Re: Function-Based Index not working

I think Oracle's optimizer assumes columns have values and are not null. Other than bitmap indexes, nulls are not stored in the index. the optimizer probably decided it's quicker to do a full table scan to check for not null than it is to use the index. or the table small enough that the cost of a FTS is low. besides the "not null" kind of invalidates the "upper" function doesn't it???

try
changing the statement to force a hard parse (changing case) alter session set events '10053 trace name context forever, level 1' /

run the sql again and check the trace file.  

steve

• Original Message ----- From: Marul Mehta To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 8:03 AM Subject: Re: Function-Based Index not working

  Hi Naveen,
  Thanks a lot for the efforts you are putting in for me for such a simple problem, but unfortunately, for me all the tips and tricks are not solving the problem.   Now these are my current statistics :-

+ alter session set QUERY_REWRITE_ENABLED=TRUE;
+ alter session set QUERY_REWRITE_INTEGRITY=TRUSTED;
+ alter session set optimizer_mode=FIRST_ROWS;
+ alter session set DB_FILE_MULTIBLOCK_READ_COUNT=1;

  This procedure writes 180,000 records in employeees table
+ execute bulk_insert

  Analyzing table and rebuilding index (though its not necessary)
+ analyze table employees compute statistics;
+ alter index upper_ix rebuild;

  Making autotrace on
+ set autotrace traceonly explain

  Fired the query:
  SELECT last_name FROM employees WHERE UPPER(last_name) IS NOT NULL ORDER BY UPPER(last_name);   Elapsed: 00:00:00.00

  Execution Plan

     0      SELECT STATEMENT Optimizer=CHOOSE (Cost=57 Card=4001 Bytes=2
            0005)

     1    0   SORT (ORDER BY) (Cost=57 Card=4001 Bytes=20005)
     2    1     TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'EMPLOYEES' (Cost=38 Card=4001 By
            tes=20005)

  Any clues what is happening? Should I insert more records in the table.

  TIA,
  Marul.

• Original Message ----- From: Naveen Nahata To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 4:58 PM Subject: RE: Function-Based Index not working

    See the table's size is very small. Till it atleast 2 times the value of DB_BLOCK_SIZE * DB_FILE_MULTIBLOCK_READ_COUNT it will not use index.

    Set the value of DB_FILE_MULTIBLOCK_READ_COUNT to one.

    Insert lots of values in the table. You can make a procedure to insert random characters into the table, and then put it in a big loop. Analyze table and thn run the same query.

    It should work

    naveen

     -----Original Message-----
    From: Marul Mehta [mailto:marul_at_zycus.com]     Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 4:03 PM     To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L     Subject: Re: Function-Based Index not working

      Thanks a lot Naveen,

      Even after executing the following the execution plan shows full table scan :-

      + alter session set QUERY_REWRITE_ENABLED=TRUE;
      + alter session set QUERY_REWRITE_INTEGRITY=TRUSTED;
      + alter session set optimizer_mode=FIRST_ROWS;
      + Insert into employees values('A');
      + Insert into employees values('B');
      + analyze table employees compute statistics;
      + 
          select last_name
         FROM employees WHERE UPPER(last_name) IS NOT NULL
         ORDER BY UPPER(last_name);  2    3
      Elapsed: 00:00:00.00

      Execution Plan
      ----------------------------------------------------------
         0      SELECT STATEMENT Optimizer=FIRST_ROWS (Cost=3 Card=2 Bytes=2
                )

         1    0   SORT (ORDER BY) (Cost=3 Card=2 Bytes=2)
         2    1     TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'EMPLOYEES' (Cost=1 Card=2 Bytes=
                2)

      Even after using the hint no change in the plan :-
      + select /* INDEX employees(upper_ix) */ last_name FROM employees WHERE UPPER(last_name) IS NOT NULL;


      Please tell me what else should I do to make this query use the index which is created. 


      TIA,
      Marul.

        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: Naveen Nahata 
        To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L 
        Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 3:03 PM
        Subject: RE: Function-Based Index not working


        Marul,

        1. you don't have table analyzed in which case Rule based optimizer will be used. CBO is used if atleast one of the tables in the query is ANALYZED
        2. There is no data in your table. Optimizer goes for a full tablescan if it thinks that it will be moer advisable to do a full table scan. e.g. You will not use the INDEX if your book has only one page.

        The decision of going for a full tablescan is based on DB_BLOCK_SIZE * DB_FILE_MULTI_BLOCK_READCOUNT, which tells how much data Oracle fetches at one time. If your entire table can be fetched in atleast 2 fetches, full table scan will be done instead of INDEX scan, to avoid doubling of work.


        Naveen
          -----Original Message-----
          From: Marul Mehta [mailto:marul_at_zycus.com]
          Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 2:18 PM
          To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
          Subject: Function-Based Index not working


          Hi,

          Can you please help me out in solving this weird problem of funcation-based index not being used when I query the table.
          This is the comand I fired and the result it returned me.

          1. SQL> create table employees  (last_name varchar2(20));
              Table created.

          2. SQL> CREATE INDEX upper_ix ON employees (UPPER(last_name));
              Index created.

          Made the autotrace on and than:-

          3. SELECT last_name FROM employees WHERE UPPER(last_name) IS NOT NULL  ORDER BY UPPER(last_name);
              no rows selected.

          Execution Plan
          ----------------------------------------------------------
             0      SELECT STATEMENT Optimizer=CHOOSE
             1    0   SORT (ORDER BY)
             2    1     TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'EMPLOYEES'


          I fired without order by clause also but no use.

          Now can any body please let tell me why this Oracle is having a full scan of the employee table.

          TIA,
          Marul.


              

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