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  1. Calcite
  2. CALCITE-732

Implement multiple distinct-COUNT using GROUPING SETS

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    • Type: Bug
    • Status: Closed
    • Priority: Major
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Affects Version/s: None
    • Fix Version/s: 1.4.0-incubating
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      Currently if a query has COUNT(DISTINCT x) and COUNT(DISTINCT y) we compute the distinct counts separately and combine them using a join. The join isn't too expensive (because usually the GROUP BY has only a few keys) but we make multiple scans over the base table.

      I think we could translate multiple distinct-counts into a GROUPING SETS query (i.e. an Aggregate with more than one element in the groupSets field). If the underlying engine can evaluate that efficiently, then we have saved ourselves a join and several scans.

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            • Assignee:
              julianhyde Julian Hyde
              Reporter:
              julianhyde Julian Hyde
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