bug

set echo on timing on

drop table t1;

purge table t1;

CREATE TABLE t1
(n1 NUMBER,
n2 NUMBER)
TABLESPACE &tblspace;

INSERT --+ append
INTO t1
SELECT TRUNC(dbms_random.VALUE(10000000,100000000)) n1,
TO_NUMBER(NULL) AS n2
FROM dual
CONNECT BY LEVEL <= 50000
/

BEGIN dbms_stats.gather_table_stats(
ownname => null,
tabname => 'T1');
END;
/

SELECT num_rows,blocks FROM user_tables WHERE table_name = 'T1';

/* Uncomment for instrumentation
@trci assm_bug

@trc_f

@trc_p

exec sesspack.snap_me

execute snap_kcbsw.start_snap

@46on 8
*/

alter session set events '10046 trace name context forever, level 8';

UPDATE t1 SET n2 = n1;

commit;

/* Uncomment for instrumentation
@trci assm_bug_off

@46off
*/

alter session set events '10046 trace name context off';

/* Uncomment for instrumentation
set serveroutput on size 1000000 format wrapped
set linesize 120
set trimspool on

execute snap_kcbsw.end_snap

exec sesspack.snap_me
*/

BEGIN dbms_stats.gather_table_stats(
ownname => null,
tabname => 'T1');
END;
/

SELECT num_rows,blocks FROM user_tables WHERE table_name = 'T1';

/* Uncomment for instrumentation
@trc_orasrp &trc_p &trc_f

@trc_tvdxtat &trc_p &trc_f
*/

set echo on timing on linesize 130 tab off trimspool on

alter session set nls_date_format = 'DD.MM.YYYY HH24:MI:SS';

drop table t purge;

create table t
as
select * from all_objects
where rownum <= 1000;

exec dbms_stats.set_global_prefs('PUBLISH', 'TRUE')

select dbms_stats.get_prefs('PUBLISH', null, 'T') from dual;

-- Our baseline, no histograms, basic column statistics for all columns
exec dbms_stats.gather_table_stats(null, 'T', estimate_percent => null, cascade => false, method_opt => 'FOR ALL COLUMNS SIZE 1')

-- Verify the result
select
num_distinct
, density
, last_analyzed
, num_buckets
, user_stats
from
user_tab_col_statistics
where
table_name = 'T'
and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

-- Enable pending statistics for table T
-- You can try these different calls
--
-- The GATHER_*_STATS procedures seem to behave correctly
-- only when setting the GLOBAL PREFS to FALSE
--
-- "Correctly" means that the results are reflected in the
-- pending area only but not in the dictionary statistics
--
-- Note that the SET_*_STATS procedures seem to ignore the setting
-- always and publish directly to the dictionary
-- no matter what the PUBLISH setting is on any level (TABLE, GLOBAL)
--
-- exec dbms_stats.set_global_prefs('PUBLISH', 'FALSE')
exec dbms_stats.set_table_prefs(null, 'T', 'PUBLISH', 'FALSE')
-- exec dbms_stats.set_schema_prefs(user, 'PUBLISH', 'FALSE')

-- Verify the current setting, statistics will not be published
select dbms_stats.get_prefs('PUBLISH', null, 'T') from dual;

-- Wait for two seconds to make the LAST_ANALYZED column meaningful
exec dbms_lock.sleep(2)

-- This is supposed to go to the pending statistics area
exec dbms_stats.gather_table_stats(null, 'T', estimate_percent => null, cascade => false, method_opt => 'FOR ALL COLUMNS SIZE 254')

-- Yes, it worked, the dictionary statistics are not modified
select
num_distinct
, density
, last_analyzed
, num_buckets
, user_stats
from
user_tab_col_statistics
where
table_name = 'T'
and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

-- The pending statistics area contains now the new statistics including histograms
select
num_distinct
, density
, last_analyzed
from
user_col_pending_stats
where
table_name = 'T'
and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

select
count(*)
from
user_tab_histgrm_pending_stats
where
table_name = 'T'
and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

select
count(*)
from
user_tab_histograms
where
table_name = 'T'
and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

-- Wait for two seconds to make the LAST_ANALYZED column meaningful
exec dbms_lock.sleep(2)

-- Let's gather statistics only for the OBJECT_NAME column
exec dbms_stats.gather_table_stats(null, 'T', estimate_percent => null, cascade => false, method_opt => 'FOR COLUMNS OBJECT_NAME SIZE 1')

-- Oops, why do my dictionary statistics reflect that change (Note the LAST_ANALYZED column)
-- Except for you set the GLOBAL preferences for PUBLISH to FALSE
select
num_distinct
, density
, last_analyzed
, num_buckets
, user_stats
from
user_tab_col_statistics
where
table_name = 'T'
and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

-- I do have now the statistics updated in both, pending statistics and dictionary statistics
-- Except for you set the GLOBAL preferences for PUBLISH to FALSE
select
num_distinct
, density
, last_analyzed
from
user_col_pending_stats
where
table_name = 'T'
and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

select
count(*)
from
user_tab_histgrm_pending_stats
where
table_name = 'T'
and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

select
count(*)
from
user_tab_histograms
where
table_name = 'T'
and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

-- Wait for two seconds to make the LAST_ANALYZED column meaningful
exec dbms_lock.sleep(2)

-- Let's recreate the histogram only on the OBJECT_NAME column
exec dbms_stats.gather_table_stats(null, 'T', estimate_percent => null, cascade => false, method_opt => 'FOR COLUMNS OBJECT_NAME SIZE 254')

-- Oops, I did it again...
-- Except for you set the GLOBAL preferences for PUBLISH to FALSE
select
num_distinct
, density
, last_analyzed
, num_buckets
, user_stats
from
user_tab_col_statistics
where
table_name = 'T'
and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

select
num_distinct
, density
, last_analyzed
from
user_col_pending_stats
where
table_name = 'T'
and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

select
count(*)
from
user_tab_histgrm_pending_stats
where
table_name = 'T'
and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

select
count(*)
from
user_tab_histograms
where
table_name = 'T'
and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

-- Wait for two seconds to make the LAST_ANALYZED column meaningful
exec dbms_lock.sleep(2)

-- Let's define a manually crafted NDV and DENSITY value
-- Again I expect this to go to the pending statistics area
declare
srec dbms_stats.statrec;
novals dbms_stats.numarray;
distcnt number;
avgclen number;
nullcnt number;
density number;
begin
dbms_stats.get_column_stats(null, 't', 'object_name', distcnt => distcnt, avgclen => avgclen, nullcnt => nullcnt, density => density, srec => srec);
dbms_stats.set_column_stats(
ownname=>null,
tabname=>'t',
colname=>'object_name',
distcnt=>distcnt*100,
nullcnt=>nullcnt,
srec=>srec,
avgclen=>avgclen,
density=>density/100
);
end;
/

-- Nope, no change here
select
num_distinct
, density
, last_analyzed
from
user_col_pending_stats
where
table_name = 'T'
and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

-- But I just changed it in the dictionary statistics
-- Even in case of setting the GLOBAL preference to FALSE
select
num_distinct
, density
, last_analyzed
, num_buckets
, user_stats
from
user_tab_col_statistics
where
table_name = 'T'
and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

-- And what is even worse: The statistics history does not reflect all these changes to the dictionary statistics
select table_name, stats_update_time from USER_TAB_STATS_HISTORY where table_name = 'T';

exec dbms_stats.restore_table_stats(null, 'T', systimestamp)

-- But which statistics have been restored now?
-- It looks like this actually restored the PENDING statistics
-- according to the LAST_ANALYZED information??
select
num_distinct
, density
, last_analyzed
, num_buckets
, user_stats
from
user_tab_col_statistics
where
table_name = 'T'
and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

select
count(*)
from
user_tab_histgrm_pending_stats
where
table_name = 'T'
and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

select
count(*)
from
user_tab_histograms
where
table_name = 'T'
and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

exec dbms_stats.set_global_prefs('PUBLISH', 'TRUE')

Connected to:
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.1.0 - 64bit Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options

SQL>
SQL> alter session set nls_date_format = 'DD.MM.YYYY HH24:MI:SS';

Session altered.

Elapsed: 00:00:00.00
SQL>
SQL> drop table t purge;

Table dropped.

Elapsed: 00:00:00.20
SQL>
SQL> create table t
2 as
3 select * from all_objects
4 where rownum <= 1000;

Table created.

Elapsed: 00:00:00.35
SQL>
SQL> exec dbms_stats.set_global_prefs('PUBLISH', 'TRUE')

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

Elapsed: 00:00:00.03
SQL>
SQL> select dbms_stats.get_prefs('PUBLISH', null, 'T') from dual;

DBMS_STATS.GET_PREFS('PUBLISH',NULL,'T')
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TRUE

Elapsed: 00:00:00.00
SQL>
SQL> -- Our baseline, no histograms, basic column statistics for all columns
SQL> exec dbms_stats.gather_table_stats(null, 'T', estimate_percent => null, cascade => false, method_opt => 'FOR ALL COLUMNS SIZE 1')

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

Elapsed: 00:00:00.09
SQL>
SQL> -- Verify the result
SQL> select
2 num_distinct
3 , density
4 , last_analyzed
5 , num_buckets
6 , user_stats
7 from
8 user_tab_col_statistics
9 where
10 table_name = 'T'
11 and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

NUM_DISTINCT DENSITY LAST_ANALYZED NUM_BUCKETS USE
------------ ---------- ------------------- ----------- ---
995 .001005025 18.01.2011 18:58:24 1 NO

Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
SQL>
SQL> -- Enable pending statistics for table T
SQL> -- You can try these different calls
SQL> --
SQL> -- The GATHER_*_STATS procedures seem to behave correctly
SQL> -- only when setting the GLOBAL PREFS to FALSE
SQL> --
SQL> -- "Correctly" means that the results are reflected in the
SQL> -- pending area only but not in the dictionary statistics
SQL> --
SQL> -- Note that the SET_*_STATS procedures seem to ignore the setting
SQL> -- always and publish directly to the dictionary
SQL> -- no matter what the PUBLISH setting is on any level (TABLE, GLOBAL)
SQL> --
SQL> -- exec dbms_stats.set_global_prefs('PUBLISH', 'FALSE')
SQL> exec dbms_stats.set_table_prefs(null, 'T', 'PUBLISH', 'FALSE')

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
SQL> -- exec dbms_stats.set_schema_prefs(user, 'PUBLISH', 'FALSE')
SQL>
SQL> -- Verify the current setting, statistics will not be published
SQL> select dbms_stats.get_prefs('PUBLISH', null, 'T') from dual;

DBMS_STATS.GET_PREFS('PUBLISH',NULL,'T')
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FALSE

Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
SQL>
SQL> -- Wait for two seconds to make the LAST_ANALYZED column meaningful
SQL> exec dbms_lock.sleep(2)

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

Elapsed: 00:00:02.01
SQL>
SQL> -- This is supposed to go to the pending statistics area
SQL> exec dbms_stats.gather_table_stats(null, 'T', estimate_percent => null, cascade => false, method_opt => 'FOR ALL COLUMNS SIZE 254')

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

Elapsed: 00:00:00.99
SQL>
SQL> -- Yes, it worked, the dictionary statistics are not modified
SQL> select
2 num_distinct
3 , density
4 , last_analyzed
5 , num_buckets
6 , user_stats
7 from
8 user_tab_col_statistics
9 where
10 table_name = 'T'
11 and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

NUM_DISTINCT DENSITY LAST_ANALYZED NUM_BUCKETS USE
------------ ---------- ------------------- ----------- ---
995 .001005025 18.01.2011 18:58:24 1 NO

Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
SQL>
SQL> -- The pending statistics area contains now the new statistics including histograms
SQL> select
2 num_distinct
3 , density
4 , last_analyzed
5 from
6 user_col_pending_stats
7 where
8 table_name = 'T'
9 and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

NUM_DISTINCT DENSITY LAST_ANALYZED
------------ ---------- -------------------
995 .00101 18.01.2011 18:58:26

Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
SQL>
SQL> select
2 count(*)
3 from
4 user_tab_histgrm_pending_stats
5 where
6 table_name = 'T'
7 and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

COUNT(*)
----------
255

Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
SQL>
SQL> select
2 count(*)
3 from
4 user_tab_histograms
5 where
6 table_name = 'T'
7 and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

COUNT(*)
----------
2

Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
SQL>
SQL> -- Wait for two seconds to make the LAST_ANALYZED column meaningful
SQL> exec dbms_lock.sleep(2)

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

Elapsed: 00:00:02.01
SQL>
SQL> -- Let's gather statistics only for the OBJECT_NAME column
SQL> exec dbms_stats.gather_table_stats(null, 'T', estimate_percent => null, cascade => false, method_opt => 'FOR COLUMNS OBJECT_NAME SIZE 1')

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

Elapsed: 00:00:00.14
SQL>
SQL> -- Oops, why do my dictionary statistics reflect that change (Note the LAST_ANALYZED column)
SQL> -- Except for you set the GLOBAL preferences for PUBLISH to FALSE
SQL> select
2 num_distinct
3 , density
4 , last_analyzed
5 , num_buckets
6 , user_stats
7 from
8 user_tab_col_statistics
9 where
10 table_name = 'T'
11 and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

NUM_DISTINCT DENSITY LAST_ANALYZED NUM_BUCKETS USE
------------ ---------- ------------------- ----------- ---
995 .001005025 18.01.2011 18:58:29 1 NO

Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
SQL>
SQL> -- I do have now the statistics updated in both, pending statistics and dictionary statistics
SQL> -- Except for you set the GLOBAL preferences for PUBLISH to FALSE
SQL> select
2 num_distinct
3 , density
4 , last_analyzed
5 from
6 user_col_pending_stats
7 where
8 table_name = 'T'
9 and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

NUM_DISTINCT DENSITY LAST_ANALYZED
------------ ---------- -------------------
995 .001005025 18.01.2011 18:58:29

Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
SQL>
SQL> select
2 count(*)
3 from
4 user_tab_histgrm_pending_stats
5 where
6 table_name = 'T'
7 and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

COUNT(*)
----------
0

Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
SQL>
SQL> select
2 count(*)
3 from
4 user_tab_histograms
5 where
6 table_name = 'T'
7 and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

COUNT(*)
----------
2

Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
SQL>
SQL> -- Wait for two seconds to make the LAST_ANALYZED column meaningful
SQL> exec dbms_lock.sleep(2)

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

Elapsed: 00:00:02.01
SQL>
SQL> -- Let's recreate the histogram only on the OBJECT_NAME column
SQL> exec dbms_stats.gather_table_stats(null, 'T', estimate_percent => null, cascade => false, method_opt => 'FOR COLUMNS OBJECT_NAME SIZE 254')

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

Elapsed: 00:00:00.34
SQL>
SQL> -- Oops, I did it again...
SQL> -- Except for you set the GLOBAL preferences for PUBLISH to FALSE
SQL> select
2 num_distinct
3 , density
4 , last_analyzed
5 , num_buckets
6 , user_stats
7 from
8 user_tab_col_statistics
9 where
10 table_name = 'T'
11 and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

NUM_DISTINCT DENSITY LAST_ANALYZED NUM_BUCKETS USE
------------ ---------- ------------------- ----------- ---
995 .00101 18.01.2011 18:58:32 254 NO

Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
SQL>
SQL> select
2 num_distinct
3 , density
4 , last_analyzed
5 from
6 user_col_pending_stats
7 where
8 table_name = 'T'
9 and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

NUM_DISTINCT DENSITY LAST_ANALYZED
------------ ---------- -------------------
995 .00101 18.01.2011 18:58:32

Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
SQL>
SQL> select
2 count(*)
3 from
4 user_tab_histgrm_pending_stats
5 where
6 table_name = 'T'
7 and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

COUNT(*)
----------
255

Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
SQL>
SQL> select
2 count(*)
3 from
4 user_tab_histograms
5 where
6 table_name = 'T'
7 and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

COUNT(*)
----------
255

Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
SQL>
SQL> -- Wait for two seconds to make the LAST_ANALYZED column meaningful
SQL> exec dbms_lock.sleep(2)

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

Elapsed: 00:00:02.01
SQL>
SQL> -- Let's define a manually crafted NDV and DENSITY value
SQL> -- Again I expect this to go to the pending statistics area
SQL> declare
2 srec dbms_stats.statrec;
3 novals dbms_stats.numarray;
4 distcnt number;
5 avgclen number;
6 nullcnt number;
7 density number;
8 begin
9 dbms_stats.get_column_stats(null, 't', 'object_name', distcnt => distcnt, avgclen => avgclen, nullcnt => nullcnt, density => density, srec => srec);
10 dbms_stats.set_column_stats(
11 ownname=>null,
12 tabname=>'t',
13 colname=>'object_name',
14 distcnt=>distcnt*100,
15 nullcnt=>nullcnt,
16 srec=>srec,
17 avgclen=>avgclen,
18 density=>density/100
19 );
20 end;
21 /

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

Elapsed: 00:00:00.17
SQL>
SQL> -- Nope, no change here
SQL> select
2 num_distinct
3 , density
4 , last_analyzed
5 from
6 user_col_pending_stats
7 where
8 table_name = 'T'
9 and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

NUM_DISTINCT DENSITY LAST_ANALYZED
------------ ---------- -------------------
995 .00101 18.01.2011 18:58:32

Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
SQL>
SQL> -- But I just changed it in the dictionary statistics
SQL> -- Even in case of setting the GLOBAL preference to FALSE
SQL> select
2 num_distinct
3 , density
4 , last_analyzed
5 , num_buckets
6 , user_stats
7 from
8 user_tab_col_statistics
9 where
10 table_name = 'T'
11 and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

NUM_DISTINCT DENSITY LAST_ANALYZED NUM_BUCKETS USE
------------ ---------- ------------------- ----------- ---
99500 .0000101 18.01.2011 18:58:34 254 YES

Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
SQL>
SQL> -- And what is even worse: The statistics history does not reflect all these changes to the dictionary statistics
SQL> select table_name, stats_update_time from USER_TAB_STATS_HISTORY where table_name = 'T';

TABLE_NAME STATS_UPDATE_TIME
------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
T 18-JAN-11 06.58.24.391000 PM +01:00

Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
SQL>
SQL> exec dbms_stats.restore_table_stats(null, 'T', systimestamp)

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

Elapsed: 00:00:00.29
SQL>
SQL> -- But which statistics have been restored now?
SQL> -- It looks like this actually restored the PENDING statistics
SQL> -- according to the LAST_ANALYZED information??
SQL> select
2 num_distinct
3 , density
4 , last_analyzed
5 , num_buckets
6 , user_stats
7 from
8 user_tab_col_statistics
9 where
10 table_name = 'T'
11 and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

NUM_DISTINCT DENSITY LAST_ANALYZED NUM_BUCKETS USE
------------ ---------- ------------------- ----------- ---
995 .00101 18.01.2011 18:58:32 254 NO

Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
SQL>
SQL> select
2 count(*)
3 from
4 user_tab_histgrm_pending_stats
5 where
6 table_name = 'T'
7 and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

COUNT(*)
----------
255

Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
SQL>
SQL> select
2 count(*)
3 from
4 user_tab_histograms
5 where
6 table_name = 'T'
7 and column_name = 'OBJECT_NAME';

COUNT(*)
----------
255

Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
SQL>
SQL> exec dbms_stats.set_global_prefs('PUBLISH', 'TRUE')

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
SQL>