KWymore (4/3/2013)
Thanks for the article Dwain. Luckily I only use merge statements for updates and inserts. We rarely do deletes based on our business needs but I will definitely keep this in mind. You probably saved me a headache through this article. Thanks!
Thanks for stopping by KW!
I had been using MERGE in the same way you are and then came along the necessity to block replace groups of records, so I had to use this technique. It does work quite well once you know what you are doing! :w00t:
My thought question: Have you ever been told that your query runs too fast?
My advice:
INDEXing a poor-performing query is like putting sugar on cat food. Yeah, it probably tastes better but are you sure you want to eat it?
The path of least resistance can be a slippery slope. Take care that fixing your fixes of fixes doesn't snowball and end up costing you more than fixing the root cause would have in the first place.
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