Thanks, Igor. The problem there is that we did not purchase the partitioning option.
Guess I'll look into the cost for that. Thanks! Barb --- Igor Neyman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Could you use partitioned table with partitioning > key "type": > Prospect/Customer, or Private Party, or Agency? > In this case, if end-user knows type he is searching > for, the query will > go to specific partition, if not - it'll deal with > the whole table. > > Igor Neyman, OCP DBA > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -----Original Message----- > Barbara Baker > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 12:44 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > List: > We're trying to design a CRM app. We believe we > need > 3 tables (Prospect/Customer, Private Party, and > Agency) because those 3 kinds of (potential) > customers > have different attributes. > > The sales rep should know whether they're looking up > cust, private party, or agency. But what if they > don't? (They're sales, after all. What if the have > a > hangover?) For performance reasons, we'd prefer not > to join all 3 tables for a lookup. > > I was thinking about 1 cross-reference table with > the > primary key from each of the 3 tables stored in one > cross-ref table. Any way to keep such a table > updated > other than with a trigger? > > Any other ideas about how to do a quick lookup > without > 1 big join? > > In case you can't tell, db design is NOT my forte. > Thanks for any ideas! > > Barb > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now > http://companion.yahoo.com/ > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Barbara Baker > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 > http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web > hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an > E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of > 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB > ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed > from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information > (like subscribing). > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Igor Neyman > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 > http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web > hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an > E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of > 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB > ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed > from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information > (like subscribing). __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/ -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Barbara Baker INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
