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  1. #1
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    Hi All,

    I have a SQL Statement with multiple joins.

    Select X Y Z from ......

    When I run this statement it runs very fast.

    But when I say
    Insert into
    Select X Y Z from ......
    it takes long time.

    It doing full scans on couple of tables in the second statement.

    What is the issue here ?

    Thanks
    Sridhar
    Sridhar R Patnam

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    well write is always longer than read, what's your point?

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    I should have clarified more.

    Retrieves 5 rows. SELECT Statement 0.1 Secs
    INSERT .. SELECT takes 30 Seconds

    On Explaining the Plan, the INSERT...SELECT Statement
    is doing Full Table Scans on 2 tables, where as only SELECT statement is not doing it.

    Sridhar R Patnam

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    If you are saying that the plans are different, you are probably going to need to gives us some exact information - statements, plans, etc.

    Is there maybe on ORDER BY on the SELECT that is not on the INSERT?

    - Chris
    Christopher R. Long
    ChrisRLong@HotMail.Com
    But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong

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    SQLPLUS SESSION,
    First is SELECT, next is INSERT .. SELECT
    **************************************

    1 SELECT dc.batch_number, 3 AS rec_type,
    2 dt.document_type_description GENERIC_FLD1,
    3 cd.name AS GENERIC_FLD2, ds.Status_Description AS GENERIC_FLD3, 0 AS Payment, df.fee_amount
    4 df.TC_PCA_OR AS Fund_Code, 0 AS Client_Id, 0 AS Fee_Exempt,
    5 dc.Document_Received_Date AS Received_date, '' AS Payor_Name,
    6 SYSDATE AS Last_Modified_Date, dc.Document_Number AS RegNumber, 'CORP401'
    7 FROM document dc, document_type dt, corp_filing_reference cfr, document_fee df,
    8 submitter_batch sb, corp_filing cf, corp_data cd, document_status ds
    9 WHERE dc.document_type_id = dt.document_type_id AND
    10 dc.document_number = df.document_number(+) AND
    11 dc.document_number = cfr.document_number(+) AND
    12 dc.document_number = cf.document_number(+) AND
    13 cf.filing_number = cd.filing_number(+) AND
    14 sb.batch_number = dc.batch_number(+) AND
    15 dc.document_status_id = ds.document_status_id(+) AND
    16 sb.batch_status_id = 10 AND
    17* sb.Entry_User_Id = 'RABARFIELD'
    SQL> /

    405 3 Entity filing document
    405 3 Subsequent Action
    405 3 Order
    411 3 Subsequent Action
    416 3 Annual Report, Franchise Tax
    426 3 Entity filing document

    6 rows selected.

    Elapsed: 00:00:00.71

    Execution Plan
    ----------------------------------------------------------
    0 SELECT STATEMENT Optimizer=CHOOSE
    1 0 MERGE JOIN (OUTER)
    2 1 SORT (JOIN)
    3 2 NESTED LOOPS
    4 3 NESTED LOOPS (OUTER)
    5 4 NESTED LOOPS (OUTER)
    6 5 NESTED LOOPS (OUTER)
    7 6 NESTED LOOPS (OUTER)
    8 7 NESTED LOOPS (OUTER)
    9 8 TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'SUBMITTER_BATCH'
    10 8 TABLE ACCESS (BY INDEX ROWID) OF 'DOCUMENT
    11 10 INDEX (RANGE SCAN) OF 'IDX_DOC_BATCHNUMB
    12 7 TABLE ACCESS (BY INDEX ROWID) OF 'DOCUMENT_S
    13 12 INDEX (UNIQUE SCAN) OF 'PK_DS_DOCUMENTSTAT
    14 6 TABLE ACCESS (BY INDEX ROWID) OF 'CORP_FILING'
    15 14 INDEX (UNIQUE SCAN) OF 'PK_CF_DN' (UNIQUE)
    16 5 TABLE ACCESS (BY INDEX ROWID) OF 'CORP_DATA'
    17 16 INDEX (UNIQUE SCAN) OF 'PK_CD_FN' (UNIQUE)
    18 4 INDEX (UNIQUE SCAN) OF 'PK_CFR_DN' (UNIQUE)
    19 3 TABLE ACCESS (BY INDEX ROWID) OF 'DOCUMENT_TYPE'
    20 19 INDEX (UNIQUE SCAN) OF 'PK_DT_DOCUMENTTYPEID' (UNI
    21 1 SORT (JOIN)
    22 21 TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'DOCUMENT_FEE'




    Statistics
    ----------------------------------------------------------
    0 recursive calls
    8 db block gets
    98 consistent gets
    0 physical reads
    0 redo size
    1864 bytes sent via SQL*Net to client
    425 bytes received via SQL*Net from client
    2 SQL*Net roundtrips to/from client
    2 sorts (memory)
    0 sorts (disk)
    6 rows processed


    **********************************************************************
    **********************************************************************
    **********************************************************************

    SQL> INSERT INTO COB_DETAILS_TEMP
    2 SELECT dc.batch_number, 3 AS rec_type,
    3 dt.document_type_description GENERIC_FLD1,
    4 cd.name AS GENERIC_FLD2, ds.Status_Description AS GENERIC_FLD3, 0 AS Payme
    fee_amount AS fee,
    5 df.TC_PCA_OR AS Fund_Code, 0 AS Client_Id, 0 AS Fee_Exempt,
    6 dc.Document_Received_Date AS Received_date, '' AS Payor_Name,
    7 SYSDATE AS Last_Modified_Date, dc.Document_Number AS RegNumber, 'CORP401'
    8 FROM document dc, document_type dt, corp_filing_reference cfr, document_fee df,
    9 submitter_batch sb, corp_filing cf, corp_data cd, document_status ds
    10 WHERE dc.document_type_id = dt.document_type_id AND
    11 dc.document_number = df.document_number(+) AND
    12 dc.document_number = cfr.document_number(+) AND
    13 dc.document_number = cf.document_number(+) AND
    14 cf.filing_number = cd.filing_number(+) AND
    15 sb.batch_number = dc.batch_number(+) AND
    16 dc.document_status_id = ds.document_status_id(+) AND
    17 sb.batch_status_id = 10 AND
    18 sb.Entry_User_Id = 'RABARFIELD'
    19 /

    6 rows created.

    Elapsed: 00:00:29.32

    Execution Plan
    ----------------------------------------------------------
    0 INSERT STATEMENT Optimizer=CHOOSE (Cost=231726 Card=43259225
    1 0 NESTED LOOPS (OUTER) (Cost=231726 Card=43259225812265 Byte
    2 1 MERGE JOIN (OUTER) (Cost=231726 Card=43259225812265 Byte
    3 2 SORT (JOIN) (Cost=196067 Card=13119073282 Bytes=350279
    4 3 MERGE JOIN (OUTER) (Cost=196067 Card=13119073282 Byt
    5 4 MERGE JOIN (OUTER) (Cost=196065 Card=13119073282 B
    6 5 SORT (JOIN) (Cost=154863 Card=844722 Bytes=17316
    7 6 HASH JOIN (OUTER) (Cost=12487 Card=844722 Byte
    8 7 FILTER
    9 8 NESTED LOOPS (OUTER)
    10 9 MERGE JOIN (CARTESIAN) (Cost=165 Card=82
    11 10 TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'DOCUMENT_TYPE'
    12 10 SORT (JOIN) (Cost=164 Card=1 Bytes=38)
    13 12 TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'SUBMITTER_BA
    14 9 TABLE ACCESS (BY INDEX ROWID) OF 'DOCUME
    15 14 INDEX (RANGE SCAN) OF 'IDX_DOC_BATCHNU
    16 7 TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'DOCUMENT_STATUS' (Co
    17 5 SORT (JOIN) (Cost=41202 Card=1553064 Bytes=40379
    18 17 TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'CORP_FILING' (Cost=288
    19 4 SORT (JOIN) (Cost=3 Card=82 Bytes=2952)
    20 19 TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'DOCUMENT_FEE' (Cost=1 Ca
    21 2 SORT (JOIN) (Cost=35659 Card=329743 Bytes=47153249)
    22 21 TABLE ACCESS (FULL) OF 'CORP_DATA' (Cost=613 Card=32
    23 1 INDEX (UNIQUE SCAN) OF 'PK_CFR_DN' (UNIQUE)




    Statistics
    ----------------------------------------------------------
    27 recursive calls
    582 db block gets
    23410 consistent gets
    36586 physical reads
    944 redo size
    857 bytes sent via SQL*Net to client
    1642 bytes received via SQL*Net from client
    3 SQL*Net roundtrips to/from client
    14 sorts (memory)
    2 sorts (disk)
    6 rows processed

    Sridhar R Patnam

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    Well, I'm not sure I have an answer yet, but I do have a few comments.

    There is one difference between the 2 statements, which could well be a typo:

    Payme
    fee_amount AS fee,

    Also, once we clean things up a little bit:

    Code:
    SELECT   
       DC.BATCH_NUMBER,   3   AS   REC_TYPE,
       DT.DOCUMENT_TYPE_DESCRIPTION   GENERIC_FLD1,
       CD.NAME   AS   GENERIC_FLD2,   DS.STATUS_DESCRIPTION   AS   GENERIC_FLD3,   0   AS   PAYMENT,
       DF.FEE_AMOUNT   AS   FEE,
       DF.TC_PCA_OR   AS   FUND_CODE,   0   AS   CLIENT_ID,   0   AS   FEE_EXEMPT,
       C.DOCUMENT_RECEIVED_DATE   AS   RECEIVED_DATE,   ''   AS   PAYOR_NAME,
       SYSDATE   AS   LAST_MODIFIED_DATE,   DC.DOCUMENT_NUMBER   AS   REGNUMBER,   'CORP401'
    FROM   
       SUBMITTER_BATCH         SB,   
       DOCUMENT                DC,   
       DOCUMENT_TYPE           DT,   
       DOCUMENT_FEE            DF,
       CORP_FILING_REFERENCE   CFR,   
       CORP_FILING             CF,   
       CORP_DATA               CD,   
       DOCUMENT_STATUS         DS
    WHERE   
       SB.BATCH_STATUS_ID         =   10                      AND
       SB.ENTRY_USER_ID           =   'RABARFIELD'            AND
       DC.BATCH_NUMBER         (+)=   SB.BATCH_NUMBER         AND
       DT.DOCUMENT_TYPE_ID        =   DC.DOCUMENT_TYPE_ID     AND   
       DF.DOCUMENT_NUMBER      (+)=   DC.DOCUMENT_NUMBER      AND
       CFR.DOCUMENT_NUMBER     (+)=   DC.DOCUMENT_NUMBER      AND
       CF.DOCUMENT_NUMBER      (+)=   DC.DOCUMENT_NUMBER      AND   
       CD.FILING_NUMBER        (+)=   CF.FILING_NUMBER        AND   
       DS.DOCUMENT_STATUS_ID   (+)=   DC.DOCUMENT_STATUS_ID
    ...we notice that you missed an outer join between DT and DC.


    Further, both plans seem to be bad. They are both doing full-scans on your primary table. Do you not have an index on the 2 fields you are restricting?

    The fact that both plans utilize merge joins is rather disturbing. There are only rare cases where Merge Joins make sense.

    Also, I'm afraid I have difficulty read non-indented plans... What, exactly, is that FILTER step connected to? I can't figure out what it could possibly be doing since everything is outer-joined.

    - Chris

    Christopher R. Long
    ChrisRLong@HotMail.Com
    But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong

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