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Problem

I have this query that references a couple of Global Temporary Tables (GTT). These GTT have no CBO Statistics, thus Dynamic Sampling (DS) is used on them. The problem is default value of 2 at the instance level samples only 64 blocks and these GTT are large. Testing with DS on larger samples provides better quality on these dynamic statistics and a better performing Execution Plan for this particular SQL.

This SQL already uses an imported SQL Profile generated by coe_xfr_sql_profile.sql out of SQLT (MOS 215187.1) under sqlt/utl directory. This SQL Profile contains CBO Hints created out of the Outline Data contained on the other_xml column of the Plan. Still a higher level of DS is needed for these two GTT in order to produce a better performing Plan. Setting DS at the instance level or session level is not an option. Modifying the query is not an option. So the question is: “how to embed a dynamic sampling hint on a SQL that already has a SQL Profile based on an Outline“?

Solution

On the script generated by  coe_xfr_sql_profile.sql add one extra Hint with the DS level that is needed. Look at sample below, where one extra Hint has added right below DB_VERSION. Since the two GTT have no CBO Statistics, they invoke DS, which would use now level 6 instead of 2.

h := SYS.SQLPROF_ATTR(
q'[BEGIN_OUTLINE_DATA]',
q'[IGNORE_OPTIM_EMBEDDED_HINTS]',
q'[OPTIMIZER_FEATURES_ENABLE('11.2.0.3')]',
q'[DB_VERSION('11.2.0.3')]',
q'[OPT_PARAM('optimizer_dynamic_sampling' 6)]',
q'[ALL_ROWS]',