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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2014
Mastercard International Incorporated, Purchase, NY (US);
Kenneth L. Long, O'Fallon, MO (US);
MasterCard International Incorporated, Purchase, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer-based method for optimizing database queries is provided. The method uses a server computer device including a processor communicatively coupled to a database. The method includes receiving a main query requesting data from a partitioned database table within the database. The partitioned database table includes a plurality of partitions. The method also includes determining a partition list. The partition list includes two or more partitions of the plurality of partitions and excludes at least one partition of the plurality of partitions. The method further includes generating a plurality of sub-queries where each sub-query is associated with one partition included within the partition list, and processing each sub-query of the plurality of sub-queries on the associated partition included within the partition list.