Rewrite of Queries Containing Rank or Rownumber or Min/Max Aggregate Functions Using a Materialized View
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1. A method of rewriting queries, the method comprising:
- a database computer system performing the steps of;
receiving a query that requests ranked results of an aggregate function applied to groups of rows from;
a base table, ora join of base tables;
determining whether said received query satisfies one or more criteria for rewriting; and
if said received query satisfies said one or more criteria, then rewriting said query to produce a rewritten query that references a materialized view.
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Abstract
Techniques are provided for improving efficiency of database systems, and in particular, to refreshing materialized views maintained by database systems and rewriting queries to access the materialized views. According to the approaches, a ranked materialized view is incrementally refreshed, and during the incremental refresh operation, rows in the partitions of the materialized view are ranked within the partitions.
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1. A method of rewriting queries, the method comprising:
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a database computer system performing the steps of; receiving a query that requests ranked results of an aggregate function applied to groups of rows from; a base table, or a join of base tables; determining whether said received query satisfies one or more criteria for rewriting; and if said received query satisfies said one or more criteria, then rewriting said query to produce a rewritten query that references a materialized view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A non-transitory computer-readable volatile or non-volatile medium storing one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the steps of:
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receiving a query that requests ranked results of an aggregate function applied to groups of rows from; a base table, or a join of base tables; determining whether said received query satisfies one or more criteria for rewriting; and if said received query satisfies said one or more criteria, then rewriting said query to produce a rewritten query that references a materialized view. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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