This topic provides information about using SQL in Greenplum databases.
You enter SQL statements called queries to view, change, and analyze data in a database using the psql
interactive SQL client and other client tools.
- About Greenplum Query Processing
This topic provides an overview of how Greenplum Database processes queries. Understanding this process can be useful when writing and tuning queries.
- About GPORCA
In Greenplum Database, the default GPORCA optimizer co-exists with the Postgres Planner.
- Defining Queries
Greenplum Database is based on the PostgreSQL implementation of the SQL standard.
- WITH Queries (Common Table Expressions)
The WITH
clause provides a way to use subqueries or perform a data modifying operation in a larger SELECT
query. You can also use the WITH
clause in an INSERT
, UPDATE
, or DELETE
command.
- Using Functions and Operators
Description of user-defined and built-in functions and operators in Greenplum Database.
- Working with JSON Data
Greenplum Database supports the json
and jsonb
data types that store JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) data.
- Working with XML Data
Greenplum Database supports the xml
data type that stores XML data.
- Using Full Text Search
Greenplum Database provides data types, functions, operators, index types, and configurations for querying natural language documents.
- Using Greenplum MapReduce
MapReduce is a programming model developed by Google for processing and generating large data sets on an array of commodity servers. Greenplum MapReduce allows programmers who are familiar with the MapReduce model to write map and reduce functions and submit them to the Greenplum Database parallel engine for processing.
- Query Performance
Greenplum Database dynamically eliminates irrelevant partitions in a table and optimally allocates memory for different operators in a query.
- Managing Spill Files Generated by Queries
Greenplum Database creates spill files, also known as workfiles, on disk if it does not have sufficient memory to run an SQL query in memory.
- Query Profiling
Examine the query plans of poorly performing queries to identify possible performance tuning opportunities.
Parent topic: Greenplum Database Administrator Guide