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  1. #1
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    function_based index

    I have a simple query it's taking to long to execute:

    select Floor(a11.BUILDMONTH/100) BUILD_YEAR,
    min(a11.BUILDMONTH) WJXBFS1
    from QIS2OWNER.V_QIS_ENGINE_AGGTS_BUILDMONTH all
    where Floor(a11.BUILDMONTH/100) = 2004
    group by Floor(a11.BUILDMONTH/100)


    1. According to oracle documentation, indexes cannot be used on columns modified by functions.
    But, from the explain plan, there is a bitmap index fast full scan on index on column BUILDMONTH.
    Can anybody explain this to me?

    2. Even with the bitmap index fast full scan, the execution is slow.
    So I created a function_based index on Floor(buildmonth/100) on the base table of v_qis_engine_aggts_buildmonth. Then, I checked explain plan for the query, it didn't use the function_based index.
    Can function_based index work on this kind of function? Or just transformed columns and expressions?

    Thanks!

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    an index access is often only faster if you access less then 5% or even 1% of the data. In your case I guess that more then 5% of your data are from 2004...

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    How about simply changing WHERE condition so that it doesn't use functions?

    Replace this:
    Code:
     where Floor(a11.BUILDMONTH/100) = 2004
    with this:
    Code:
     where a11.BUILDMONTH between 200400 and 200499
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    If I take off the Floor function as you said, the result would be different.

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    and what would be the result?

    at the same time you could try:

    select 2004 BUILD_YEAR,
    min(a11.BUILDMONTH) WJXBFS1
    from QIS2OWNER.V_QIS_ENGINE_AGGTS_BUILDMONTH
    where a11.BUILDMONTH between 200400 and 200499

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