Agree with Michael. Manually gather statistics but replace your "method_opt=> 'FOR ALL INDEXED COLUMNS SIZE 1'" with "method_opt=> 'FOR ALL INDEXED COLUMNS SIZE REPEAT'". (Of course, before this "REPEAT", you have to gather some columns' histogram by yourself at first with method_opt=>FOR COLUMNS SIZE AUTO [COLUMN_NAME]) The point is you have to decide which columns should have histogram by yourself, don't count on Oracle . In my experience, execution plan sometimes changed because of histogram auto generated when automatic statistics gathering. -- Kamus <kamusis@xxxxxxxxx> Visit my blog for more : http://www.dbform.com Join ACOUG: http://www.acoug.org On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 12:09 AM, Michael Dinh <mdinh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Isn't it better to use REPEAT for method_opt? > > If auto statistic gathering is using histogram and you gather without > histogram, next time histogram will be gathered, no? > > You can find the default method_opt by executing - select > dbms_stats.get_param('method_opt') from dual; > > exec > dbms_stats.gather_table_stats(user,tabname=>'&tbl',estimate_percent=>1,cascade=>TRUE,method_opt=>'FOR > ALL COLUMNS SIZE REPEAT'); > > Michael Dinh : XIFIN : 858.436.2929 > > NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY - This material is intended for the use of the > individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information > that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable > laws. BE FURTHER ADVISED THAT THIS EMAIL MAY CONTAIN PROTECTED HEALTH > INFORMATION (PHI). BY ACCEPTING THIS MESSAGE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THE FOREGOING, > AND AGREE AS FOLLOWS: YOU AGREE TO NOT DISCLOSE TO ANY THIRD PARTY ANY PHI > CONTAINED HEREIN, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PERMITTED AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT > NECESSARY TO PERFORM YOUR OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO THE RECEIPT OF THIS > MESSAGE. If the reader of this email (and attachments) is not the intended > recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or > copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please notify the > sender of the error and delete the e-mail you received. Thank you. > > -----Original Message----- > From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Powell, Mark > Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 8:14 AM > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: ORACLE automatic update statistics better?? > > > The Oracle provided job will gather histograms by default and that is pretty > the main difference from the statistics collection command you posted. > > You should not need to manually gather statistics except in those cases where > you create and load a new table and want statistics now rather than wait on > the Oracle job task to generate statistics and in those cases where the > generated statistics do now work well. You may be better off without > histograms on a specific table, etc.... > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of dba1 mcc > Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 11:09 AM > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: ORACLE automatic update statistics better?? > > we have ORACLE 10GR2 on LINUX server. Our consultant don't allow us > "manually" to run "update statistics". Consultant say ORACLE 10GR2 automatic > update statistics algorithm better than manually command. > > The SQL command we used to manually run is: > > execute DBMS_STATS.GATHER_SCHEMA_STATS (ownname=> UPPER('&ID'), > estimate_percent=> dbms_stats.auto_sample_size, method_opt=> 'FO R ALL > INDEXED COLUMNS SIZE 1', DEGREE=> DBMS_STATS.DEFAULT_DEGREE, cascade=>TRUE) > > I would like listen your opinion. > > Thanks. > > > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l