Indexing Techniques
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Indexing Techniques
CS 543 – Data Warehousing
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Indexing
Goal: Increase efficiency of data access by reducing the number of I/Os required to find desired record(s).
Library analogy: Indexed access is analogous to using the card catalog in a library rather than searching through every shelf in the library until the desired book is found (e.g. , avoids full table scan).
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DW Indexing Issues
Indexes and loading Indexing for large tables Index-only reads Selecting columns for indexing A staged approach
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B-Tree Index
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Bitmapped Index
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Bitmapped Index
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Indexing the Fact Table
If the DBMS does not create an index for the primary key, create one using B-tree indexing
In the concatenated primary key, place the primary keys of frequently accessed dimension tables in the top order
Create indexes for combinations of dimension table primary keys based query performance
Do not overlook indexing metric columns Bitmapped indexing does not apply to fact tables; there
is hardly any low-selectivity columns
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Indexing the Dimension Tables
Create a unique B-tree index on the single-column primary key
Index any column that is used frequently to constrain queries
Create index for combination of columns that are used frequently together in queries
Index every column likely to be used in a join operation
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Hash Indexing
In contrast to B-tree indexing, hash based indexes do not (typically) keep index values in sorted order. Index entry is located by hashing index value. Index entries keep in hash organized tables rather than B-tree structures. Index entry contains ROWID values for each row corresponding to the index value. ROWIDs kept in sorted order to facilitate maximum I/O performance.
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Primary Indexing
Primary index for a table in Teradata is a specification of its partitioning column(s).
Primary index may be defined as unique (UPI) or non-unique (NUPI).Automatic enforcement of uniqueness when
UPI is specified.Primary index provides an implicit access
path to any row just by knowing its value.Only one primary index per table.
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Primary Indexing
Primary index selection criteria:Common join and retrieval key.Distributes rows evenly across database
partitions.Less than ten thousand rows per PI value when
non-unique.
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Primary Indexing
Trick question: What should be the primary index of the transaction table for a large financial services firm?
create table tx(tx_id decimal (15,0) NOT NULL,account_id decimal (10,0) NOT NULL,tx_amt decimal (15,2) NOT NULL,tx_dt date NOT NULL,tx_cd char (2) NOT NULL....) primary index (???);
Answer: It depends.
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Primary Indexing
Almost all joins and retrievals will come in through the account _id foreign key.Want account_id as NUPI.
If data is “lumpy” when distributed on account_id or if accounts have very large numbers of transactions (e.g., an institutional account could easily have 10,000+ transactions).Want tx_id as UPI for good data distribution.
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Primary Indexing
Joins and access via primary index are very efficient due to Teradata’s sophisticated row hashing algorithms that allow going directly to the data block containing the desired row.
Single I/O operation for accessing a data row via UPI.
Single I/O operation for accessing a data row via NUPI whenever all rows with the same PI value fit into a single block.
Single VAMP operation for indexed retrieval. No spool space required.
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Primary Indexing
Primary index is free!No storage cost.No index build required.
This is a direct result of the underlying hash-based file system implementation.
OLTP databases use a page-based file system and therefore do not deliver this performance advantage.
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Secondary Indexing
Secondary index structures are implemented using the same underlying structure as base tables (often referred to as subtables).
Secondary index may be defined as unique (USI) or non-unique (NUSI).Automatic enforcement of uniqueness when USI is
specified. Up to thirty-two secondary indexes per table in
Teradata. Unlike a primary index, secondary indexes are not
“free” in terms of storage.
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Secondary Index: NUSI
A non-unique secondary index (NUSI) is partitioned so that each index entry is co-located on the same Vamp (Virtual Access Module Processor) with its corresponding row in the base table.
Each row access via a NUSI is a single Vamp operation (for that row) because the NUSI entry and data row are co-located.
NUSI access is always performed in parallel across all Vamp whenever it is appropriate to do so.
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Secondary Indexing: NUSI
Compressed ROWID index structure: Hash on index value to get block location (ROWID for
subtable). Store index value just once followed by all ROWIDs in
base table corresponding to the index value. Sorted by ROWID to facilitate maximum efficiency
when accessing base table, performing updates and deletes, etc.
Additional blocks allocated when NUSI is non-selective and compressed ROWID structure for the index value exceeds 64K.
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Secondary Indexing: NUSI
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When to Build a NUSI?
Building a NUSI helps when the selectivity of the indexed column is very high.
Cost-based optimizer will determine when to access via NUSI: Number of rows selected by NUSI must be less than number of
blocks in the table to justify access via NUSI (assumes even distribution of rows with NUSI value within table).
Must also consider cost for reading the NUSI subtable and building ROWID spool file.
Note that the extreme efficiency of table scanning in Teradata reduces the need for secondary indexing as compared to other databases.
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Secondary Indexing: USI
A unique secondary index (USI) is partitioned by the unique column upon which the index is built.
Row access via a USI is a two Vamp operation.First I/O is initiated on the Vamp with the
USI entry.Second I/O is initiated on the Vamp with the
data row entry.
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Secondary Indexing: USI
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When to Build a USI?
When to Build a USI?
To allow data access without all VAMP operations.Increased efficiency for (very) high
selectivity retrievals.Obtain co-location of index with frequently
joined tables.
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When to Build a USI?
Example:
create table order_header(order_id decimal(12, 0) NOT NULL,customer_id decimal(9, 0) NOT NULL,order_dt date NOT NULL...)primary index( customer_id );
create unique index oh_order_idx (order_id) on order_header;
create table order_detail(order_id decimal(12, 0) NOT NULL,product_id integer NOT NULL,extended_price_amt decimal(15,2) NOT NULL,item_cnt integer NOT NULL...)primary index( order_id );
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When to Build a USI?
Example: How many customers ordered green socks in the last month? Assume that green socks is quite selective.
select count(distinct order_header.customer_id) from order_header ,order_detail ,productwhere order_header.order_id = order_detail.order_id and order_header.order_dt > add_months(date, -1) and order_detail.product_id = product.product_id and product.product_subcategory_cd = 'SOCKS' and product.color_cd = 'GREEN';
The order_id USI on order_header table obviates the need for all Vamp duplication of spool result from order detail to product join when joining to the order header table.
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A Simple Query
Example: What is the average age (in years) of customers who live in California or Massachusetts, completed a graduate degree, are consultants, and have a hobby of volleyball or chess?
select avg( (days(date) - days(customer.birth_dt)) / 365.25 )
from customer
where customer.state_cd in (‘CA’ , MA’)
and customer.education_cd = ‘G’
and customer.occupation_cd = ‘CONSULTANT’
and customer.hobby_cd in (‘VOLLEYBALL’,‘CHESS’)
;
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Sample Table Structure
Assume: 20M customers. 128 byte rows. 64K data block size.
Results in approximately 512 rows per block and a total of 39,063 blocks in the customer table.
Note: We are ignoring block overhead for purposes of simplicity in calculations.
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Data Demographics
Assume:
8% of customers live in California. 4% of customers live in Massachusetts. 4% of customers have completed a graduate degree. 6% of customers are consultants. 2% of customers have a primary hobby of chess. 3% of customers have a primary hobby of volleyball.
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Full Table Scan Performance
Must read every block in the table. Apply where clause predicates to determine which
customers to include in average. Adjust numerator and denominator of average as
appropriate.
Total I/O count = 39,063
Note: Data demographics have no (minimal) impact on query performance when using a full table scan operation.
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Single Index Structure
B-tree or hash organization of column values: Index entries store row IDs (RIDs), lists of RIDs, or
pointers to lists of RIDs. Originally designed for columns with many unique
values (OLTP legacy). Assuming an eight byte RID, we will get 8096 RIDs per
64K block.
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Single Index Access
Optimizer chooses index with best selectivity based on values specified in query.
Access next (first) index entry corresponding to specified column value(s).
Use RID from index entry to locate row with specified column value.
Validate remaining predicates to qualify row.Adjust average as appropriate.Go to 2 until no more matching index values.
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Single Index Access
What are my indexing choices?
state_cd (8% + 4% = 12% selectivity) education_cd (4% selectivity) occupation_cd (6% selectivity) hobby_cd (2% + 3% = 5% selectivity)
Choose education_cd because it has best selectivity.
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Single Index Performance
Access via index on education_cd:
800,000 RIDs (4% of 20M) 99 blocks of RIDs to read
But...4% selectivity with 512 rows per block in the base table means that 800,000 selected RIDs will cause access to every block in the base table!
Total I/O count = 39,063 + 99 = 39,162
Worse than full table scan!
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Single Index Performance
Accessing via an index helps only when the selectivity of the indexed column is very high.
Rule-of-thumb:
Number of rows selected by an index should not be more than the number of blocks in the table to justify indexed access (assumes rows with selected value(s) have an “even” distribution within table).
Must also consider cost for reading the index and sorting RIDS (if not already sorted) prior to accessing base table rows (to avoid hitting same block multiple times).
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Single Index Performance
What is the break even index selectivity (S) versus full table scan performance?
Selectivity = S
Row Count = 20M rows
Block Size = 64K
Row Width = 128 bytes
RID Width = 8 bytes
RIDs per Block = floor(Block Size/RID Width) = 8k
Rows per Block = floor(Block Size/Row Width) = 512
Total Blocks = ceiling((Row Count) / (Rows per Block))= 39,063
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Single Index Performance
RID I/Os = (S * Row Count) / (RIDs per Block)
Indexed Base Table I/Os = (Total Blocks) * (1 - ((1 - S) ** Rows per Block))
Full Table Scan I/Os = Total Blocks
Break even formula:
RID I/Os + Indexed Base Table I/Os = Full Table Scan I/Os
Break Even S is less than 2%.
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Single Index Performance
Larger row widths and/or smaller block sizes will generally make indexes more desirable because there is a higher probability that a given block will not contain a selected row when fewer rows fit in a block.
Example: With a row width of 256 bytes (instead of 128 bytes) the break even selectivity for indexing becomes approximately 2.7%.
Of course, larger row widths and/or smaller block sizes means that we are actually getting fewer rows per I/O and thus the amount of work we will do to satisfy a query will generally be higher.
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Single Index Performance
Traditional index structures work well in OLTP because selectivity is extremely high (1 customer out of 20M or a few accounts out of 50M).
Selectivity is 0.000005% and thus is significantly better than the one or two percent required for break even.
Bottom line: Traditional indexing is good for OLTP style queries, but is not so great for traditional DSS queries.
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Combining Multiple Indexes
Observation: Indexed access on a single column is rarely useful in a traditional data warehouse environment.
Idea: Combine multiple indexes to get the selectivity required for efficient indexed access.
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Combining Multiple Indexes
While none of the index choices (state, education, occupation, hobby) are selective enough on their own to be useful...when combined we have sufficient selectivity to make indexed access efficient.
Example: Start with 20M customers... Incremental SelectedColumn Index Selectivity CustomersSelectivity by state 12% 2,400,000Followed with selectivity by education 4% 96,000Followed with selectivity by occupation 6% 5,760Followed with selectivity by hobby 5% 288
Combined selectivity is 0.00144%
Note: These selectivity figures assume that column values are independent (...and they usually are not).
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Combining Multiple Indexes
Must consider I/O cost of accessing four different indexes plus cost of accessing selected blocks from base table:
State = 297Education = 99Occupation = 149Hobby = 124
Base table = 288 =====Total = 957
More efficient than a full table scan!
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Combining Multiple Indexes
Notice that there is a significant performance benefit if we can satisfy a query directly out of indexes without accessing base table.
Example: How many customers live in California or Massachusetts, completed a graduate degree, are consultants, and have a hobby of volleyball or chess?
select count(*)from customerwhere customer.state_cd in ('CA','MA') and customer.education_cd = 'G' and customer.occupation_cd = 'CONSULTANT' and customer.hobby_cd in ('VOLLEYBALL','CHESS')
;
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Combining Multiple Indexes
Now we only need to consider the I/O cost of accessing the four indexes (sans the cost of accessing base table):
State = 297
Education = 99
Occupation = 149
Hobby = 124
=====
Total = 669
Much more efficient than a full table scan!
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Combining Multiple Indexes
Traditional combining of multiple indexes:
Requires RID list ANDing (and sometimes ORing) to combine the multiple indexes.
May incur overhead of RID list sorting in order to facilitate ANDing operation (depends on RDBMS indexing implementation).
This technique is useful when no one index is selective enough to produce an efficient access path, but multiple indexes taken together can provide the needed selectivity.
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Bottom Line
Optimizer sophistication is critical in effectively exploiting indexes.
Selectivity of indices are critical in determining their usefulness.
Indexed access paths are not nearly as useful in data warehousing as compared to OLTP workloads.