1. The function: SELECT a.birth_date FROM ( SELECT indiv_fkey, birth_dt as birth_date, intern_last_update::date as last_update, 'fed' as source FROM cdm.cdm_fedcustomer WHERE birth_dt IS NOT NULL AND indiv_fkey = $1 UNION SELECT indiv_fkey, birthdate as birth_date, last_update::date as last_update, 'reg' as source FROM cdm.cdm_reg_customer WHERE birthdate IS NOT NULL AND indiv_fkey = $1 ORDER BY source asc, last_update desc limit 1 ) a 2. The query: INSERT INTO indiv_mast.staging_birthdate SELECT * FROM ( SELECT im.indiv_key, indiv_mast.getbest_bday(im.indiv_key::integer) AS birth_date FROM indiv_mast.indiv_mast Im WHERE im.indiv_key >= 2000000 AND im.indiv_key < 4000000 ) b WHERE b.birth_date IS NOT NULL ; 3. The query plan: Bitmap Heap Scan on indiv_mast im (cost=28700.91..2098919.14 rows=1937250 width=8) Recheck Cond: ((indiv_key >= 2000000) AND (indiv_key < 4000000)) Filter: (indiv_mast.getbest_bday((indiv_key)::integer) IS NOT NULL) -> Bitmap Index Scan on indiv_mast_pkey_idx (cost=0.00..28700.91 rows=1946985 width=0) Index Cond: ((indiv_key >= 2000000) AND (indiv_key < 4000000))
4. Number of records in the tables: indiv_mast.indiv_mast : 15Million cdm.cdm_fedcustomer: 18Million cdm.cdm_reg_customer: 9 Million The query (2) runs for hours. It started at 2:00Am last night and it is still running (6:00Am). Some of the postgresql.conf file parameters are below: shared_buffers = 20000 #60000 work_mem = 65536 #131072 #65536 maintenance_work_mem = 524288 #131072 max_fsm_pages = 8000000 max_fsm_relations = 32768 wal_buffers = 128 checkpoint_segments = 256 # in logfile segments, min 1, 16MB each checkpoint_timeout = 3600 checkpoint_warning = 300 effective_cache_size = 20000 random_page_cost = 2 # (same) I really do not know how to find out what the query is waiting on, unlike oracle db provides some of the information through its dynamic performance views. Please help in understanding how I can find out what the system is waiting for or why is it taking the query so long. I will really appreciate some help. Thanks Abu --------------------------------- Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta.