Re: db2 sql index - which queries use it

[Jay Vaughn <jeffersonvaughn@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thx Daren…

Yes I should have said “what rely on the index for performance reasons”. 
I know the queries can run without it. 

I’ll have a look in ACS at the plan to see what it can reveal for me. 

Thanks

Jay



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> On Nov 22, 2024, at 2:10 PM, Darren Strong <darren@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Queries do not rely on straight indexes, so no query will fail if you get rid of the index. However, performance might suffer.
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> The first thing I found was in the Access Client Solutions menu: Schema -> Indexes  -> Work With ->SQL Plan Cache Statements section of Access Client Solution's GUI.  There may be an SQL service or view that shows plan cache statements, but I usually just use the GUI. This will show you some of the stuff using it.
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> So I need to decommission an index from a table if possible.. but before I do, I'd like to  know what applications/queries (if any) rely on it?
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> So before I go look at all the table dependencies and consider which applications may use the index...
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> Is there a better way?
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> thanks
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> Jay
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