SELECT util.search_path_append('util'); -- map_nulls() derived cols -- runtime: 1.5 min ("76.61 real") @starscream CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION map_nulls__num(value text) RETURNS double precision AS $BODY$ SELECT util.map_nulls('{.}', $1)::double precision $BODY$ LANGUAGE sql IMMUTABLE COST 100; SELECT mk_derived_col((:table_str, 'minimumElevationInMeters'), $$map_nulls__num("minimumElevationInMeters_verbatim")$$); -- runtime: 40 s ("Time: 37588.218 ms") @starscream SELECT mk_derived_col((:table_str, 'maximumElevationInMeters'), $$map_nulls__num("maximumElevationInMeters_verbatim")$$); -- runtime: 40 s ("Time: 38766.181 ms") @starscream SELECT mk_derived_col((:table_str, 'locationRemarks'), $$_join(_label('substrate', "substrate"), _label('vegetation', "vegetation"))$$) ; -- runtime: 45 s ("Time: 47353.897 ms") @starscream SELECT mk_derived_col((:table_str, 'occurrenceRemarks'), $$_join("occurrenceRemarks__main", "specimenDescription")$$) ; -- runtime: 45 s ("Time: 44831.053 ms") @starscream