Until 10g, the optimizer does not peek at values for this
query - it uses the standard col >/< :bind algorithms which
basically means the predicate has a selectivity of 0.25%
(5% of 5%).
- "where date between to_date(:b1) and to_date(b2)"
You say you can't change the query, so if you want to fake this query,
you probably need to use dbms_stats.set_table_stats
to tell Oracle that the table has a very small number of rows -
but don't change the block count - so that a properly calculated
selectivity is fooled into getting the right cardinality. Then capture
the execution plan in a stored outline - and put the stats back to
normal.
Regards
Jonathan Lewis
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From: "Laimutis Nedzinskas" <Laimutis.Nedzinskas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Back to the basics.
I need any information on how CBO calculates [predicate] selectivity
which is more precise than in the Note:68992.1
This note states that "c1 > :bind1 Default of 5%" which I
doubt very much. At least it is not clear how distinct values/min-max
values/datatype contribute to those 5% but the they do seem to
contribute.
As a whole, CBO uses some heuristics (see Note:212809.1) which I need to
tweak by manipulating statistics for one simple reason:
- I have a legacy query "where date between to_date(:b1) and
to_date(b2)" => this query can not be modified.
- I know what CBO does not know: an index on date column must be used
because selectivity of "date between to_date(:b1) and to_date(b2)" is
high.
Thank you in advance, Laimis
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