Aggregation giving unstable results

Hi all,
I am facing a problem with aggregation in OWB(not just in the tool in the Oracle database also).
While I am trying to aggregate huge amount of data the aggregation result is not proper. But when i aggregate for the data where the mismatch occurs it is happening properly.
It is giving the same result if write the query directly in the database also. The mismatch is not happening for the same subset of data everytime. It is varying.
For less amount of data the aggregation is happening properly
If anyone encountered this type of problem Kindly help
Regards,
Arjun Jkoshi

okie, i have worked on oracle for a few good years and worked wtith data worth millions and billions still never had any problems.
First thing that i would suggest is : Re-visit your DB design.
If your DB is going to have records in millions or crores then it might be worth having to set a precision and scaling. i.e
If your column specific is 1 unit = 1000000
then 3500000 = 3.5 so your db should store the value as 3.5 this not only saves space but also is very easy for calculation purpose.
This is how normally enterprises work.
secondly even if you use the whole number, i havent ever come across a scenario where oracle does not aggregate correctly, this can only happen if you are having a join or if there is cartesian product in your query or data inconsistency.
If you still very sure that there is no problem with your query then raise a SR on metalink because this could be a serious issue if it is genuinely a problem which i reckon it is not.
Edited by: Darthvader-647181 on Dec 15, 2008 4:43 AM

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-session 2 run another sql statement
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Now the ultimate goal here is to be able to tag a trace with a name so I can trace a specific session (made by an application) and then find it later in udump. If the tracefile_id needs to be set in the offending session...well then I need another solution.
Thanks

Once the session starts writing to the trace file it
is going to write to the same file until the session
is closed.
Until the session is closed...aaahhhh gotcha. Well that explains that.
I tried the above with a new session and immediately set the identifier and got the same result, except it created the default trace file name as well as the new identifier copy with the path in it.
The logon trigger might be a workaround but it's not killing me at the moment.

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