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Query Optimization by Predicate Move-Around

Summary: Introduces predicate move-around, which pulls predicates up and propagates them across nonmergeable query blocks before pushdown, improving optimization of view/subquery-heavy SQL. It moves EXISTS/NOT EXISTS, EXCEPT, dependencies, and predicates through aggregation, while inferring new predicates. (summarized by gpt-5.6-luna on Jul 24 2026)

Paper ID
8375
Venue
VLDB
Year
1994
Pagerank
0.00012087356
Overall Rank
1,124 | 92.30%
DOI
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BibTeX Citation

@article{levy_vldb94,
        title = {{Query Optimization by Predicate Move-Around}},
        author = {Levy, Alon Y. and Mumick, Inderpal Singh and Sagiv, Yehoshua},
        journal = {PVLDB},
        series = {{VLDB} '94},
        pages = {96--107},
        year = {1994}
}

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290 An Overview of Query Optimization in Relational Systems 1998 PODS 0.0002227038
295 Accelerating Machine Learning Inference with Probabilistic Predicates 2018 SIGMOD 0.00022238183
554 Answering Queries with Aggregation Using Views 1996 VLDB 0.00016580778
1,687 Spreadsheets in RDBMS for OLAP 2003 SIGMOD 0.00010005718
1,777 Deciding Containment for Queries with Complex Objects (Extended Abstract) 1997 PODS 9.7849758e-05
1,787 Adapting Materialized Views after Redefinitions 1995 SIGMOD 9.7681572e-05
1,860 Querying Multiple Features of Groups in Relational Databases 1996 VLDB 9.5965783e-05
1,982 WeTune: Automatic Discovery and Verification of Query Rewrite Rules 2022 SIGMOD 9.3573897e-05
2,883 Semantic Query Optimization in Datalog Programs (Extended Abstract) 1995 PODS 8.0012184e-05
3,137 Pushing Data-Induced Predicates Through Joins in Big-Data Clusters 2020 VLDB 7.7204167e-05
3,199 Query Optimization Techniques for Partitioned Tables 2011 SIGMOD 7.6423984e-05
3,656 Bypassing Joins in Disjunctive Queries 1995 VLDB 7.2224287e-05
3,779 EROC: A Toolkit for Building NEATO Query Optimizers 1996 VLDB 7.1326925e-05
3,928 Implementation of Two Semantic Query Optimization Techniques in DB2 Universal Database 1999 VLDB 7.0115196e-05
4,553 Predicate Transfer: Efficient Pre-Filtering on Multi-Join Queries 2024 CIDR 6.6346951e-05
4,896 User-Defined Aggregate Functions: Bridging Theory and Practice 2006 SIGMOD 6.4548696e-05
6,031 Sia: Optimizing Queries using Learned Predicates 2021 SIGMOD 6.0007422e-05
6,562 Query Sampling in DB2 Universal Database 2004 SIGMOD 5.838575e-05
7,162 Processing Star Queries on Hierarchically-Clustered Fact Tables 2002 VLDB 5.6851725e-05
7,176 Interactive Demonstration of Probabilistic Predicates 2018 SIGMOD 5.6816132e-05
8,115 Scaling a Declarative Cluster Manager Architecture with Query Optimization Techniques 2023 VLDB 5.4842672e-05
8,164 SlabCity: Whole-Query Optimization using Program Synthesis 2023 VLDB 5.4750309e-05
8,209 Inferring Function Semantics to Optimize Queries 1998 VLDB 5.4664044e-05
8,465 Predicate Pushdown for Data Science Pipelines 2023 SIGMOD 5.4194578e-05
8,721 Accelerate Distributed Joins with Predicate Transfer 2025 SIGMOD 5.3772617e-05
8,971 Equivalence of Nested Queries with Mixed Semantics 2009 PODS 5.3420194e-05
12,386 Efficient Rank Join with Aggregation Constraints 2011 VLDB 5.093636e-05
12,769 Data Densification in a Relational Database System 2004 SIGMOD 5.093636e-05
12,799 The NEXT Framework for Logical XQuery Optimization 2004 VLDB 5.093636e-05
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Rank Cited Paper Year Venue Pagerank
16 MAGIC SETS AND OTHER STRANGE WAYS TO IMPLEMENT LOGIC PROGRAMS (Extended Abstract) 1986 PODS 0.00060089598
95 Of Nests and Trees: A Unified Approach to Processing Queries That Contain Nested Subqueries, Aggregates, and Quantifiers 1987 VLDB 0.00034607909
110 Extensible/Rule Based Query Rewrite Optimization in Starburst 1992 SIGMOD 0.0003309592
129 Optimization of Nested SQL Queries Revisited 1987 SIGMOD 0.0003068101
132 Predicate Migration: Optimizing Queries with Expensive Predicates 1993 SIGMOD 0.00030378624
344 On the Power of Magic 1987 PODS 0.00020659405
1,012 Improved Unnesting Algorithms for Join Aggregate SQL Queries 1992 VLDB 0.00012682631
1,410 Magic is Relevant 1990 SIGMOD 0.00010853223
2,005 Practical Predicate Placement 1994 SIGMOD 9.3203144e-05
2,511 Aggregation and Relevance in Deductive Databases 1991 VLDB 8.4854377e-05
2,662 Equivalence, Query-Reachability, and Satisfiability in Datalog Extensions 1993 PODS 8.2831426e-05
2,876 Pushing Constraint Selections 1992 PODS 8.0075966e-05
3,307 Magic Conditions 1990 PODS 7.5385358e-05
3,812 Constraints and Redundancy in Datalog 1992 PODS 7.105413e-05
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