EXPLAIN has output with MATCHCOLS = 0. What does it mean?

Answer Posted / andank

When MATCHCOLS is 0, the access method is called a Non-
Matching Index Scan.


In the Non-Matching Index Scan, all the index keys and
their RIDs are read. Basically DB2 reads the full index
for that query.

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