Explain output question

I have the following SQL with explain
Should I be concerned with the merge cond: Merge Cond:
(("outer".masked_acct_id)::text = "inner"."?column5?")? I have no idea
what column5 is or the same token the column6 shown later.

explain
select fed.indiv_fkey,
SUM(agg.purch_dollars) as val_purch_store,
SUM(agg.no_visits) as cnt_visit_store,
SUM(CASE x.gmmid when 1 Then agg.purch_dollars else 0 end) as
Store_GMM1_Jewelryn,
SUM(CASE x.gmmid when 2 Then agg.purch_dollars else 0 end) as
Store_GMM2_CCn,
SUM(CASE x.gmmid when 3 Then agg.purch_dollars else 0 end) as
Store_GMM3_Beautyn,
SUM(CASE x.gmmid when 4 Then agg.purch_dollars else 0 end) as
Store_GMM4_RTWn,
SUM(CASE x.gmmid when 5 Then agg.purch_dollars else 0 end) as
Store_GMM5_Mensn,
SUM(CASE x.gmmid when 6 Then agg.purch_dollars else 0 end) as
Store_GMM6_Homen,
SUM(CASE x.gmmid when 7 Then agg.purch_dollars else 0 end) as
Store_GMM7_Furnituren,
SUM(CASE x.gmmid when 8 Then agg.purch_dollars else 0 end) as
Store_GMM8_Othern,
SUM(CASE when x.gmmid is null Then agg.purch_dollars else 0 end) as
Store_GMM_NotMappedn
from cdm.cdm_fedcustomer fed
inner join cdm.cdm_fed_agg_purch agg
on fed.masked_acct_id = agg.masked_acct_id
inner join cdm.cdm_fed_agg_deptxreff x
on (agg.dept_key = x.dept_key and agg.fed_div = x.div)
where agg.fed_div in ('MCE','MCW','BUR','BON','RLG')
group by 1;

GroupAggregate (cost=6510420.27..6562483.23 rows=650787 width=27)
-> Sort (cost=6510420.27..6512047.23 rows=650787 width=27)
Sort Key: fed.indiv_fkey
-> Merge Join (cost=6010047.04..6447580.84 rows=650787
width=27)
Merge Cond: (("outer".masked_acct_id)::text =
"inner"."?column5?")
-> Index Scan using fedcust_maskedactt_idx on
cdm_fedcustomer fed (cost=0.00..411831.29 rows=6377392 width=29)
-> Sort (cost=6010047.04..6011674.00 rows=650787
width=39)
Sort Key: (agg.masked_acct_id)::text
-> Merge Join (cost=5738556.16..5947207.61
rows=650787 width=39)
Merge Cond: ((("outer".div)::text =
"inner"."?column6?") AND ("outer".dept_key = "inner".dept_key))
-> Index Scan using fadept_div_idx on
cdm_fed_agg_deptxreff x (cost=0.00..206.23 rows=5294 width=15)
-> Sort (cost=5738556.16..5805859.79
rows=26921450 width=46)
Sort Key: (agg.fed_div)::text,
agg.dept_key
-> Seq Scan on cdm_fed_agg_purch agg
(cost=0.00..1469685.99 rows=26921450 width=46)
Filter: (((fed_div)::text =
'MCE'::text) OR ((fed_div)::text = 'MCW'::text) OR ((fed_div)::text =
'BUR'::text) OR ((fed_div)::text = 'BON'::text) OR ((fed_div)::text =
'RLG'::text))






TIA
Patrick Hatcher
Macys.Com

re: Explain output question

Patrick Hatcher <PHatcher@macys.com> writes:[color=blue]
> Should I be concerned with the merge cond: Merge Cond:
> (("outer".masked_acct_id)::text = "inner"."?column5?")? I have no idea
> what column5 is or the same token the column6 shown later.[/color]

You should be able to figure that out by correlating the plan with the
original query. In this case the inner column is clearly
agg.masked_acct_id since there is nothing else that fed.masked_acct_id
would be joined to.

It's annoying that EXPLAIN isn't always able to deliver a reasonable
text representation of values that have bubbled up from a lower plan
level. I've so far not found a good fix, but it's on the to-think-about
list ...

regards, tom lane

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re: Explain output question

thank you. I thought it was correct but just wanted to make sure.


Patrick Hatcher
Macys.Com




Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
10/08/04 11:34 AM

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Re: [GENERAL] Explain output question






Patrick Hatcher <PHatcher@macys.com> writes:[color=blue]
> Should I be concerned with the merge cond: Merge Cond:
> (("outer".masked_acct_id)::text = "inner"."?column5?")? I have no idea
> what column5 is or the same token the column6 shown later.[/color]

You should be able to figure that out by correlating the plan with the
original query. In this case the inner column is clearly
agg.masked_acct_id since there is nothing else that fed.masked_acct_id
would be joined to.

It's annoying that EXPLAIN isn't always able to deliver a reasonable
text representation of values that have bubbled up from a lower plan
level. I've so far not found a good fix, but it's on the to-think-about
list ...

regards, tom lane