Syntax options:
JOIN BY CROSS
JOIN BY MATCH
JOIN BY ANY METHOD
Specifies the method with which two data sources should be joined.
The following table lists the valid methods.
Method Meaning
CROSS Indicates that a cross strategy should be used
MATCH Indicates that a match strategy should be used
ANY METHOD Indicates that the optimizer can choose any method
to join the two data sources
NOTE
The match join strategy requires that an equivalent join
column exist between the inner and outer context of the
join order. If the query for which the outline is created
does not have an equivalent join column, then the optimizer
cannot use the match join strategy specified in the outline.
There is no default join method.