DB2 FOR LUW / DB2FORLUW / 970 - DB2

The optimizer might favour a hash join (HSJOIN) over a nested 
loop join (NLJOIN) alternative under the following conditions: 
- the join is on two or more columns 
- both tables in the join have an index with leading, non-bound 
key columns that participate in the join 
- one or more leading columns match in order of the join 
columns, but not all 
 
For example, consider the following query 
 
SELECT * 
FROM T1,T2 
WHERE T1.A=T2.A and T1.B=T2.B and T1.C=T2.C and T1.X=1; 
 
where index IX1 is defined on T1(X,A,C,B) and index IX2 is 
defined on T2(A,B,C).  The column T1.X is bound to the constant 
1 as a result of the predicate "T1.X=1" so for the NLJOIN with 
IX1 access on the outer and IX2 access on the inner, the leading 
non-bound columns for both indexes are referenced in the join 
predicate T1.A=T2.A, but the subsequent columns are not ordered 
in join column order.  Under these conditions, the optimizer 
might over estimate the cost of the NLJOIN alternative, 
favouring a possibly worse-performing HSJOIN alternative

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Create an index on either table, ensuring that the key columns 
are in join order.  Referring to the example in the Error 
Description, this could be achieved by creating an index on 
T2(A,C,B).

DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
 DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 9a for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
 DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 10 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
 

First fixed in DB2 V9.7 Fixpack 9

not known / see Local fix

forerunner  : APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following: IC97984 IC97986 
follow-up : 

Date  - problem reported    :
Date  - problem closed      :
Date  - last modified       :

05.02.2013
17.12.2013
17.12.2013

9.7.FP9