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Database system index selection using candidate index selection for a workload

  • US 5,960,423 A
  • Filed: 12/01/1997
  • Issued: 09/28/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/15/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for determining a set of candidate indexes for a workload of queries to be executed against a database, the method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) selecting an index configuration of one or more indexes for each query of the workload such that the selected index configuration helps optimize execution of the query against the database; and

    (b) determining the set of candidate indexes for the workload as comprising indexes from each index configuration selected for the selecting step (a).

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