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#RequirementDescriptionValidation ApproachRemarks
1PerformanceSearch on table with <X> 2M records should be done in <Y> under 30 seconds 
  1. Prepopulate table with X records
  2. Do search by itemBarcode
  3. Validate timing
TBC

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Solution Options

#TitleDescriptionProsCons
1Define retention policy (use archiving or table partitioning)
  1. Archive the old records (maybe not delete them) in another table or use PostgreSQL partitioning - like 1+ year old record.
  2. Create and add an index for createTimeStamp column. This will restrict the search to most recent actions that are taken on the item and improves the search performance.
  1. Future-proof solution. Will have same response time in case of the same amount of records per time period
  1. In case of unpredicted growth of transactional volume search can be slow
  2. Partitioning is not used in other modules, hence breaks the unity or common approach
  3. Search in longer date period may still be slow
  4. Not quite clear what is the common period for retention
2Add gin index for nested items → itemBarcode field
  1. Create gin index for itemBarcode field (see link
  1. Improves performance
  2. Requires minimal backend changes
  1. May negatively affect performance of writing due to calculation of index.
  2. Has limitations
3Limit search date range
  1. Make UI from / to fields in search view mandatory
  2. Force maximum date range to one year
  3. If further search is required add controls to go to next or previous period
  1. No backend changes required
  2. Can serve as a workaround 
  1. Limits user experience


Questions

#QuestionAnswerStatus
1

How many records per year clients produce?

(OLD ACCOUNT) Erin Nettifee : 2M+ records per year

Status
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titleANswered

2

Do clients have any retention policy or regulations on circulation records?

(OLD ACCOUNT) Erin Nettifee : No common retention approach for different libraries

Status
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titleAnswered

Rationale

Option 1 depends on client needs that might be hard to define for the whole community.

Option 2 should be implemented in any case but requires additional performance testing for writing into circulation log.

Option 3 requires minimal effort but has tradeoffs. Can be implemented as quick fix.

Proposed solution is option 2 due to minimal changes on backend and no changes at frontend


Update on option 2 (Apr

4th

10th, 2023):

  • Gin indexes are already present in the table creation script
  • Queries that are generated by PostgresClient do not hit the indexes. The library auto-generated SQL Query example is:
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languagesql
SELECT id, jsonb
    FROM %schema%_mod_audit.circulation_logs 
where ((circulation_logs.jsonb->>'items') @@ ('BATTLE10')) LIMIT 100 OFFSET 0;
  •  To enable the index in the search the query should be rewritten in this form:
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languagesql
select id, jsonb 
	from %schema%_mod_audit.circulation_logs 
where %schema%_mod_audit.get_tsvector(%schema%_mod_audit.f_unaccent(jsonb ->> 'items'::text))@@ plainto_tsquery('%BATTLE10%') LIMIT 100 OFFSET 0;
  • Below are screenshots of query execution plan for both queries:
  • Image ModifiedImage Modified
  1. Improves performance
  2. Requires minimal backend changes
  1. May negatively affect performance of writing due to calculation of index.
  2. Has limitations
3Limit search date range
  1. Make UI from / to fields in search view mandatory
  2. Force maximum date range to one year
  3. If further search is required add controls to go to next or previous period
  1. No backend changes required
  2. Can serve as a workaround 
  1. Limits user experience

Questions

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How many records per year clients produce?

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(OLD ACCOUNT) Erin Nettifee : 2M+ records per year

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Do clients have any retention policy or regulations on circulation records?

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(OLD ACCOUNT) Erin Nettifee : No common retention approach for different libraries

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Rationale

Option 1 depends on client needs that might be hard to define for the whole community.

Option 2 should be implemented in any case but requires additional performance testing for writing into circulation log.

Option 3 requires minimal effort but has tradeoffs. Can be implemented as quick fix.

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Update on option 2 (Apr 18th, 2023):

  • The SQL generation by PostgresClient already contains options for invoking full-text search with gin-indexes . The description of mechanism is located in https://dev.folio.org/faqs/explain-cql/. Every approach has its tradeoffs and possible solution may be to leave the choice for users. The available options are as following:
    • Exact search: requires input of full barcode (e.g. type "12345" to find "12345" barcode). Fastest
    • Left-anchor search: requires input starting symbols of barcode (e.g. type "123" to find "12345" barcode).
    • "Contains" search: requires input of any substring in barcode (e.g. type "234" to find "12345" barcode). Slowest option

Estimation

#TitleEstimation
1Define retention policy (use archiving or table partitioning)
  1. POC - 1 sprint
  2. Implementation -2 sprints
  3. Performance testing - 1 sprint
2Add gin index for nested items → itemBarcode field
  1. Implementation - 1 sprint
  2. Performance testing - 1 spring
3Limit search date range
  1. Implementation - 1 sprint
  2. Performance testing - 1 spring

Decision

<TBD>Proposed solution is option 2 - <TBC>