Hi Tom, -performance@, I apologize if I didn't follow through with the PREPARE and EXECUTE. I assume that is what you are refering to. After reading the PostgreSQL docs on PREPARE statement I realized two things: a) PREPARE is only session long and b) that I can not (at least I haven't figured out how) PREPARE a statement which would mimic my original select statement which I could EXECUTE over all rows of pkk_offer table. Best I could do is either: PREPARE pkk_01 ( interger ) select $1, pkk_offer_has_pending_purch( $1 ) from pkk_offer ; or PREPARE pkk_00 ( integer ) <the def of pkk_offer_has_pending_purc( integer )> In the former case the EXPLAIN ANALYZE doesn't give enough data (it is the same as w/o the PREPARE statement). In the latter case, I can only execute it with one offer_id at at time. Is this sufficient? If so, here are the results before and after VACUUM ANALYZE: pkk=# explain analyze execute pkk_00( 795 ) ; QUERY PLAN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Result (cost=8.57..8.58 rows=1 width=0) (actual time=0.095..0.096 rows=1 loops=1) InitPlan -> Limit (cost=0.00..8.57 rows=1 width=4) (actual time=0.083..0.084 rows=1 loops=1) -> Index Scan using pur_offer_id_idx on pkk_purchase p0 (cost=0.00..17.13 rows=2 width=4) (actual time=0.079..0.079 rows=1 loops=1) Index Cond: (offer_id = $1) Filter: ((((expire_time)::timestamp with time zone > now()) OR (expire_time IS NULL) OR (pending = true)) AND ((cancel_date IS NULL) OR (pending = true))) Total runtime: 0.238 ms (7 rows) pkk=# VACUUM ANALYZE ; VACUUM Time: 97105.589 ms pkk=# explain analyze execute pkk_00( 795 ) ; QUERY PLAN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Result (cost=8.57..8.58 rows=1 width=0) (actual time=0.329..0.330 rows=1 loops=1) InitPlan -> Limit (cost=0.00..8.57 rows=1 width=4) (actual time=0.311..0.312 rows=1 loops=1) -> Index Scan using pur_offer_id_idx on pkk_purchase p0 (cost=0.00..17.13 rows=2 width=4) (actual time=0.307..0.307 rows=1 loops=1) Index Cond: (offer_id = $1) Filter: ((((expire_time)::timestamp with time zone > now()) OR (expire_time IS NULL) OR (pending = true)) AND ((cancel_date IS NULL) OR (pending = true))) Total runtime: 0.969 ms (7 rows) Time: 16.252 ms In both before and after "Index Scan" is used on pur_offer_id_idx. So, unless I'm missing something obvious here I am at a loss. I went as far as doing the EXPLAIN ANALYZE EXECUTE pkk_00( offer_id ) for each offer_id in pkk_offer table one at a time (not manually but by scripting it). All instances use "Index Scan". I only noticed a couple that had quite large "actual times" like this following: pkk=# explain analyze execute pkk_00( 2312 ) ; QUERY PLAN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Result (cost=8.57..8.58 rows=1 width=0) (actual time=21.279..21.282 rows=1 loops=1) InitPlan -> Limit (cost=0.00..8.57 rows=1 width=4) (actual time=21.256..21.258 rows=1 loops=1) -> Index Scan using pur_offer_id_idx on pkk_purchase p0 (cost=0.00..17.13 rows=2 width=4) (actual time=21.249..21.249 rows=1 loops=1) Index Cond: (offer_id = $1) Filter: ((((expire_time)::timestamp with time zone > now()) OR (expire_time IS NULL) OR (pending = true)) AND ((cancel_date IS NULL) OR (pending = true))) Total runtime: 21.435 ms (7 rows) Time: 22.541 ms Which makes sense when you look at the number of entries this offer_id has in pkk_purchase table vs offer_id = 795: pkk=# select offer_id, count(*) from pkk_purchase where offer_id in ( 795, 2312 ) group by offer_id ; offer_id | count ----------+------- 795 | 4 2312 | 1015 (2 rows) Time: 21.118 ms --patrick --- Tom Lane <tgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > patrick ~ <sidsrr@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > 1. Is this really the only solution left for me? > > You still haven't followed the suggestions that were given to you > (ie, find out what is happening with the plan for the query inside > the problematic function). > > regards, tom lane __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com