RE: DB View performance

So I'll share the current/original view that exhibits good performance, along with what I added that dramatically affected performance.

Before I do that... This view is a data source for an app inside CNX Valence. The app will create other queries over the view based on user actions.
After restoring the view from backup, I decided to add my new field to the data source in Valence rather than in the view. I did not observe any performance hit.


So below is the ORIGNIAL select statement from the view definition. Note the "from" ASTDTA/OEORDLOD and "where" ODCTT#>0.

SELECT
DFT_WHS,
CLT.COM_NBR,
CLT.COM_NAME,
SUBSTR(ODGRC#,1,8) AS ENT_NBR,
CUS.ENT_NAME AS ENT_NAME,
SHIP_NAME,
ODWHS# AS WHS_NBR,
ODORD# AS ORD_NBR,
ODREL# AS REL_NBR,
SHPV_DESC AS SHP_VIA,
PIK_DATE,
PIK_TIME,
PAK_DATE,
PAK_TIME,
BOX_CNT,
TRN_TYPE,
PTY_CODE,
PTY_DESC


FROM ASTDTA/OEORDLOD
LEFT OUTER JOIN ASTHHOBJ/V_COMPANY CLT ON ODCOM# = CLT.COM_NBR
LEFT OUTER JOIN WQ_TBF/V_DEFAULT_WHS WHS ON ODCOM# = WHS.COM_NBR
INNER JOIN ASTHHOBJ/V_PICK_TRANS PIK ON PIK.COM_NBR=ODCOM# AND PIK.ORD_NBR=ODORD# AND PIK.REL_NBR=ODREL#

LEFT JOIN LATERAL (SELECT * FROM ASTHHOBJ/V_PACK_TRANS WHERE ODCOM#=COM_NBR AND ODORD#=ORD_NBR AND ODREL#=REL_NBR ORDER BY
PAK_DATE DESC, PACK_TIME DESC FETCH FIRST ROW ONLY)
AS PAK ON PAK.COM_NBR=ODCOM# AND PAK.ORD_NBR=ODORD# AND PAK.REL_NBR=ODREL#

LEFT OUTER JOIN WQ_TBF/V_CUSTOMER_ADDRESSES CUS ON CUS.ENT_NBR=ODENT# AND CUS.ENT_SFX=ODSFX#
LEFT OUTER JOIN WQ_TBF/V_SHIP_ADDRESSES ON ODGRC# = SHIP_ID
LEFT OUTER JOIN WQ_TBF/V_PRIORITY_CODES ON ODPRTC = PTY_CODE
LEFT OUTER JOIN WQ_TBF/V_SHIP_VIA ON ODVIAC = SHPV_CODE
LEFT OUTER JOIN ASTHHOBJ/V_PACK_SUMMARY PSM ON PSM.COM_NBR=ODCOM# AND PSM.ORD_NBR=ODORD# AND PSM.REL_NBR=ODREL#
WHERE ODCTT# >0
GROUP BY DFT_WHS,
CLT.COM_NBR,
CLT.COM_NAME,
SUBSTR(ODGRC#,1,8),
CUS.ENT_NAME,
SHIP_NAME,
ODWHS#,
ODORD#,
ODREL#,
SHPV_DESC,
PIK_DATE,
PIK_TIME,
PAK_DATE,
PAK_TIME,
BOX_CNT,
TRN_TYPE,
PTY_CODE,
PTY_DESC)


I simply wanted to add a count of the records selected from OEORDLOD.

So I added a single column defined as "count(odctt#)". I did this because I thought "count(*)" was bad, and the "where" statement already qualified on that field.

*This is where the performance took a big hit*

Now, I've left the view alone and added the column I need to my Valence data source using a sub-select. Performance seems ok.

The data source looks like this:

SELECT
com_nbr,
com_name,
ent_nbr,
ent_name,
ship_name,
whs_nbr,
ord_nbr,
rel_nbr,
ship_via,
pik_date,
pik_time,
pak_date,
pak_time,
box_cnt,
trn_type,
pty_code,
pty_desc,
(
SELECT
COUNT(*)
FROM
oeordlod
WHERE
(
odcom# = com_nbr AND odord# = ord_nbr AND odrel# = rel_nbr
)
) AS line_cnt
FROM
v_opnpicks
WHERE
(pty_code not in ('MMC', 'SHR'))
OPTIMIZE
FOR 250 ROWS


To me this seems silly because the view is already querying the same file.

Greg


-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Birgitta Hauser
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2026 2:48 AM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion' <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: DB View performance

First the problem is not the View (a view is only a stored SELECT
Statement).
But without seeing the SQL-Statement that is stored in the View it is hard
to suggest anything.
There are only 2 thing we can affect when optimizing SQL:
1. How the query (Select Statement) is written, there are a lot of things
which may prevent the optimizer to use an index.
2. Creating the right indexes

In your case, i.e. adding a count(*), the optimizer has to read "all" rows.
There might be a way creating an Encoded Vector Index (EVI) with an Include
Aggregate Function
... but without knowing any thing else about your query and your database it
is like looking in a cristal ball.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards

Birgitta Hauser
Modernization - Education - Consulting on IBM i
Database and Software Architect
IBM Champion since 2020

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Greg Wilburn
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