Hi Roland, look at the execution plan of your subselect. Start sqlplus then set autotrace on; SELECT PBK.VARUKORGEANREL.varukorgid, rik2.vare.ean_nr, 'rsm' , PBK.VARUKORGEANREL.lagstapris, 0, rik2.vare.varenavn, rik2.vare.str, rik2.lev.navn, rik2.vare.hylletxt2, rik2.vare.sortiment,rik2.art_hierarki.vgrp, pbk.varukorgeanrel.vare_snr,pbk.varukorgeanrel.varenr,pbk.varukorgeanrel.lev nr FROM PBK.VARUKORGEANREL,rik2.vare,rik2.lev,rik2.art_hierarki WHERE PBK.VARUKORGEANREL.varukorgid= 39 AND PBK.VARUKORGEANREL.ean=rik2.vare.ean_nr AND RIK2.VARE.ARTNR=RIK2.ART_HIERARKI.ARTNR AND rik2.vare.levnr=rik2.lev.levnr AND rik2.vare.selskap='11' AND rik2.vare.vare_snr=pbk.varukorgeanrel.vare_snr AND pbk.varukorgeanrel.varenr=rik2.vare.varenr AND pbk.varukorgeanrel.levnr=rik2.vare.levnr AND rik2.art_hierarki.sett_id=2; Look at the results. If there are FULL table scans on large tables you have to create indexes. If you use Optimizer CHOOSE, look if the tables and indexes are analyzed. Hope this will help. Regards Volker Schön E-Mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.inplan.de -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 16. August 2001 11:46 An: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Betreff: Slow sql Hallo you DBA'¨s Can anyonetell me why this insert statement takes 30-40 minutes to run? What can I do to make it go faster? insert into varukorgtemp ( varukorgid, ean, anvandarid, lagstapris, varutyp, varunamn, strl, leverantor, varumarke, sortiment,vgrp,vare_snr,varenr,levnr ) SELECT PBK.VARUKORGEANREL.varukorgid, rik2.vare.ean_nr, 'rsm' , PBK.VARUKORGEANREL.lagstapris, 0, rik2.vare.varenavn, rik2.vare.str, rik2.lev.navn, rik2.vare.hylletxt2, rik2.vare.sortiment,rik2.art_hierarki.vgrp, pbk.varukorgeanrel.vare_snr,pbk.varukorgeanrel.varenr,pbk.varukorgeanrel.lev nr FROM PBK.VARUKORGEANREL,rik2.vare,rik2.lev,rik2.art_hierarki WHERE PBK.VARUKORGEANREL.varukorgid= 39 AND PBK.VARUKORGEANREL.ean=rik2.vare.ean_nr AND RIK2.VARE.ARTNR=RIK2.ART_HIERARKI.ARTNR AND rik2.vare.levnr=rik2.lev.levnr AND rik2.vare.selskap='11' AND rik2.vare.vare_snr=pbk.varukorgeanrel.vare_snr AND pbk.varukorgeanrel.varenr=rik2.vare.varenr AND pbk.varukorgeanrel.levnr=rik2.vare.levnr AND rik2.art_hierarki.sett_id=2 Sincerely Roland Sköldblom -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Schoen Volker INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).