A recursive query is a way to query hierarchies of data, such as an organizational structure, bill-of-materials, and document hierarchy. Netezza does not support either WITH RECURSIVE Clause or Using the RECURSIVE Clause in a CREATE VIEW Statement. In this article, we will check Netezza Recursive Query Alternative with an working example. Netezza Recursive Query Alternative In the other RDBMS such as Teradata you can specify a recursive query by preceding a query with the WITH RECURSIVE clause or creating a view using the RECURSIVE clause in a CREATE VIEW…

A subquery in Netezza is a select expression that is enclosed in parentheses as a nested query block in a query statement. The Subquery may return zero to one or more values to its upper select statements. In this article, we will check Netezza subqueries and and type of subqueries available with an examples. Netezza Subqueries and Type of Subqueries As mentioned earlier, Netezza subquery is a select expression enclosed in parenthesis as a nested query block. You can use these nested query blocks in any of the following SQL…

IBM Netezza uses ports for nzsql CLI commands, JDBC, ODBC connections and nzadmin tool. The IBM Netezza system uses the following port numbers or environmental variables for the CLI commands and the NzAdmin tool. In this article, we will check Netezza default port numbers and corresponding environment variables. Netezza Default Port Numbers and Corresponding Environment Variables The following table lists the default ports and corresponding environment variables: Port # Environment Variables Description 5480 NZ_DBMS_PORT The postgres port for the nzsql command, NzAdmin ODBC, and JDBC. 5481 NZ_CLIENT_MGR_PORT The port for…

The IBM Netezza system has four user priority levels for session query and execution. Other two more priorities are for system resources. In this article, we will check on how to change Netezza user query priority with syntax and examples. Netezza Priority Levels Below table describe the Netezza user priority levels: Name Description Critical Highest priority user High Priority user job. The high priority jobs takes precedence’s over normal jobs Normal Default priority level for all jobs Low Lowest priority user jobs Change Priority of Jobs in a Session You…

Optimizing the Netezza table is very important aspect to speed up your data loading and unloading process. In this article, we will check out some tricks to optimize Netezza table structure to improve performance. There are no specific set of rules to optimize Netezza table structure. But here I have listed some of methods that I use while designing table for better performance. Read: Change Netezza User Query Priority – Syntax and Examples Netezza Create Table and Syntax Optimize Netezza Table Structure Typically, when you create the aggregate table or…

Netezza uses a cost-based optimizer to determine the best method for scan and join operations, join order, and data movement between SPUs, that is, redistribute or broadcast operations. You can use the Netezza EXPLAIN command to display the actual execution plan that Netezza generates and uses while executing any query in the system. Netezza Optimizer Netezza uses the cost based optimizer to determine the best methods for the query to be executed in the Netezza system. Optimizer uses the statistics to determine the optimal and best execution plan for Netezza…