How to insert ORACLE HINT into select statement....

Question

Hi team,
Can you please suggest me how to add an Oracle hint to point the Program to BSAD~1.
Index BSAD1 has all three fields MANDT, BUKRS, AUGDT which are there in the where clause. But as per the execution plan index BSAD0 is being used which is the primary one.
Also the stats for this table are are current.
Thanks in Advance.
Puneet.

Answer 1

Hi punnet, look at this example:
  SELECT MAX( kkop~augbd )
  INTO it_gen_docs-augbd
  FROM ( fkkvkp AS vkp INNER JOIN dfkkop AS kkop
     ON vkpvkont = kkopvkont ) INNER JOIN dfkkko AS kkko
     ON kkopaugbl = kkkoopbel
  WHERE vkp~exvko = ti_cuentas-exvko
        AND kkop~bukrs = p_bukrs
        AND kkop~blart IN r_blart
        AND kkop~augst = '9'
        AND kkko~blart IN r_blartd
%_HINTS ORACLE 'INDEX("DFKKOP" "DFKKOP~Z07")'.
DFKKOP is the table name and DFKKOP~Z07 is the index.
I hope this helps you.