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Connor McDonald

Thanks for the question, Saurabh.

Asked: April 28, 2022 - 5:41 am UTC

Last updated: May 25, 2022 - 3:17 am UTC

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What query can be used to find the duplicates using a group of columns among which one is a varchar type from a million of records. The varchar type column matching must be case insensitive and space insensitive.

In the attached data all rows corresponds to the same name but the group by or aggregate treats them as different record. The grouping should be case insensitive and ignore the spaces. I need to perform the operation on a million records.

create table duplicate_filter(name varchar2(50), age integer, salary number)
;

insert into duplicate_filter(name, age, salary) values ('John Doe', 20, 100)
;

insert into duplicate_filter(name, age, salary) values ('JohnDoe', 20, 100)
;

insert into duplicate_filter(name, age, salary) values ('john Doe', 20, 100)
;

insert into duplicate_filter(name, age, salary) values ('johndoe', 20, 100)
;

insert into duplicate_filter(name, age, salary) values ('john doe', 20, 100)
;

commit



select name, age, salary , count(1) total from duplicate_filter
group by name, age ,salary
;

select name, age, salary,
count(1) over(partition by name, age, salary) total
from duplicate_filter
;

and Connor said...


SQL> create table duplicate_filter(name varchar2(50), age integer, salary number);

Table created.

SQL>
SQL> insert into duplicate_filter(name, age, salary) values ('John Doe', 20, 100);

1 row created.

SQL> insert into duplicate_filter(name, age, salary) values ('JohnDoe', 20, 100);

1 row created.

SQL> insert into duplicate_filter(name, age, salary) values ('john Doe', 20, 100);

1 row created.

SQL> insert into duplicate_filter(name, age, salary) values ('johndoe', 20, 100);

1 row created.

SQL> insert into duplicate_filter(name, age, salary) values ('john doe', 20, 100);

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL> commit;

Commit complete.

SQL>
SQL> select name, age, salary , count(1) total from duplicate_filter
  2  group by name, age ,salary;

NAME                                                      AGE     SALARY      TOTAL
-------------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------
johndoe                                                    20        100          1
JohnDoe                                                    20        100          1
john Doe                                                   20        100          1
John Doe                                                   20        100          1
john doe                                                   20        100          1

SQL>
SQL> select upper(replace(name,' ')), age, salary , count(1) total from duplicate_filter
  2  group by upper(replace(name,' ')), age ,salary;

UPPER(REPLACE(NAME,''))                                   AGE     SALARY      TOTAL
-------------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------
JOHNDOE                                                    20        100          5

SQL>
SQL> select name, age, salary,
  2        count(*) over(partition by upper(replace(name,' ')), age, salary) total
  3  from duplicate_filter;

NAME                                                      AGE     SALARY      TOTAL
-------------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------
John Doe                                                   20        100          5
JohnDoe                                                    20        100          5
john doe                                                   20        100          5
johndoe                                                    20        100          5
john Doe                                                   20        100          5

SQL>
SQL> insert into duplicate_filter(name, age, salary) values ('Jane Doe', 20, 100);

1 row created.

SQL> insert into duplicate_filter(name, age, salary) values ('JaneDoe', 20, 100);

1 row created.

SQL> insert into duplicate_filter(name, age, salary) values ('jane Doe', 20, 100);

1 row created.

SQL> insert into duplicate_filter(name, age, salary) values ('janedoe', 20, 100);

1 row created.

SQL> insert into duplicate_filter(name, age, salary) values ('jane doe', 20, 100);

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL> insert into duplicate_filter(name, age, salary) values ('Sue Doe', 20, 100);

1 row created.

SQL> insert into duplicate_filter(name, age, salary) values ('SueDoe', 20, 100);

1 row created.

SQL> insert into duplicate_filter(name, age, salary) values ('sue Doe', 20, 100);

1 row created.

SQL> insert into duplicate_filter(name, age, salary) values ('suedoe', 20, 100);

1 row created.

SQL> insert into duplicate_filter(name, age, salary) values ('sue doe', 20, 100);

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL> insert into duplicate_filter
  2  select d.* from duplicate_filter d,
  3    ( select 1 from dual connect by level <= 100000);

1500000 rows created.

SQL>
SQL> commit;

Commit complete.

SQL> select count(*) from duplicate_filter;

  COUNT(*)
----------
   1500015

SQL>
SQL> set timing on
SQL> select upper(replace(name,' ')), age, salary , count(1) total from duplicate_filter
  2  group by upper(replace(name,' ')), age ,salary;

UPPER(REPLACE(NAME,''))                                   AGE     SALARY      TOTAL
-------------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------
JOHNDOE                                                    20        100     500005
JANEDOE                                                    20        100     500005
SUEDOE                                                     20        100     500005

Elapsed: 00:00:00.28
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>


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Mustafa DOGANAY, May 31, 2022 - 11:52 am UTC

Hi,

If PGA/temp tbs. is not big enough alternative method can be following:

https://doganay.wordpress.com/2022/05/31/how-to-remove-duplicate-records/

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