PERFORMANCE ON COMPOUND COLUMN INDEXES Author JP Vijaykumar Date May 08 2013 Created a table and populated the table.

Created a compount column index on columns temp_jp(col1,col2,col3). Do I need to use all these three columns in my compound column index for better performance? What will be the impact if I use the columns col1 only OR col1 and col3, in my queries' where condition? To answer these questions, I ran the following queries A-D on my table and the resultant values for each of the tests were tabulated hereunder: Between each query's execution, the db was restarted. TEST TEST TEST TEST

A) select count(1) from temp_jp where col1=890343; B) select count(1) from temp_jp where col1=890343 and col3='VEEKSHA'; C) select count(1) from temp_jp where col1=890343 and col2 is not null and col3='VEEKSHA'; D) select count(1) from (select col3 from temp_jp where col1=890343) where col3='VEEKSHA';

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1 129 1 3 65 36 105 3 3 1 1 1 226 3 3 1492 5

1 51 1 2 25 9557 38195 4 3 1 1 1 62990 3 3 626 9

1 2965 1 62 1230 189441 1025341 61 343 1 1 1 1749425 19 46 27708 51

LATCH.KFC FX Hash Latch LATCH.KFC Hash Latch LATCH.KFCL LE Freelist LATCH.KGNFS-NFS:SHM structure LATCH.KGNFS-NFS:SVR LIST LATCH.KJC message pool free list LATCH.KJCT flow control latch LATCH.KMG MMAN ready and startup request latch LATCH.Locator state objects pool parent latch LATCH.Lsod array latch LATCH.Memory Management Latch LATCH.Memory Queue LATCH.Memory Queue Message Subscriber #1 LATCH.Memory Queue Message Subscriber #2 LATCH.Memory Queue Message Subscriber #3 LATCH.Memory Queue Message Subscriber #4 LATCH.Memory Queue Subscriber LATCH.Mutex LATCH.Mutex Stats LATCH.OS process

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 20 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 64 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 19

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 25 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 19

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1231 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 442

LATCH.OS process allocation

LATCH.OS process: request allocation LATCH.PL/SQL warning settings LATCH.PX hash array latch LATCH.QMT LATCH.SGA IO buffer pool latch LATCH.SGA blob parent LATCH.SGA bucket locks LATCH.SGA heap locks LATCH.SGA pool locks LATCH.SQL memory manager latch LATCH.SQL memory manager workarea list latch LATCH.Shared B-Tree LATCH.Streams Generic LATCH.Testing LATCH.Token Manager LATCH.WCR: sync LATCH.Write State Object Pool Parent Latch LATCH.XDB NFS Security Latch LATCH.XDB unused session pool LATCH.XDB used session pool LATCH.active checkpoint queue latch LATCH.active service list LATCH.begin backup scn array LATCH.buffer pool LATCH.business card LATCH.cache buffers chains LATCH.cache buffers lru chain

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372
4 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 4298 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 194 405 1 1 1 55143 140

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3 10 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 2 1632 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 163 184 4 1 1 951450 1050

7177
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LATCH.cache table scan latch

LATCH.call allocation

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LATCH.cas latch LATCH.change notification client cache latch LATCH.channel handle pool latch LATCH.channel operations parent latch LATCH.checkpoint queue latch LATCH.client/application info LATCH.cp cmon/server latch LATCH.cp pool latch LATCH.cp server hash latch LATCH.cp sga latch LATCH.cvmap freelist lock LATCH.deferred cleanup latch LATCH.dml lock allocation LATCH.done queue latch LATCH.dummy allocation LATCH.enqueue hash chains LATCH.enqueues LATCH.fifth spare latch LATCH.file cache latch LATCH.flashback copy LATCH.fourth Audit Vault latch LATCH.gc element LATCH.gcs commit scn state LATCH.gcs partitioned table hash LATCH.gcs pcm hashed value bucket hash LATCH.gcs resource freelist LATCH.gcs resource hash LATCH.gcs resource scan list LATCH.gcs shadows freelist LATCH.ges domain table LATCH.ges enqueue table freelist LATCH.ges group table LATCH.ges process hash list LATCH.ges process parent latch LATCH.ges resource hash list LATCH.ges resource scan list LATCH.ges resource table freelist LATCH.ges value block free list LATCH.global tx hash mapping LATCH.granule operation LATCH.hash table modification latch LATCH.heartbeat check LATCH.internal temp table object number allocation latch LATCH.intra txn parallel recovery LATCH.io pool granule metadata list LATCH.job workq parent latch LATCH.job_queue_processes parameter latch LATCH.k2q lock allocation LATCH.kdlx hb parent latch LATCH.kgb parent

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LATCH.row cache objects

LATCH.second Audit Vault latch LATCH.second spare latch LATCH.sequence cache LATCH.session allocation LATCH.session idle bit LATCH.session queue latch LATCH.session state list latch LATCH.session switching LATCH.session timer

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4227
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LATCH.shared pool
LATCH.shared pool sim alloc LATCH.shared pool simulator LATCH.sim partition latch LATCH.simulator hash latch LATCH.simulator lru latch LATCH.sort extent pool LATCH.space background task latch LATCH.tablespace key chain LATCH.temp lob duration state obj allocation LATCH.temporary table state object allocation LATCH.test excl. parent l0 LATCH.test excl. parent2 l0 LATCH.third spare latch LATCH.threshold alerts latch LATCH.transaction allocation LATCH.undo global data LATCH.virtual circuit buffers LATCH.virtual circuit holder LATCH.virtual circuit queues STAT..CPU used by this session STAT..CPU used when call started STAT..DB time

3255
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STAT..Elapsed Time
STAT..HSC Heap Segment Block Changes STAT..Heap Segment Array Updates STAT..IMU Flushes STAT..IMU ktichg flush STAT..IMU undo allocation size STAT..SQL*Net roundtrips to/from client

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STAT..buffer is not pinned count STAT..buffer is pinned count STAT..bytes received via SQL*Net from client STAT..bytes sent via SQL*Net to client STAT..calls to get snapshot scn: kcmgss STAT..calls to kcmgas STAT..calls to kcmgcs

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3446 294 4390 4976 1012 17 70

2501 265 4422 4792 685 17 39

3317 294 4424 4769 1019 26 51

STAT..cell physical IO interconnect bytes STAT..cluster key scan block gets

STAT..cluster key scans STAT..commit batch/immediate performed STAT..commit batch/immediate requested STAT..commit cleanout failures: block lost STAT..commit cleanouts STAT..commit cleanouts successfully completed STAT..commit immediate performed STAT..commit immediate requested STAT..consistent changes

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STAT..consistent gets STAT..consistent gets - examination STAT..consistent gets from cache STAT..consistent gets from cache (fastpath)
STAT..cursor authentications STAT..db block changes STAT..db block gets STAT..db block gets direct STAT..db block gets from cache STAT..db block gets from cache (fastpath) STAT..deferred (CURRENT) block cleanout applications STAT..enqueue releases STAT..enqueue requests STAT..execute count

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8 151 171 7 164 40 11 59 60 368

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STAT..file io wait time

STAT..free buffer requested STAT..index fetch by key STAT..index scans kdiixs1 STAT..lob reads STAT..lob writes STAT..lob writes unaligned STAT..messages sent

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147610
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STAT..no work - consistent read gets

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1846
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1461
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1715
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STAT..opened cursors cumulative

STAT..opened cursors current

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STAT..parse count (hard) STAT..parse count (total)

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STAT..parse time cpu STAT..parse time elapsed STAT..physical read IO requests STAT..physical read bytes STAT..physical read total IO requests STAT..physical read total bytes STAT..physical reads STAT..physical reads cache STAT..physical reads cache prefetch
STAT..physical write IO requests STAT..physical write bytes STAT..physical write total IO requests STAT..physical write total bytes STAT..physical writes STAT..physical writes direct STAT..physical writes non checkpoint STAT..pinned cursors current

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1 57344 1 57344 7 7 7 2 1 57344 1 57344 7 7 7 2

7 10 102 876544 102 876544 107 107 5

1 57344 1 57344 7 7 7 1

6 14 340 3014656 340 3014656 368 368 28

1 57344 1 57344 7 7 7 2

STAT..recursive calls
STAT..recursive cpu usage STAT..redo entries STAT..redo size STAT..redo size for direct writes STAT..redo synch time (usec) STAT..redo synch writes STAT..rows fetched via callback

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2591
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2148
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2583
29 133 28560 96 10945 2 507

STAT..session cursor cache hits STAT..session logical reads

STAT..session pga memory STAT..session pga memory max STAT..session uga memory STAT..session uga memory max STAT..shared hash latch upgrades - no wait STAT..sorts (memory) STAT..sorts (rows) STAT..switch current to new buffer STAT..table fetch by rowid STAT..table fetch continued row

295 4182
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282 4114
4849664 4915200 851656 1025240 27 159 443 3 1292 33

209 2892
5111808 5636096 851656 1090752 19 128 244 3 968 28

273 4039
5242880 5242880 917168 1025240 132 159 443 3 1294 33

STAT..table scan blocks gotten STAT..table scan rows gotten

STAT..table scans (short tables) STAT..temp space allocated (bytes) STAT..undo change vector size STAT..user I/O wait time STAT..user calls STAT..user commits STAT..workarea executions - optimal STAT..workarea memory allocated

197 54458
13 4194304 5636 18 28 2 62 122

197 54458
13 4194304 5680 17 28 2 58 104

65 10748
13 4194304 5968 75 27 2 47 157

65 10748
13 4194304 9360 184 27 2 58 117

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