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Hints give specific information that

we know about our data and
application.
A way to override the default query
optimization in the DBMS
Influence the execution plan of query

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Oracle optimizer may not always

choose the best execution plan
Using hints may improve the
performance by changing the
execution plan oracle takes.

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Hints can be used in the Select,

Delete, and Update clauses.
In each statement, the hint goes
directly after the Select, Delete, or
Update keyword. A few hints use
Insert.
Hints are placed in the /*+ */ tag,
where the hint goes after the + sign
Ex: SELECT /*+ ALL_ROWS */ From
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Approach hints
Access hints
Join hints
Misc. hints

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ALL_ROWS: Minimizes total resource

consumption. Results will be
returned only after all processing has
been completed
FIRST_ROWS(n): Minimized response
time, or minimal resource usage to
return the first n rows.

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FULL(table): Chooses a full table scan

for the table, even if there is an index
available.
INDEX(table [index [index]...]):
Chooses an Index scan for the table.

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CIS Department has far more males

than females
SELECT /*+ FULL(s) */ id, name
FROM Student s
WHERE sex = m;
SELECT /*+ Index(s sex_index) */ id,
name
FROM Student s
WHERE sex = f;
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ORDERED: tables are joined in the

order in which they appear in the
FROM clause.
LEADING(table): specified table is the
first table used in the join order.
USE_HASH(table [table] ): Tables are
joined using a hash join. Smaller
table is used to make a hash table on
join key. The larger table is scanned
using hash table to find joined rows.
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USE_NL(table [table]): Joins tables

using nested loops join, using specified
table as inner join. For every row in
outer table, oracle accesses every row in
inner table.
USE_MERGE(table [table]): Joins tables
using a sort-merge join. Sorted list are
made and then merged together. Best if
tables are already sorted.

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APPEND: Data is appended to the end of

table, rather then using existing space.
CACHE(table): Blocks received are placed
at the most recently used end of the LRU
list in the buffer cache when a full table
scan is preformed.
NOCACHE(table): Blocks received are
placed at the least recently used end of
the LRU list in the buffer cache.

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Oracle documentation at:

http://oracle.cis.ksu.edu/oradocs/index.ht
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