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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
hc1689e445c3d88c7
Venue
VLDB
Year
1994
Pagerank
0.00011915958
Overall Rank
1,122 | 92.49%
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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259 An Overview of Query Optimization in Relational Systems 1998 PODS 0.00022881075
278 Accelerating Machine Learning Inference with Probabilistic Predicates 2018 SIGMOD 0.00022277737
567 Answering Queries with Aggregation Using Views 1996 VLDB 0.00016228477
1,725 Spreadsheets in RDBMS for OLAP 2003 SIGMOD 9.7733128e-05
1,827 Deciding Containment for Queries with Complex Objects (Extended Abstract) 1997 PODS 9.5417632e-05
1,833 Adapting Materialized Views after Redefinitions 1995 SIGMOD 9.532574e-05
1,888 WeTune: Automatic Discovery and Verification of Query Rewrite Rules 2022 SIGMOD 9.4148912e-05
1,909 Querying Multiple Features of Groups in Relational Databases 1996 VLDB 9.3758651e-05
2,937 Semantic Query Optimization in Datalog Programs (Extended Abstract) 1995 PODS 7.8226419e-05
3,081 Pushing Data-Induced Predicates Through Joins in Big-Data Clusters 2020 VLDB 7.6515625e-05
3,156 Query Optimization Techniques for Partitioned Tables 2011 SIGMOD 7.5694347e-05
3,725 Bypassing Joins in Disjunctive Queries 1995 VLDB 7.0458585e-05
3,857 EROC: A Toolkit for Building NEATO Query Optimizers 1996 VLDB 6.9553827e-05
3,974 Implementation of Two Semantic Query Optimization Techniques in DB2 Universal Database 1999 VLDB 6.8733375e-05
4,396 Predicate Transfer: Efficient Pre-Filtering on Multi-Join Queries 2024 CIDR 6.6072577e-05
5,028 User-Defined Aggregate Functions: Bridging Theory and Practice 2006 SIGMOD 6.2956973e-05
6,155 Sia: Optimizing Queries using Learned Predicates 2021 SIGMOD 5.8540214e-05
6,703 Query Sampling in DB2 Universal Database 2004 SIGMOD 5.687355e-05
7,305 Processing Star Queries on Hierarchically-Clustered Fact Tables 2002 VLDB 5.545323e-05
7,338 Interactive Demonstration of Probabilistic Predicates 2018 SIGMOD 5.5338268e-05
7,941 SlabCity: Whole-Query Optimization using Program Synthesis 2023 VLDB 5.4056478e-05
8,176 Predicate Pushdown for Data Science Pipelines 2023 SIGMOD 5.3688159e-05
8,231 Scaling a Declarative Cluster Manager Architecture with Query Optimization Techniques 2023 VLDB 5.3573407e-05
8,291 Accelerate Distributed Joins with Predicate Transfer 2025 SIGMOD 5.3445863e-05
8,393 Inferring Function Semantics to Optimize Queries 1998 VLDB 5.3246196e-05
9,166 Equivalence of Nested Queries with Mixed Semantics 2009 PODS 5.2031263e-05
10,859 Subgraph Enumeration: Beyond Tree Decomposition 2026 VLDB 4.9605343e-05
12,726 Efficient Rank Join with Aggregation Constraints 2011 VLDB 4.9605343e-05
13,106 Data Densification in a Relational Database System 2004 SIGMOD 4.9605343e-05
13,136 The NEXT Framework for Logical XQuery Optimization 2004 VLDB 4.9605343e-05
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Rank Cited Paper Year Venue Pagerank
18 MAGIC SETS AND OTHER STRANGE WAYS TO IMPLEMENT LOGIC PROGRAMS (Extended Abstract) 1986 PODS 0.00058816744
99 Of Nests and Trees: A Unified Approach to Processing Queries That Contain Nested Subqueries, Aggregates, and Quantifiers 1987 VLDB 0.00034024478
109 Extensible/Rule Based Query Rewrite Optimization in Starburst 1992 SIGMOD 0.00032702871
125 Predicate Migration: Optimizing Queries with Expensive Predicates 1993 SIGMOD 0.00030398363
133 Optimization of Nested SQL Queries Revisited 1987 SIGMOD 0.0003015194
353 On the Power of Magic 1987 PODS 0.0002014941
1,015 Improved Unnesting Algorithms for Join Aggregate SQL Queries 1992 VLDB 0.00012468327
1,443 Magic is Relevant 1990 SIGMOD 0.00010618161
2,033 Practical Predicate Placement 1994 SIGMOD 9.1389597e-05
2,556 Aggregation and Relevance in Deductive Databases 1991 VLDB 8.2787456e-05
2,727 Equivalence, Query-Reachability, and Satisfiability in Datalog Extensions 1993 PODS 8.0704592e-05
2,951 Pushing Constraint Selections 1992 PODS 7.8066026e-05
3,378 Magic Conditions 1990 PODS 7.3454229e-05
3,898 Constraints and Redundancy in Datalog 1992 PODS 6.9199453e-05
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