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DB2 - Problem description

Problem IC86792 Status: Closed

OPTIMIZER UNDERESTIMATES THE NUMBER OF EXPECTED ROWS IN A SORT /GROUP BY
OPERATOR, WHICH LEADS TO A BAD PERFORMING ACCESS PLAN

product:
DB2 FOR LUW / DB2FORLUW / A10 - DB2
Problem description:
A sample statement having a WHERE clause as shown below will 
generate a plan where the expected row count in SORT / GROUP BY 
operator is drastically less compared to actual number of rows. 
 
statement: 
 
SELECT... 
WHERE tab1.col1 = 'xyz' 
   GROUP BY tab2.col2 , 
tab1.col1 ,.... 
 
Note: col1 is used in the GROUP BY clause 
 
Plan generated will show estimated row count in SORT/GROUP BY 
as 3 where the actual count is 13923. 
 
         0,000176497 
              1 
           NLJOIN 
           (  16) 
           1221,82 
             NA 
         /---+----\ 
   0,000530024   0,332997 
        1            1 
     TBSCAN       IXSCAN 
     (  17)       (  23) 
     1214,24      15,1398 
       NA           NA 
       |            | 
        3           -1 
      5469          NA 
     TEMP     INDEX: SCHEMA1 
     (  18)    IDX1 
     1214,23        Q42 
       NA 
       | 
        3 
      5469 
     GRPBY 
     (  19) 
     1214,23 
       NA 
       | 
        3 
      13923 
     TBSCAN 
     (  20) 
     1214,23 
       NA 
       | 
        3 
      13923 
     SORT 
     (  21) 
     1214,23 
       NA 
       | 
      19109 
      19109 
     TBSCAN 
     (  22) 
     1209,64 
       NA 
       | 
      19109 
       NA 
 TABLE: SCHEMA1 
   TABX 
       Q5
Problem Summary:
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* USERS AFFECTED:                                              * 
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         * 
* See Error Description                                        * 
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              * 
* Upgrade to DB2 Version 10.1 Fix Pack 2.                      * 
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Local Fix:
available fix packs:
DB2 Version 10.1 Fix Pack 2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 10.1 Fix Pack 3 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 10.1 Fix Pack 4 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 10.1 Fix Pack 3a for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 10.1 Fix Pack 6 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Solution
First fixed in DB2 Version 10.1 Fix Pack 2.
Workaround
not known / see Local fix
Timestamps
Date  - problem reported    :
Date  - problem closed      :
Date  - last modified       :
25.09.2012
09.04.2013
09.04.2013
Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos)
Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s)
10.1.0.2 FixList
10.5.0.2 FixList