Re: Using index for IS NULL query

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Tomas Vondra
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Re: Using index for IS NULL query
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4919F2C6.4000303@fuzzy.cz
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Using index for IS NULL query "Andrus" <kobruleht2@hot.ee>
Re: Using index for IS NULL query Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Re: Using index for IS NULL query Andreas Kretschmer <akretschmer@spamfence.net>
Re: Using index for IS NULL query Matthew Wakeling <matthew@flymine.org>
Re: Using index for IS NULL query Andreas Kretschmer <akretschmer@spamfence.net>
Re: Using index for IS NULL query Tomas Vondra <tv@fuzzy.cz>
Index usage with sub select or inner joins "Julien Theulier" <julien@squidsolutions.com>
Re: Index usage with sub select or inner joins Joshua Tolley <eggyknap@gmail.com>
Re: Index usage with sub select or outer joins "Julien Theulier" <julien@squidsolutions.com>
Re: Using index for IS NULL query "Vladimir Sitnikov" <sitnikov.vladimir@gmail.com>
Re: Using index for IS NULL query Tomas Vondra <tv@fuzzy.cz>
Re: Using index for IS NULL query "Scott Marlowe" <scott.marlowe@gmail.com>
> Index is not used for
> 
> is null
> 
> condition:
> 
> create index  makse_dokumnr_idx on makse(dokumnr);
> explain select
>     sum( summa)
>   from MAKSE
>   where  dokumnr is null
> 
> "Aggregate  (cost=131927.95..131927.96 rows=1 width=10)"
> "  ->  Seq Scan on makse  (cost=0.00..131927.94 rows=1 width=10)"
> "        Filter: (dokumnr IS NULL)"
 >
 >
> Table makse contains 1200000 rows and about 800 rows with dokumnr is 
> null so using index is much faster that seq scan.
> How to fix ?

Yes, NULL values are not stored in the index, but you may create 
functional index on

(CASE WHEN dokumnr IS NULL THEN -1 ELSE dokumnr END)

and then use the same expression in the WHERE clause. You may replace 
the '-1' value by something that's not used in the dokumnr column.

regards
Tomas
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