RE: Optimizer sees index, but ignores it in access path decision process

  • From: "Baumgartel, Paul" <paul.baumgartel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "Hemant K Chitale" <hkchital@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "oracle-l" <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 15:26:07 -0400

The stats are up to date.  Yes, all of the dates in the column have time
= 00:00:00. 

Still, the optimizer trace shows that this index was not even
considered; I'm also unable to get the index to be used via a hint.  No
matter how bad the index, shouldn't it be considered?


Paul Baumgartel
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-----Original Message-----
From: Hemant K Chitale [mailto:hkchital@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 9:25 AM
To: Baumgartel, Paul; oracle-l
Subject: Re: Optimizer sees index, but ignores it in access path
decision process


For
   Index: NUK_TCONTRACT_TRD_DT  Col#: 35
     USING COMPOSITE STATS
     LVLS: 3  #LB: 402118  #DK: 80  LB/K: 5026.00  DB/K: 
52071.00  CLUF: 4165752.00

The Distinct Keys are only 80 and Leaf Blocks per Key  is a very high
5,026.
If the indexed column is a date are all the values inserted into the 
table as TRUNC(SYSDATE)  ?
Or does Oracle have the wrong statistics for the index ?

Hemant

At 04:35 AM Saturday, Baumgartel, Paul wrote:

>Oracle 10.2.0.3 on Solaris.
>
>Table is range-partitioned on TCONTRACT_TRADE_DATE.  Query is
>
>select
>min(TCONTRACT_TRADE_DATE)
>from ods.ods_tcontract;
>
>A single-column partitioned index (NUK_TCONTRACT_TRD_DT) exists on 
>TCONTRACT_TRADE_DATE.  Another (composite) index contains that 
>column in position 2.  Optimizer chooses the second index every 
>time, even when a hint specifies the first one.
>
>Optimizer (event 10053) trace shows awareness of the preferred index:
>
>Index Stats::
>   Index: NUK_TCONTRACT_BUSDATE_CUSIP  Col#: 52 20
>     USING COMPOSITE STATS
>     LVLS: 3  #LB: 713238  #DK: 384265  LB/K: 1.00  DB/K: 
> 86.00  CLUF: 33203958.00
>   Index: NUK_TCONTRACT_CUSIP  Col#: 20 35 57 1
>     USING COMPOSITE STATS
>     LVLS: 3  #LB: 955919  #DK: 112199564  LB/K: 1.00  DB/K: 
> 1.00  CLUF: 43217198.00
>   Index: NUK_TCONTRACT_TRD_DT  Col#: 35
>     USING COMPOSITE STATS
>     LVLS: 3  #LB: 402118  #DK: 80  LB/K: 5026.00  DB/K: 
> 52071.00  CLUF: 4165752.00
>
>But, in next section of trace, in which access paths are considered, 
>NUK_TCONTRACT_TRD_DT does not appear at all (see below).  How can that
be?
>
>Paul Baumgartel
>CREDIT SUISSE
>Information Technology
>Securities Processing Databases Americas
>One Madison Avenue
>New York, NY 10010
>USA
>Phone 212.538.1143
>paul.baumgartel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
><file://www.credit-suisse.com>www.credit-suisse.com
>
>
>SINGLE TABLE ACCESS PATH
>   Table: ODS_TCONTRACT  Alias: ODS_TCONTRACT
>     Card: Original: 115569516  Rounded: 115569516  Computed: 
> 115569516.00  Non Adjusted: 115569516.00
>   Access Path: TableScan
>     Cost:  7280284.59  Resp: 7280284.59  Degree: 0
>       Cost_io: 7028169.00  Cost_cpu: 193577124940
>       Resp_io: 7028169.00  Resp_cpu: 193577124940
>   Access Path: index (index (FFS))
>     Index: NUK_TCONTRACT_CUSIP
>     resc_io: 489938.00  resc_cpu: 20271467483
>     ix_sel: 0.0000e+00  ix_sel_with_filters: 1
>   Access Path: index (FFS)
>     Cost:  516339.64  Resp: 516339.64  Degree: 1
>       Cost_io: 489938.00  Cost_cpu: 20271467483
>       Resp_io: 489938.00  Resp_cpu: 20271467483
>   Access Path: index (index (FFS))
>     Index: UK_TCONTRACT_TICKER
>     resc_io: 364308.00  resc_cpu: 18525881475
>     ix_sel: 0.0000e+00  ix_sel_with_filters: 1
>   Access Path: index (FFS)
>     Cost:  388436.18  Resp: 388436.18  Degree: 1
>       Cost_io: 364308.00  Cost_cpu: 18525881475
>       Resp_io: 364308.00  Resp_cpu: 18525881475
>   Access Path: index (FullScan)
>     Index: NUK_TCONTRACT_CUSIP
>     resc_io: 955985.00  resc_cpu: 29247902618
>     ix_sel: 1  ix_sel_with_filters: 1
>     Cost: 864847.50  Resp: 864847.50  Degree: 1
>   Access Path: index (FullScan)
>     Index: UK_TCONTRACT_TICKER
>     resc_io: 710868.00  resc_cpu: 27502316610
>     ix_sel: 1  ix_sel_with_filters: 1
>     Cost: 649617.80  Resp: 649617.80  Degree: 1
>   ****** trying bitmap/domain indexes ******
>   Access Path: index (FullScan)
>     Index: NUK_TCONTRACT_CUSIP
>     resc_io: 955985.00  resc_cpu: 29247902618
>     ix_sel: 1  ix_sel_with_filters: 1
>     Cost: 864847.50  Resp: 864847.50  Degree: 0
>   Access Path: index (FullScan)
>     Index: UK_TCONTRACT_TICKER
>     resc_io: 710868.00  resc_cpu: 27502316610
>     ix_sel: 1  ix_sel_with_filters: 1
>     Cost: 649617.80  Resp: 649617.80  Degree: 0
>******** Begin index join costing ********
>   ****** trying bitmap/domain indexes ******
>   Access Path: index (FullScan)
>     Index: NUK_TCONTRACT_CUSIP
>     resc_io: 955985.00  resc_cpu: 29247902618
>     ix_sel: 1  ix_sel_with_filters: 1
>     Cost: 864847.50  Resp: 864847.50  Degree: 0
>   Access Path: index (FullScan)
>     Index: UK_TCONTRACT_TICKER
>     resc_io: 710868.00  resc_cpu: 27502316610
>     ix_sel: 1  ix_sel_with_filters: 1
>     Cost: 649617.80  Resp: 649617.80  Degree: 0
>   Access Path: index (FullScan)
>     Index: UK_TCONTRACT_TICKER
>     resc_io: 710868.00  resc_cpu: 27502316610
>     ix_sel: 1  ix_sel_with_filters: 1
>     Cost: 649617.80  Resp: 649617.80  Degree: 0
>******** End index join costing ********
>   Best:: AccessPath: IndexFFS  Index: UK_TCONTRACT_TICKER
>          Cost: 388436.18  Degree: 1  Resp: 388436.18  Card: 
> 115569516.00  Bytes: 0
>
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