CBO Generates Different Execution Plans with Same Index but Different Access Path

(Doc ID 785102.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 9.2.0.7 to 11.1.0.6 [Release 9.2 to 11.1]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Optimizer generates two different execution plans accessing same index but using different access paths when hinting the query with the index name only.

Cause

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