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How get full data from table [message #292965]

Thu, 10 January 2008 05:34

bornlooser
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Hi All,

Table fnd_user has column end_date that have some null and rest not-null values.

I m using this query in report and passing optional parameter for end_date. In case parameter is null, it shd show all rows from table, including rows where end_date is null.

select * from fnd_user where end_date = nvl(parameter,end_date);

Problem is that we can't format data of coulmn on left side of equal-to operator as we gets problem in getting this column based index in execution plan and query gets slow.

can't use like this...

select * from fnd_user where nvl(end_date,sysdate) = nvl(parameter,nvl(end_date,sysdate));

plz advise something else...
thanks a lot

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Re: How get full data from table [message #292970 is a reply to message #292965]

Thu, 10 January 2008 06:07

Michel Cadot
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select * from fnd_user where end_date = parameter and parameter is not null
union all
select * from fnd_user where parameter is null

Regards
Michel

[Edit: add a missing letter]

[Updated on: Thu, 10 January 2008 22:50]

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Re: How get full data from table [message #293089 is a reply to message #292970]

Thu, 10 January 2008 20:25

rleishman
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Am I missing something? What's wrong with:

select * 
from fnd_user 
where end_date = parameter 
or parameter is null

Ross Leishman

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Re: How get full data from table [message #293109 is a reply to message #293089]

Thu, 10 January 2008 22:48

Michel Cadot
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Quote:

Am I missing something? What's wrong with:

Non optimal execution plan when parameter is not null (unless end_date is not indexed), I think.

Regards
Michel

[Updated on: Thu, 10 January 2008 22:49]

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Re: How get full data from table [message #293514 is a reply to message #293109]

Sun, 13 January 2008 20:39

rleishman
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Oracle should expand the OR condition out into a UNION internally (these days).

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Re: How get full data from table [message #293534 is a reply to message #293514]

Mon, 14 January 2008 00:04

Michel Cadot
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Quote:

Oracle should expand the OR condition out into a UNION internally

In this case why not express it directly in the query instead of relying on optimizer to rewrite it correctly?

Regards
Michel

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Re: How get full data from table [message #293620 is a reply to message #293534]

Mon, 14 January 2008 05:05

rleishman
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Because an OR is more intuitive and less subject to maintenance error.

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