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Performance data for query optimization of database partitions

US7734615B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 26, 2005
Grant dateJun 8, 2010
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Expiry dateJun 17, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/22
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that, in an embodiment, determine performance data for query optimization of a query directed to a database table having multiple partitions. The performance data for the query optimization is presented in a user interface, and an option is provided in the user interface to create a non-spanning index for any of the partitions mentioned in the performance data. In various embodiments, determining the performance data may include: determining the partitions that were unexpanded by the query optimization, determining the partitions that had a runtime estimate that was different from an actual query runtime by a threshold, determining whether any of the partitions had expansion forced by a client request, determining whether the query performed partition elimination, determining whether any of the partitions has an associated index that is unused by the query and that also has a key that is not present in all of the partitions, and determining a constraint for partition elimination.

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