Does my DNG/RAW workflow make sense to you?

Ive been shooting RAW from my Nikon D50, converting the files to DNG (3.3), opening them in Adobe Camera RAW (2.4) using PSCS, processing and saving in TIFF (often through a droplet). In the process I retain the original RAW .NEF file, create a universal DNG file, and finally create a lossless TIFF file.
I do things this way because I want the supposedly more universal format of DNG, and Camera RAW 2.4 (which runs on CS) doesnt officially support the D50 .NEF file.
I cant think of a reason to upgrade either the DNG converter or Camera RAW files. It appears that the new versions basically just support new cameras. Besides, to do so Id have to upgrade to CS3, and thats totally out of the question.
I take about 2,500-3,000 shots a year not counting the ones I take for experimenting with different settings and such. I know some folk might think my process is time consuming and/or overkill to create and retain DNGs AND TIFFs, but Im thinking it just makes sense. Does this workflow make sense to anyone other than myself?
Im going to post this in both the RAW and DNF forums to see who thinks what. Thanks for your opinions!

Ive been hanging around the forums for a couple years now and have learned quite a bit from the others. Perhaps Ive helped others in the meantime. Im thinking thats the intent of the forum. Ive seen people blasted for not being as knowledgeable as some of the others and Ive always thought it's a shame. However, it appears Ive accidentally irritated folk by asking an opinion of something.
I mentioned in the OP that I'll not be upgrading to CS3 or any other version of PS. So by default, and a point not picked up by some- the question is really in regard to the newer version of DNG and NOT Camera RAW.
When I looked at the download page it appeared that the new version of DNG might somehow be connected to RAW. After all, they are in the same .ZIP file. Mr. Knoll was kind enough to point out that the newest version of DNG didnt require a PS upgrade. I should have figured that out myself as its a stand alone program, but by the way it was packaged Anyway, I downloaded the file, and unzipped it. Then ran DNG.
It works fine. Just as the previous version. But what I was asking, and what some people took issue with, was if there were features that had been faulty with previous version, or perhaps previous versions did work with RAW formats from certain cameras. Things like that.
I was thinking Mr. Knoll or another knowledgeable person might respond with Sure, Thomas, the newer version of DNG processes batch files much faster due to an improved bit-handling algorithm or Naw, the newer version of DNG is just compatible with more camera formats, so if the version you have works, no need to upgrade, or maybe even The newer version fixes a few minor issues with converting files over 9 MB in size.
Instead, I was told that I wouldn't be asking such a preposterous, absurd question. if I had read the linked article. Well, prior to my second post, I did read it read it. Its a nicely written article with some great shots of the interface. It touts the new RAW as the best there is, and according to the author, Jeff Schewe, its well worth the price. But I also noticed it said nothing of the new version of DNG. Maybe thats because the article is titled About Camera RAW 4.1.
Thank you, Mr. Knoll and G Sch.

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Yesterday I created a cluster consisting of two Quad Core Intel systems, and started Final Cut Server cataloging about a half a TB of data. I noticed that Server submits the Proxy render jobs one at a time, and that the jobs were being submitted to only one processor core, in a rotating fashion. Is there a way to make FCServer submit jobs in "parallel," or am I better off with using just the local system for transcoding?

The default proxy transcode setting seems to be specifically tuned to work at a small scale, which makes sense if you are asking a box to host the database, serve the app, and do all the proxy transcodes. I observed the same phenomenon, so I made my own transcode setting for proxies and I chose to lower the bitrate a bit to help with file size and transfer time. The upside is the floodgates are wide open when my 32 core Xeon cluster (four 8-cores) goes to town on a proxy encoding job.
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PS CC 2014 DNG and RAW 8.5 did not update with the rest of the CC package. I downloaded/installed the DNG/RAW converter but how do you install w/i CC 2014 plugins

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Anyway thanks again

Help. Does use of .txt file make sense or code directly into an ArrayList

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There will be 7 different objects that will be iterated over (and there will be 12 other objects doing other things as well, they will not be in .txt format), and I thought instead of having to maintain it through the actual code, I would just have .txt files that I create in notepad or something so that when I need to make changes to one of the 7 objects I only have to get the .txt file instead of having to wade through the code to find that object.
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Also one of the objects has jpeg files that will need to be iterated over. Actually for these I will put them in an array list, because I can't seem to figure out yet how to get an image and the information about the image to display within I/O (like CD covers and their titles).
Thank you for any help and suggestions I feel a little overwhelmed, but hopeful, with you kind folks.
Peace
NB I know that I am not using the correct terminology, but I hope that you can understand what I mean.
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I am writing my first program and I want to put a
series of information in various .txt files. Thisis
because I will have a lot of different objects thatI
will create that will needed to be iterated over
(most of the objects are similar in many ways). It
seemed to me that a .txt file would be better than
writing the items directly in an arraylist (if you
know what i mean). What do you think? I think I do not know what you mean. I also think
that ArrayLists and files shouldn't replace eachI am going to use an ArrayList. Merci
other.
There will be 7 different objects that will be
iterated over (and there will be 12 other objects
doing other things as well, they will not be in.txt
format),Seven objects? Twelve objects? Huh? Why not use
arrays? And how do you get an object into a text
file?
and I thought instead of having to maintain
it through the actual code, I would just have .txt
files that I create in notepad or something sothat
when I need to make changes to one of the 7 objectsI
only have to get the .txt file instead of havingto
wade through the code to find that object.
Does this make sense? Your description? Not to me.
It seems that I will now have to do a lot of I / Oto
make it work, so now I am thinking maybe it isbetter
to simply use the arrylist. Is there a benefit of
one over the other in this circumstance? Uh, ArrayList is way faster and much easier
modifyable.
Also one of the objects has jpeg files that willneed
to be iterated over. Actually for these I will put
them in an array list, because I can't seem tofigure
out yet how to get an image and the informationabout
the image to display within I/O (like CD coversand
their titles). "Display within I/O"? This makes no sense.
NB I know that I am not using the correct
terminology, but I hope that you can understandwhat
I mean.If you're not using the correct terminology, there's
no chance for us to understand you. If you say
"objects" but mean "classes", then say classes.

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Hi all,
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To make things worse the fonts in question are Georgia and Times New Roman - both are system fonts.
Specs:
Windows 7 64 bit SP1
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I can't reproduce this on my machine but that's running 32 bit.
Should we ignore it?
Any hints appreciated - tried a forum search but didn't find very much.
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The report doesn't offer much more information:
SCHRIFTARTEN
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Dateiname: n. zutr.
Vollständiger Name: Georgia
Zuerst verwendet auf Seite: 31
Geschützt: Nein
- Name: TimesNewRomanPSMT; Typ: OpenType TrueType, Status: unvollst.
Dateiname: n. zutr.
Vollständiger Name: Times New Roman
Zuerst verwendet auf Seite: 30
Geschützt: Nein
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Does iPhone as tethering device make sense?

Why pay to use the iPhone as a tethering device instead of just using the iPhone itself? People using iPhone to tether their iPad in particular doesn't make much sense to me since they pretty much have the same function (one just has a bigger screen).
Does it really make sense to pay another $25 a month to tether the iPad to the iPhone when you can just use the iPhone to do what you need done? I'm asking because it would be nice I guess, but can someone really make a good case for the extra money spent for this?
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Actually there is two prices for Data Service.
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$45.00
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$15.00
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DNG/raw+XMP workflow comparison

[ Note: this discussion has been branched from an existing one (link on top ^) and deals about DNG-raw+XMP -PECourtejoie ]
Omke Oudeman wrote:
What Disk based XMP data file you are referring to and you think Camera Raw get's involved in this while writing metadata? Could you specify your thoughts about that, I thought it only reads the new thumbnail after saving metadata to the newly saved filed after a keyword has been added.
And an other thought, you have to set the Camera Raw general section to save image settings to either side car XMP files or Camera Raw Database. Might this be of importance to set to either of the two for testing. That said, default is sidecar files and I don't see any benefit with saving in a central data base instead of having the settings traveling in (DNG) or beside (XMP sidecar)
I deal primarily with image files, specifically NEF, PSD, and JPG. All Camera Raw 'edits' are stored to the XMP sidecar files (in the case of NEF files), or as embedded metadata (in the case of the other formats). Of course, they aren't really edits, and are more like conversion instructions for Camera Raw.
Whenever I keyword raw files, their XMP sidecars are modified to include the keywords. If you inspect one of these XMP sidecars, you will see that they contain Camera Raw settings, keywords, and camera EXIF data--anything you might need to know about the image, stored externally to the image file. I don't know for sure, but I guess that some or all of this information is also stored in the Bridge database. I would never dream of trusting XMP data to a single database, as it constitutes many hundreds/thousands of hours' work. As it stands, I like that I can keep the XMP with my raw files, where I can see them!
It's important not to get confused between the Bridge database and the Bridge cache, and the equivalent database/cache belonging to Camera Raw. I haven't found much information on the Bridge database--I guess it's central to the operation of Bridge and the way it handles files and its cache. The Bridge cache appears quite straightforward, being a hierarchy of jpegs designed to allow Bridge to display images quickly.
Bridge uses Camera Raw in order to generate 'High Quality' thumbnails and previews of supported image types, based on XMP data, optionally including TIFF and JPEG. Camera Raw has its own mysterious database and cache, but this internal working is irrelevant to this subject (AFAIK) as Bridge only uses Camera Raw as an API for generating previews for the cache, and keeps an eye on any file updates made externally in order to keep its own records up-to-date. This is presumably why Bridge is always reading the disk.

I deal primarily with image files, specifically NEF, PSD, and JPG. All Camera Raw 'edits' are stored to the XMP sidecar files (in the case of NEF files), or as embedded metadata (in the case of the other formats). Of course, they aren't really edits, and are more like conversion instructions for Camera Raw.
Same here although my NEF's are CR2 form Canon and always converted to DNG, so no worry about sidecar files that can be lost
Whenever I keyword raw files, their XMP sidecars are modified to include the keywords. If you inspect one of these XMP sidecars, you will see that they contain Camera Raw settings, keywords, and camera EXIF data--anything you might need to know about the image, stored externally to the image file. I don't know for sure, but I guess that some or all of this information is also stored in the Bridge database. I would never dream of trusting XMP data to a single database, as it constitutes many hundreds/thousands of hours' work. As it stands, I like that I can keep the XMP with my raw files, where I can see them!
Here is where I got a little lost, as earlier stated I was not aware of keywords, labels and rating stored in sidecar XMP, I always thought those files only contained the ACR settings. Using DNG one of the many pro's (sorry Mike, don't want to start again ) is that all info is stored in the file itself and no sidecar files.
And to be honest, I won't have many problems with lost ACR settings, they can be easily recreated for my workflow and in the analog days you were also not able to recreate a negative in the same way after a few days or more due to different chemicals/temperature, enlarger light source strength, other box of paper and not to forget your own moods....
But losing other IPTC settings like copyright and keywords is a problem. When having converted ('developed') the raw files there is no problem for this info, it is stored in the file info and according to IPTC standards visible by most applications.
I have decided to not provide vital info on raw files (CR2 or DNG) other then rating/labeling and changing the filename to yyyymmdd and sequence number. My keywords and description etc are only added to the keepers. They are renamed too but with the same yyyymmdd and a more relevant name and sequence number. I also include the original filename option while batch renaming. The DNG files are just stored on a HD with a proper year and date folder structure, there are also far to much raw files to put all those effort for keywording in.
The keepers are going in my central archive and I use Canto Cumulus single user as DAM. When needed I can find the originals very easy, even don't use Bridge to look for the right one, just glance at the original filename, use the Finder (windows explorer?) to find the files on the external HD and copy the wanted file with some others from same series and these are cached in Bridge to look at and work on. I do so because Bridge takes to long to cache (even with only thumbs) from external sources and the above mentioned method is much faster
It's important not to get confused between the Bridge database and the Bridge cache, and the equivalent database/cache belonging to Camera Raw. I haven't found much information on the Bridge database--I guess it's central to the operation of Bridge and the way it handles files and its cache. The Bridge cache appears quite straightforward, being a hierarchy of jpegs designed to allow Bridge to display images quickly.
For me there is no confusion between Bridge cache and ACR cache, they are both easy to find and I regularly dump the whole Cache file for Bridge after it has grown over 30 GB in size. I can't rely on Bridge for use of DAM and it gives a fresh start and the cache rebuilding is not that time consuming when it can do its work and you don't need the computer yourself. I also don't worry about the ACR cache, it does not grow above 1GB and replaces the oldest with the newest so don't have to clean it myself.
just wondering where to find the Bridge Database, can't find it and according to the activity it should have huge sizes??
It is still a mystery to me.

How can I restore a single image from an aperture time machine backup, do I have to restore the entire library? that does not make sense

I hope there has been found a more efficiant solution for this, how can I restore a single image from an aperture time machine backup, I really hope I don't have to restore the entire library? that does not make sense
any suggestions?

Did you try browsing your backups in the Finder ? That is, do not go and "Enter Time Machine". Instead, navigate to your Time Machine backup via Finder and then manually go to the time period (by folder name) you are looking for ... when you find your Aperture library you can then "Show Package Contents" and find the Master you are looking for.

GW2012 move: Does it make sense to move users to a new PO?

Moving from GW8 on OES-NW to GW2012 on OES11: Does it make sense to create new post office and move users?
We have a medium size GroupWise 8 system with a single post office holding less than 600 user accounts, 128 resources and 77 distribution lists.
Due to politics we also have a non-GroupWise external domain that contains a non-GroupWise external post office with a large number of "users".
The post office is on the primary domain.
3 secondary domains hold a GWIA and two web access agents.
I've never been real clear where the external stuff exists...
One of the web access gateways resides on an OES11 server.
The other webaccess agent and the GWIA are on OES-NW servers.
All reside in NSS volumes.
Given the lack support for NSS volumes on Linux servers by most backup applications (including mine), I've pretty much determined that it makes sense to move my GW system to EXT3 volumes.
Even if I change backup software and stick with NSS, and even though all my data is stored on SAN arrays, from what I've read on the forums and from Danita's books, it's preferable to copy your GW system files to a new NSS volume, as opposed to just re-attaching the OES-NW LUN to the new OES11 server.
Point being, whatever I do will involve copying the entire system via dbcopy and at some point, will also involve shutting down the existing domain and PO for the last phase of the copying process.
So..., I'm contemplating the following scenario:
Create a new OES11 server with EXT3 volumes sufficient for holding my GroupWise system.
Create new GroupWise 8 domain on the server.
Promote the new domain to primary and upgrade this new domain to GroupWise 2012.
Once the new domain is upgraded, create new GW2012 post office on new server/primary domain and migrate the users, resources and distribution lists to the new post office.
In the past I've had an additional post office and had migrated a about 20-25 users to that post office.
It wasn't a terrible process, and fortunately, I didn't run into any problems with the migration of those users.
When I re-consolidated my system, moving them back was also problem free
On the pro side:
No downtime of entire system
Relatively simple
Any issues in the migration process would be user-specific and would not effect the entire system.
On the con side:
Process could take far longer, since you can't move a lot of users simultaneously.
In addition, we have a small group of users with anywhere from 40,000 to 80,000 email in their account, so I'd have to factor that into haw many users I migrate at one time.
The chance of running into a stalled migration, for whatever reason, is probably much higher than running into a problem with moving the domain and PO via dbcopy.
The unknown factors for me and my level of experience:
It's been a while since I've had multiple post offices, so I don't recall what changes the users might see with regard to distribution lists, web access or external email.

Originally Posted by gathagan
Moving from GW8 on OES-NW to GW2012 on OES11: Does it make sense to create new post office and move users?
Is there any reason you think that warrants to do so?
If the system is performing normally I'd opt to stick to upgrading the current setup as is.
I'm also curious, are you intending to upgrade to 2014 after the 2012 upgrade?
Originally Posted by gathagan
The post office is on the primary domain.
3 secondary domains hold a GWIA and two web access agents.
I've never been real clear where the external stuff exists...
Ok, that setup makes the upgrade easier. As you will start the upgrade with the primary holding the PO's... the PO's can be upgraded right after or during the domain upgrade (depending on if the MTA and POA are running on the same server).
That means you don't have to think about upgraded webaccess/GWIA connectivity issues with a lower PO version.
The external stuff are simply configurations found in the existing GroupWise domain databases. Or do you mean where those connected systems actually run?
Originally Posted by gathagan
One of the web access gateways resides on an OES11 server.
The other webaccess agent and the GWIA are on OES-NW servers.
All reside in NSS volumes.
And the primary Domain and PO are also still on NetWare (version 6.5 SP8 I presume), correct?
Originally Posted by gathagan
Given the lack support for NSS volumes on Linux servers by most backup applications (including mine), I've pretty much determined that it makes sense to move my GW system to EXT3 volumes.
Which backup application is that? With GroupWise op Linux not much NSS support is needed IMO.... as long as the files get backed up properly other metadata (rights, ownerships, etc) is irrelevant.
As for EXT3 vs NSS, when dealing with OES I always choose NSS. But that's me.
Another option could be to use XFS instead of ext3. That does perform much better, but has to be noted that it is more prone to file corruption in unexpected power loss situations.
With ext3, watch out for the scheduled filesystem check cycles at boot, that is one thing I really dislike about ext3 as disabling that check completely is not recommended and it means at least once a year the system will take an extensive amount of time to complete a (re)boot due to the check running on the ext3 filesystem. That usually pops up on you when you are not counting on it and "just quickly" want to reboot the server in a patching routine or other.
Originally Posted by gathagan
Even if I change backup software and stick with NSS, and even though all my data is stored on SAN arrays, from what I've read on the forums and from Danita's books, it's preferable to copy your GW system files to a new NSS volume, as opposed to just re-attaching the OES-NW LUN to the new OES11 server.
Yes, it's always good if you can start with a clean volume when transitioning from NetWare to OES.
Depending on how long you can afford to have the system down during upgrade, you can also choose the route of moving the NetWare LUN to the new OES server. Adding a second new LUN to the OES server with the needed size and initializing it with a new NSS volume and then just simply do a volume to volume copy using the cp of rsync command. As it's on the same server that can go quite quickly within an acceptable maintenance window to complete all move/upgrade steps.
Originally Posted by gathagan
Point being, whatever I do will involve copying the entire system via dbcopy and at some point, will also involve shutting down the existing domain and PO for the last phase of the copying process.
Sure, though you don't necessarily have to use dbcopy... depending on what you are planning to do. An offline copy won't require it for example.
How much data are we talking about (in GB's)?
Originally Posted by gathagan
So..., I'm contemplating the following scenario:
Create a new OES11 server with EXT3 volumes sufficient for holding my GroupWise system.
Create new GroupWise 8 domain on the server.
Promote the new domain to primary and upgrade this new domain to GroupWise 2012.
Once the new domain is upgraded, create new GW2012 post office on new server/primary domain and migrate the users, resources and distribution lists to the new post office.
If you really want to move users.... sure. I'd again opt for upgrading the existing system.
Also, it's a good rule to have the PO's running the same GroupWise version and patchlevel before commencing user moves. Moves between PO's with a different GroupWise version can lead to issues.
Originally Posted by gathagan
In the past I've had an additional post office and had migrated a about 20-25 users to that post office.
It wasn't a terrible process, and fortunately, I didn't run into any problems with the migration of those users.
When I re-consolidated my system, moving them back was also problem free
If you would want to move users, for whatever reason, I'd opt to first upgrade to the latest version first, then move. There have been many enhancements and bugfixes made in the move procedure over these last couple of years.
Originally Posted by gathagan
On the pro side:
No downtime of entire system
Relatively simple
Any issues in the migration process would be user-specific and would not effect the entire system.
On the con side:
Process could take far longer, since you can't move a lot of users simultaneously.
In addition, we have a small group of users with anywhere from 40,000 to 80,000 email in their account, so I'd have to factor that into haw many users I migrate at one time.
The chance of running into a stalled migration, for whatever reason, is probably much higher than running into a problem with moving the domain and PO via dbcopy.
I prefer a system upgrade over moving users. The process of moving when dealing with 100+ users, requires more effort and there are always things that need attention for a portion of the users. Also things like mobile devices can require some extra attention after having moved an account for example.
True, problems during a system upgrade can potentially affect all users. That is a factor. From the many upgrades I've done that's rarely really been an issue and problems encountered during an upgrade did not cause too much delay. Just make sure you always have a good full backup handy so you can reverse the upgrade if ever needed.
Originally Posted by gathagan
The unknown factors for me and my level of experience:
It's been a while since I've had multiple post offices, so I don't recall what changes the users might see with regard to distribution lists, web access or external email.
If by this you are referring to user moves and address book visibility between PO's, that should not be different to what users are seeing now. At least, the default is that within a GroupWise system all is visible throughout the system. If you have specifically set GroupWise objects to Postoffice visibility... then that would be something to check.
Cheers,
Willem

My Lightroom 3.6 is sposed to read Olympus RAW (.ORF) files. it does'nt. How to make it do so?

my Lightroom 3.6 is sposed to read Olympus RAW (.ORF) files. it does'nt. How to make it do so? Install the Camera Raw plug-in 7.1 that's available for download?

For what it's worth here's the list of cameras supported by Camera Raw 6.6 and therefore Lightroom 3.6
http://www.adobe.com/special/photoshop/camera_raw/Camera_Raw_6.6_ReadMe.pdf
The EM-5 is not on it.

I need to work on documents in both my iMac and air book. But I have to download document and them upload it, and when I upload it I can't open it unless I open it on my phone first. Yet changes made on phone appear straight away. Does this make sense????

I need to work on documents in both my iMac and air book. But I have to download document and them upload it, and when I upload it I can't open it unless I open it on my phone first. Yet changes made on phone appear straight away. Does this make sense????

On your Macs open System Preferences > iCloud
Deselect the box next to Documents & Data, then reselect that box then restart your Macs.
On the iPhone tap Settings > iCloud. Switch Documents & Data off then back on then reset the iPhone.
Hold the On/Off Sleep/Wake button and the Home button down at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
See if you can open the files now without opening on the iPhone first.

My ipod 5 wont connect to wifi, all the other devices in the house will does not make sense

Ipod 5 wont conect to wifi in my house when other devices do. does not make sense, went to apple store connected no problem there. Funny thing is it has worked since christmas now all the sudden i have problems, any ideas?

Does the iPod connect to other networks?
Does the iPod see the network?
Any error messages?
Do other devices now connect?
Did the iPod connect before?
Try the following to rule out a software problem:
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Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Power off and then back on the router
- Reset network settings: Settings>General>Reset>Reset Network Settings
- iOS: Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections
- iOS: Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
If still problem make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store since it appears you have a hardware problem.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

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Does it makes sense to create an index on a column used for partitioning

I am new to using partitions along with index. Can someone help me with the situation below?
I have a table defined like below
CREATE TABLE FACT_MASTER
PERIODCODE NUMBER(8) NOT NULL,
PRODUCT_CD NUMBER(10) NOT NULL,
DPT_CD NUMBER(3),
FACT_VALUE1 NUMBER,
FACT_VALUE2 NUMBER,
FACT_VALUE3 NUMBER,
FACT_VALUE50 NUMBER
PARTITION BY RANGE (PERIODCODE)
partition P1 values less than (2002),
partition P2 values less than (2003),
partition P3 values less than (2004),
This table is partitioned by range on Period code.
In a select query on this table, period code and product code are being used. I am planning to create an index to boost the performance. Does it make sense to include the period code column also in the index? I am planning to create index only for the product code column. I am thinking that the partition itself will act like an index for periodcode. Can someone tell me if this is correct? I am using 10g.
Edited by: user6794035 on Jan 21, 2010 8:47 AM
Edited by: user6794035 on Jan 21, 2010 8:50 AM

In your scenario I think it's better not to create an index on PERIODCODE because this column probaly has a only few distinct values.
In other scenarios, when in the same partition there are many distinct values of the partitioning key, creating an index can be an advantage for query performances..
But it depends on the specific context...
Max
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