Morning all,
>> It is more than cosmetic as it can be referenced multiple times and
the
>> query is only run once and materialized, then processed as a table
in the
>> main query
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm sure it is only materiali[sz]ed if you
use the materialize hint ? Jonathan has a post somewhere on this list on
this very subject (I think !).
Cheers,
Norman.
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