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    INSERT Performance Benchmark

    Hi All,
    I have a question on the INSERT INTO ...AS SELECT ... statement;

    I know this is workable and been use long time already.

    But I found is this the only best performance we can achieve.
    Anyone have better and fastest way of insert into another table.


    Regards,
    ckwan

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    Sure:

    1) Put new table in nologging mode
    2) insert /*+ APPEND *//*+ APPEND */
    3) Put the table again in logging mode

    Cheers

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    Originally posted by aarroyob
    Sure:

    1) Put new table in nologging mode
    2) insert /*+ APPEND *//*+ APPEND */
    3) Put the table again in logging mode

    Cheers
    Because of the 'nologging'-clause it is wise to backup your tablespace/db right after the insert (if the data is very important).

    HTH
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    Do it parallel with nologging.

    Ex:
    alter table xxx storage (freelists 4) nologging;
    alter session force parallel dml parallel 4;

    insert /*+ append */ xxx nologging
    select .....from ....;

    alter session disable parallel dml;

    Recently, I did a benchmark. The above method is 75 % faster than just "insert /*+ append */ ".

    Tamil

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    Originally posted by tamilselvan

    alter table xxx storage (freelists 4) nologging;
    alter session force parallel dml parallel 4;
    Just a thought -- when you insert data using "append", are the freelists used at all? I wouldn't think that they are.
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    Originally posted by slimdave
    Just a thought -- when you insert data using "append", are the freelists used at all? I wouldn't think that they are.
    No freelists are not used as append inserts above the high watermark.
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    FREELISTS are used in parallelism.

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    Thanks for all the valueable response.

    Do u all think the method of BULK COLLECT INTO method will be useful in this scenario ?

    Thanks

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    Originally posted by tamilselvan
    FREELISTS are used in parallelism.
    I'm some how not able to relate parallesim and freelists and append.

    AFAIK if append hint is there then freelist doesnot come into picture and inserts will not reuse the freespace below the HWM, only the freespace available above the HWM will be used. Now how does parallesim make use of the freelist or vice versa ?
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    Tamil :

    I guess you belive Oracle Docs, herez the quotes.

    When you are inserting in parallel DML mode, direct-path INSERT is the default.
    Now how will direct-path INSERT work? the very basic and foremost quote is

    During direct-path INSERT operations, Oracle appends the inserted data after existing data in the table. Data is written directly into datafiles, bypassing the buffer cache. Free space in the existing data is not reused, and referential integrity constraints are ignored. These procedures combined can enhance performance.
    Amar : I think you may now co-relate between Append/parallel/freelists


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