You might try gathering statistics on the table when it is at its largest size and see if it will use the index without a hint then. If it does, lock the statistics so they do not get changed. If the query uses bind variables, you might be able to create a sql profile with the appropriate plan. On Jan 15, 2008 12:07 PM, Ram Raman <veeeraman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > Oracle: 10.2. > > We have a query that has been running slow. After researching on the query > I found out that that it was not using an index on one of the temporary > tables involved. I used a hint to force the query to use the index, and the > query's perfomance improved very well. But now I learn from the developers > that the query may use any of a range of temp tables when it runs - there > seem to be about 24 of them. I have the option of adding hints with the > names of all indexes for all the temp tables. I tested the query in this way > and it works fine. This solution works, but is there a better way. > > PS. Even though they are called temporary tables, they are in permanent > tablespace. > > > Qry: > > SELECT /*+ INDEX(D PS_CM_ITEM_MTH_T7) INDEX(D PS_CM_ITEM_MTH_T4) INDEX(D > PS_CM_ITEM_MTH_T7) */ > X.PROCESS_INSTANCE > , A.BUSINESS_UNIT > , A.INV_ITEM_ID, A.CM_BOOK, A.DT_TIMESTAMP, A.SEQ_NBR, A.CM_DT_TIMESTAMP, > A.CM_SEQ_NBR, B.CM_SEQ_COST > , B.COST_ELEMENT, 0, 0 , 0 , B.CM_UNIT_COST_VO , 0 , 0 > FROM PS_CM_DEPLETE A, PS_CM_RMATCH_S_VW B, PS_TRANSACTION_INV C, > PS_CM_ITEM_MTH_T4 D, PS_CM_CSTACCTG X > WHERE X.PROCESS_INSTANCE = 2981824 > AND X.REQUEST_ID = 'AB301' > AND X.BUSINESS_UNIT = A.BUSINESS_UNIT > AND X.CM_BOOK = A.CM_BOOK > AND B.BUSINESS_UNIT_RECV = C.BUSINESS_UNIT_PO > AND B.RTV_ID = C.RTV_ID > AND B.RTV_LN_NBR = C.RTV_LN_NBR > AND B.RTV_DISTRIB_NUM = C.RTV_DISTRIB_NUM > AND C.BUSINESS_UNIT = A.BUSINESS_UNIT > AND C.INV_ITEM_ID = A.INV_ITEM_ID > AND C.DT_TIMESTAMP = A.DT_TIMESTAMP > AND C.SEQ_NBR = A.SEQ_NBR > AND A.POSTED_FLAG = 'N' > AND A.CM_DUMMY_FLG ='N' > AND D.PROCESS_INSTANCE = X.PROCESS_INSTANCE > AND D.BUSINESS_UNIT = A.BUSINESS_UNIT > AND D.INV_ITEM_ID = A.INV_ITEM_ID > AND D.CM_BOOK = A.CM_BOOK > AND (D.CM_METHOD NOT IN ('6','9') OR D.CM_COST_ELEMNT_OPT <> '1') > AND EXISTS ( > SELECT 'X' > FROM PS_SET_CNTRL_REC > , PS_CM_ELEMENT > WHERE A.BUSINESS_UNIT = PS_SET_CNTRL_REC.SETCNTRLVALUE > AND PS_SET_CNTRL_REC.RECNAME = 'CM_ELEMENT' > AND PS_CM_ELEMENT.SETID = PS_SET_CNTRL_REC.SETID > AND PS_CM_ELEMENT.COST_ELEMENT = B.COST_ELEMENT > AND PS_CM_ELEMENT.COST_CATEGORY = 'MAT' ) > Plan: > > > 17:14:47 SQL> select * from table(dbms_xplan.display); > more.. > > PLAN_TABLE_OUTPUT > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > | Id | Operation | Name | Rows | > Bytes | Cost (%CPU)| Time | > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > | 0 | SELECT STATEMENT | | > | | 21 (100)| | > | 1 | HASH GROUP BY | | 1 | > 259 | 21 (20)| 00:00:01 | > | 2 | NESTED LOOPS | | 1 | > 259 | 18 (17)| 00:00:01 | > | 3 | NESTED LOOPS | | 1 | > 206 | 17 (18)| 00:00:01 | > | 4 | MERGE JOIN CARTESIAN | | 1 | > 139 | 14 (22)| 00:00:01 | > | 5 | MERGE JOIN CARTESIAN | | 1 > | 78 | 11 (28)| 00:00:01 | > |* 6 | TABLE ACCESS FULL | PS_CM_ITEM_MTH_T4 | 1 > | 38 | 10 (30)| 00:00:01 | > | 7 | BUFFER SORT | | 1 > | 40 | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 | > |* 8 | INDEX RANGE SCAN | PSBCM_CSTACCTG | 1 > | 40 | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 | > | 9 | BUFFER SORT | | 93 | > 5673 | 13 (24)| 00:00:01 | > |* 10 | TABLE ACCESS FULL | PS_CM_RMATCH_COST | 93 | > 5673 | 3 (0)| 00:00:01 | > |* 11 | TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID | PS_CM_DEPLETE | 1 > | 67 | 3 (0)| 00:00:01 | > |* 12 | INDEX RANGE SCAN | PSACM_DEPLETE | 18 > | | 2 (0)| 00:00:01 | > | 13 | NESTED LOOPS | | 1 > | 40 | 2 (0)| 00:00:01 | > |* 14 | TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID| PS_CM_ELEMENT | 1 > | 13 | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 | > |* 15 | INDEX SKIP SCAN | PS_CM_ELEMENT | 1 > | | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 | > |* 16 | INDEX UNIQUE SCAN | PSASET_CNTRL_REC | 1 > | 27 | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 | > |* 17 | TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID | PS_TRANSACTION_INV | 1 > | 53 | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 | > |* 18 | INDEX UNIQUE SCAN | PS_TRANSACTION_INV | 1 > | | 1 (0)| 00:00:01 | > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks. > > > -- Andrew W. Kerber 'If at first you dont succeed, dont take up skydiving.'