DDLDefineBitmapExtent

Specify whether a table created by a DDL statement defines a bitmap extent index.

Synopsis

[SQL]    DDLDefineBitmapExtent=n

n is either 1 or 0. The default value is 1.

Description

When DDLDefineBitmapExtent is enabled (n = 1), a table created by a DDL CREATE TABLE statement defines a bitmap extent index. The index improves the performance of COUNT(*), a function that returns the number of rows in the table.

Changing This Parameter

To set the desired value for DDLDefineBitmapExtent from the Terminal, use the SetOption(“DDLDefineBitmapExtent”)Opens in a new tab method of the %SYSTEM.SQL.UtilOpens in a new tab class. See the class reference for details.

You can also change DDLDefineBitmapExtent with the Config.SQLOpens in a new tab class (as described in the class reference) or by editing the CPF in a text editor (as described in the Editing the Active CPF section of the “Introduction to the Configuration Parameter File” chapter in this book).

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