SQL$HELP72.HLB  —  CREATE  OUTLINE  Arguments  JOIN_BY
    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.
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