Juan, unfortunately sum(nvl(column,0)) is not equivalent to nvl(sum(column),0)... Kind regards, Lex. --------------------------------------------- visit my website at http://www.naturaljoin.nl --------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Juan Carlos Reyes Pacheco Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 17:15 To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Slow running Query. Hi, I will do t he following Try creating function indexes on composed columns you are queryin and tellme if this improves something For example you are using as_date in the where column, but you don't have a index on substr(ca_date,1,4,.... Only to avoid unncesary plsql work 1. instead sum(nvl(column,0)) I'll use nvl(sum(column),0 2. instead of decode use case -- Binary/unsupported file stripped by Ecartis -- -- Type: text/x-vcard -- File: Lex de Haan.vcf ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------