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<h1 class="topictitle1">Avoid numeric conversions</h1>
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<div><p>When a column value and a host variable (or constant value) are
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being compared, try to specify the same data types and attributes. <span class="keyword">DB2 Universal Database™ for iSeries™</span> does not use an index for
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the named column if the host variable or constant value has a greater precision
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than the precision of the column. If the two items being compared have different
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data types, <span class="keyword">DB2 Universal Database for iSeries</span> will
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need to convert one or the other of the values, which can result in inaccuracies
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(because of limited machine precision).</p>
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<div class="section"><p>To avoid problems for columns and constants being compared, use
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the following: </p>
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<ul><li>same data type</li>
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<li>same scale, if applicable</li>
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<li>same precision, if applicable</li>
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<p>For example, EDUCLVL is a halfword integer value (SMALLINT).
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When using SQL, specify:</p>
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<pre>… <strong>WHERE</strong> EDUCLVL < 11 <strong>AND</strong>
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EDUCLVL >= 2</pre>
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<div class="section"><p>instead of </p>
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<pre>… <strong>WHERE</strong> EDUCLVL < 1.1E1 <strong>AND</strong>
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EDUCLVL > 1.3</pre>
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<div class="section"><p>When using the OPNQRYF command, specify: </p>
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<pre>... QRYSLT('EDUCLVL *LT 11 *AND ENUCLVL *GE 2')</pre>
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<p>instead
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of </p>
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<pre>... QRYSLT('EDUCLVL *LT 1.1E1 *AND EDUCLVL *GT 1.3')</pre>
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<div class="section"><p>If an index was created over the EDUCLVL column, then the optimizer
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does not use the index in the second example because the precision of the
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constant is greater than the precision of the column. In the first example,
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the optimizer considers using the index, because the precisions are equal.</p>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzajqeffectindex.htm" title="The following topics provide suggestions that will help you to design code which allows DB2 Universal Database for iSeries to take advantage of available indexes:">Coding for effective indexes</a></div>
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