Since the PK is not being used in the predicate, my original posting is correct. Without knowing what indexes exist/don't exist, it is very difficult to determine why a FTS is being done when there is an equality predicate. How many distinct values does IDA3A5 have? Daniel M.Godlewski wrote: > Sorry about the PK confusion. I was wrong about the IDA3A5 as the primary > key. In some tables in this schema IDA3A5 is the primary key. In this table > however it is IDA2A2. > > There are no stored outlines in use. > ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------