pragma config.flags('OptimizerFlags', 'EmitPruneKeys'); $a = select * from as_table([ <|x:1, t:1|>, <|x:1, t:1|>, <|x:1, t:2|>, <|x:3, t:1|>, <|x:3, t:4|>, <|x:3, t:2|>, ]); $b = select * from as_table([ <|x:1, y:1|>, <|x:1, y:2|>, <|x:1, y:3|>, <|x:1, y:3|>, <|x:2, y:3|>, <|x:2, y:4|>, ]); $c = select * from as_table([ <|x:1|>, <|x:1|>, <|x:1|>, <|x:1|>, <|x:2|>, <|x:2|>, ]); -- PruneKeys select a.* from $a as a where a.x in (select x from $b); -- PruneKeys select a.* from $a as a where a.x in (select /*+ distinct(x) */ x from $b); -- nothing select a.* from $a as a where a.x in (select x from $c); -- PruneKeys select a.* from $a as a left semi join $b as b on a.x = b.x; -- PruneKeys(b) select a.* from $b as b right semi join $a as a on b.x = a.x; -- PruneKeys(b) select a.x, a.t, b.x from any $a as a join $b as b on a.x == b.x; -- PruneKeys(a) select a.x, a.t, b.x from $a as a join any $b as b on a.x == b.x; -- PruneKeys(b) $a_sorted = select * from $a assume order by x; $b_sorted = select * from $b assume order by x; $c_sorted = select * from $c assume order by x; -- PruneAdjacentKeys select a.* from $a as a where a.x in (select x from $b_sorted); -- PruneAdjacentKeys select a.* from $a as a where a.x in (select /*+ distinct(x) */ x from $b_sorted); -- nothing select a.* from $a as a where a.x in (select x from $c_sorted); -- PruneAdjacentKeys select a.* from $a as a left semi join $b_sorted as b on a.x = b.x; -- PruneAdjacentKeys(b_sorted) select a.* from $b_sorted as b right semi join $a as a on b.x = a.x; -- PruneAdjacentKeys(b_sorted) select a.x, a.t, b.x from any $a_sorted as a join $b as b on a.x == b.x; -- PruneAdjacentKeys(a_sorted) select a.x, a.t, b.x from $a as a join any $b_sorted as b on a.x == b.x; -- PruneAdjacentKeys(b_sorted)