Re: Function-based Index

why would you want to create function based index on a column that you are not using in the where clause.

for your sql statement a index on cnfr_no would work great...

babu
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>
> I have the following statement that I would like to create a
function-based
> index for:
>
> SELECT MIN(tran_dt)
> FROM ach_tran
> WHERE cnfr_no = :b1
>
>
> I'd like the index to include columns cnfr_no and tran_dt (in that order).
> The examples I've seen are
> just single-column indexes. Is it possible to have this additional
> column in a function-based index that
> is not involved in the actual function? If yes, what would the index
> creation statement look like?
>
> This is version 9.2.0.1 on Sun Solaris 2.6.
>
>
> Thanks in advance for any assistance.
>
> Cherie Machler
> Gelco DBA
>
>
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