Chapter 10. Tuning for Performance and Efficiency

10.1Introduction 326
10.2Understanding Performance Tuning 326
10.3Sorting and Performance 327
 10.3.1 User-Specified Sorting 328
 10.3.2 Automatic Sorting 328
10.4Splitting Tables 328
10.5Indexes and Performance 329
10.6Reviewing CONTENTS Output and System Messages 330
10.7Optimizing WHERE Clause Processing with Indexes 335
 10.7.1 Constructing Efficient Logic Conditions 335
 10.7.2 Avoiding UNIONs 337
10.8Summary 339

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