SQL - Query takes long time to execute...

  • Hi All,

    The below query works fine without the function(countDocumentFunction) in subquery and in main query. But when i define the function, performance is very slow...

    Can any one advise the way to improve the perfomance of the query ??

    select

    pj.pname,

    md.date,

    (select count(pm.pname) from MainProjects pm

    INNER JOIN mmaster m ON m.numid = pm.numid

    where (CountDocumentFunction(pm.id) =0)and pm.type ='work'),

    from MainProjects pj

    INNER JOIN mmaster md ON md.numid = pj.numid

    where (CountDocumentFunction(pj.id) =0) and pj.type ='work' and d.classtype= 'casual'

  • Need to see the definition of the function to optimize it 🙂

  • ALTER FUNCTION CountDocumentFunction

    (

    @ID float

    )

    RETURNS INT

    AS

    BEGIN

    DECLARE @Out int

    SELECT @Out = COUNT(DISTINCT B2.ITID) FROM MainProjects B1

    INNER JOIN ITEMS B2 ON B1.id = B2.id WHERE B1.TID = @ID

    RETURN @Out

    END

  • Things look weird here 😀

    Can you please explain what you trying to get out the queries. It sure can be modified, but i need some information to test my solution.

  • In general, a correlated sub-query in the SELECT list can lead to poor performance. You're usually better off finding some way to move that down into the FROM clause.

    If you're not sure why a query is running slow, the place to start is with the execution plan. That's how you can tell how the optimizer has decided to handle your query.

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  • I think there are three tables (MainProjects, mmaster and ITEMS) related to your query. If you can post the definitions of these tables and what you want to do, we may help you to improve the query performance.

    I think you might miss one or more fields in your SELECT statement in the main query since right after comma (,) you cannot use FROM clause.

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  • Hi,

    SELECT COUNT(*) is usually bad if you will simply test if some records exists, better if you use the EXISTS instruction, in your original function or in a new adhoc function.

    ALTER FUNCTION CountDocumentFunction (@ID float)

    RETURNS INT

    AS

    BEGIN

    IF EXISTS (SELECT B2.ITID FROM MainProjects B1

    INNER JOIN ITEMS B2 ON B1.id = B2.id

    WHERE B1.TID = @ID AND B2.ITID IS NOT NULL)

    RETURN 1

    RETURN 0

    END

    As a detail, playing with an ID as FLOAT is a danger, the consequences of a rounding error at 20th decimal are painful when you tries to identify a key.

    And better if you include all this code in your SQL instruction:

    select

    pj.pname,

    md.date,

    (select count(pm.pname) from MainProjects pm

    INNER JOIN mmaster m ON m.numid = pm.numid

    LEFT JOIN MainProjects B1 ON B1.TId = pm.id

    LEFT JOIN ITEMS B2 ON B1.id = B2.id

    where B2.ITID IS NULL and pm.type ='work',

    (select count(pm.pname) from MainProjects pj

    INNER JOIN mmaster md ON md.numid = pj.numid

    LEFT JOIN MainProjects B1 ON B1.TId = pj.id

    LEFT JOIN ITEMS B2 ON B1.id = B2.id

    where (B2.ITID IS NULL and pj.type ='work' and d.classtype= 'casual')

    but this option will work only if you cal ensure some uniqueness of records; if for one B1.TId you can find several B2 rows with a null ITID then your SELECT COUNT(pm.pname) will obtain a different result.

    In this case maybe you can code this,

    select

    pj.pname,

    md.date,

    (select count(pm.pname) from MainProjects pm

    INNER JOIN mmaster m ON m.numid = pm.numid

    LEFT JOIN (SELECT DISTINCT B2.ITID, B1.Tid FROM MainProjects B1

    LEFT JOIN ITEMS B2 ON B1.id = B2.id) AS X

    ON X.TId = pm.id

    where X.ITID IS NULL and pm.type ='work',

    (select count(pm.pname) from MainProjects pj

    INNER JOIN mmaster md ON md.numid = pj.numid

    LEFT JOIN (SELECT DISTINCT B2.ITID, B1.Tid FROM MainProjects B1

    LEFT JOIN ITEMS B2 ON B1.id = B2.id) AS X

    ON X.TId = pm.id

    where (X.ITID IS NULL and pj.type ='work' and d.classtype= 'casual')

    Hope this helps,

    Francesc

  • Using a scalar function in SELECT statements like this also tends to slow things WAY down because SQL Server has to call the function separately for each input parameter value. If you really need to encapsulate that logic as a function, try rewriting it as an inline table-valued function.

    Jason Wolfkill

  • Many Thanks frfernan!!

    I have changed my function as advised... The output return within secs..Cheers!!

  • Thank you all!!

  • How about :

    ;

    With cteDocCounter

    as (

    SELECT B1.TID

    , COUNT(DISTINCT B2.ITID) as ITIDCounter

    FROM MainProjects B1

    INNER JOIN ITEMS B2

    ON B1.id = B2.id

    )

    select pj.pname

    , md.date

    , isnull(Counters.Count_pname, 0) as Count_pname

    , 1

    from MainProjects pj

    INNER JOIN mmaster md

    ON md.numid = pj.numid

    -- replace nested expression in select clause

    Left join (

    select pm.numid

    , count(pm.pname) as Count_pname

    from MainProjects pm

    INNER JOIN mmaster m

    ON m.numid = pm.numid

    inner join cteDocCounter DC1

    on DC1.TID = pm.id

    and DC1.ITIDCounter = 0

    where pm.type = 'work'

    group by pm.numid

    ) Counters

    on Counters.numid = md.numid

    -- REPLACE WHERE-part ( CountDocumentFunction(pj.id) = 0 ) -- <<<<<-------- FUNCTION --->>>> HIDDEN JOIN MAY MESS UP YOUR QUERY !!

    INNER JOIN cteDocCounter DC

    on DC.TID = pJ.id

    and DC.ITIDCounter = 0

    where pj.type = 'work'

    and d.classtype = 'casual'

    Can you give it a try and provide some feedback ?

    Johan

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