Heikki,
Thanks for your reply. Will try to do the changes and rivert back. I had one more requirement for partitioning. I wanted to inherit two different tables for partition. Below is the query used to create the table, an crete the inheritance. CREATE TABLE metrics_d20070601 (CHECK (sqldate = '20070601')) INHERITS (metrics, date); Further more we are using the below mentioned query: SELECT rs.id AS sid, rs.name AS sname, rc.id AS cid, rc.name AS cname, rc.type AS rtype, rc.act_type AS acttype, ra.id AS adid, ra.name AS avname, rch.id AS chid, rch.name AS chname, rcr.dim AS dim, SUM(metrics.imp_del) AS imp, SUM(metrics.clidel) AS cli, date.sqldate AS date, rg.id AS gid FROM metrics, rn CROSS JOIN date, ra, rs, rc, rch, rcr, rg WHERE metrics.netkey = rn.key AND rn.id = 10 AND metrics.advkey = ra.key AND metrics.campkey = rc.key AND metrics.skey = rs.key AND metrics.chkey = rch.key AND metrics.cr_key = rcr.key AND date.sqldate BETWEEN '6/01/2007' AND '6/01/2007' AND metrics.gkey = rg.key GROUP BY date.sqldate, rs.id, rs.name, ra.id, ra.name, rc.id, rc.name, rc.rev_type, rc.act_type, rch.id, rch.name, rcr.dim, rg.id; And the query execution plan is as below QUERY PLAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GroupAggregate (cost=589766.28..651315.41 rows=1119075 width=127) -> Sort (cost=589766.28..592563.97 rows=1119075 width=127) Sort Key: public.date.sqldate, rs.id, rs.name, ra.id, ra.name, rc.id, rc.name, rc.rtype, rc.act_type, rch.id, rch.name, rcr.dim, rg.id -> Hash Join (cost=64914.87..433619.51 rows=1119075 width=127) Hash Cond: ("outer".adv_key = "inner"."key") -> Hash Join (cost=64419.08..402349.16 rows=1119075 width=111) Hash Cond: ("outer".s_key = "inner"."key") -> Hash Join (cost=63827.54..368185.38 rows=1119075 width=96) Hash Cond: ("outer".campkey = "inner"."key") -> Hash Join (cost=61339.00..323731.53rows=1119075 width=66) Hash Cond: ("outer".chkey = "inner"."key") -> Hash Join (cost=59480.62..293896.26rows=1119075 width=46) Hash Cond: ("outer".cr_key = "inner"."key") -> Hash Join (cost= 51298.73..243749.06 rows=1119075 width=48) Hash Cond: ("outer".gkey = "inner"."key") -> Hash Join (cost= 51051.50..204334.21 rows=1119075 width=48) Hash Cond: (("outer".netkey = "inner"."key") AND ("outer".date_key = "inner"."key")) -> Append (cost= 0.00..51795.56 rows=1901256 width=48) -> Seq Scan on metrics (cost=0.00..25614.71 rows=940271 width=48) -> Seq Scan on metrics_d20070601 metrics (cost=0.00..26180.85 rows=960985 width=48) -> Hash (cost= 40615.57..40615.57 rows=960986 width=16) -> Nested Loop (cost=0.00..40615.57 rows=960986 width=16) -> Index Scan using rpt_netw_key_idx on rn (cost=0.00..16.92 rows=1 width=4) Filter: (id = 10) -> Append (cost=0.00..30988.79 rows=960986 width=12) -> Index Scan using rpt_dt_sqldt_idx on date (cost=0.00..3.02 rows=1 width=12) Index Cond: ((sqldate >= '2007-06-01 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone) AND (sqldate <= '2007-06-01 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone)) -> Seq Scan on metrics_d20070601 rpt_date (cost=0.00..30985.78 rows=960985 width=12) Filter: ((sqldate >= '2007-06-01 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone) AND (sqldate <= '2007-06-01 00:00:00'::timestamp without time zone)) -> Hash (cost=223.18..223.18rows=9618 width=8) -> Seq Scan on rg (cost=0.00..223.18 rows=9618 width=8) -> Hash (cost=7367.71..7367.71rows=325671 width=6) -> Seq Scan on rc (cost= 0.00..7367.71 rows=325671 width=6) -> Hash (cost=1652.51..1652.51 rows=82351 width=28) -> Seq Scan on rch (cost= 0.00..1652.51 rows=82351 width=28) -> Hash (cost=2283.83..2283.83 rows=81883 width=38) -> Seq Scan on rc (cost=0.00..2283.83rows=81883 width=38) -> Hash (cost=520.63..520.63 rows=28363 width=23) -> Seq Scan on rs (cost=0.00..520.63 rows=28363 width=23) -> Hash (cost=435.63..435.63 rows=24063 width=24) -> Seq Scan on radv (cost=0.00..435.63 rows=24063 width=24) (41 rows) Can you let me know how we can avoid the double looping on the metrics table. This been a big table causes the queries to slowdown. Regards & Thanks, Nimesh. On 10/28/07, Heikki Linnakangas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Nimesh Satam wrote: > > Following is the full plan of the query using partition. Let me know if > you > > need any further information. > > What indexes are there on the table partitions? You didn't post the > query, but it looks like your doing a join between rpt_network and the > partitioned table. An index on the join key might help... > > -- > Heikki Linnakangas > EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com >