I would like some input on this if
anyone has an opinion.

Thanks!
Ron

select T1."COUNTRY_NAME" "c1"
  , T2."PRODTN_PROC_NAME" "c2"
  , T2."PLANT_NAME" "c3"
  , T1."WHS_NAME" "c4"
  , T1."WHS_CMPLX_NAME" "c5"
  , T3."WHS_LOC_NAME" "c6"
  , T4."GRADE_DESC" "c7"
  , T4."PACK_DESC" "c8"
  , T5."FULL_DT" "c9"
  , T6."QOH_MT" "c10".......

....from "DWMART"."DISTRIB_FCLTY_DIM" T1
  , "DWMART"."MFG_FCLTY_DIM" T2
  , "DWMART"."DISTRIB_LOC_DIM" T3
  , "DWMART"."TIME_DIM" T5
  , "DWMART"."QUALITY_DIM" T7
  , "DWMART"."QOH_DAY_FACT" T6
  , "DWMART"."PROD_DIM" T4
where T6."PROD_ID"=T4."PROD_ID"(+)
   and T6."WHS_ID"=T1."WHS_ID"
   and T6."LOT_ID"=T2."LOT_ID"
   and T6."WHS_LOC_ID"=T3."WHS_LOC_ID"
   and T6."TIME_ID"=T5."TIME_ID"
   and T6."QUALITY_ID"=T7."QUALITY_ID"
order by "c9" asc
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