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# Data Distribution Functions

## Record Distribution Functions

Record distribution functions provide a means to locate any database record
within the memory processing hierarchy; and through aggregating the results,
determine the distribution of records across the cluster.

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="KI_CHUNK()" id="ki_chunk" defaultOpen>
    Returns the index of the chunk within the rank/TOM containing this record.
    This value may change as data is added or deleted from a table.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="KI_CHUNK_ID()" id="ki_chunk_id" defaultOpen>
    Returns the ID of the chunk within the rank/TOM containing this record.
    This value should remain the same even after system restarts.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="KI_CHUNK_MAX(col)" id="ki_chunk_max-col" defaultOpen>
    Returns the maximum value for the specified column in its chunk.
    If the data has changed, this value may be higher than any actual values.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="KI_CHUNK_MIN(col)" id="ki_chunk_min-col" defaultOpen>
    Returns the minimum value for the specified column in its chunk.
    If the data has changed, this value may be lower than any actual values.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="KI_CHUNK_OFFSET()" id="ki_chunk_offset" defaultOpen>
    Returns the index of the record within the chunk.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="KI_PARTITION()" id="ki_partition" defaultOpen>
    Returns the index of the partition within the rank/TOM containing this record, for
    [partitioned](/content/concepts/tables#partitioning) tables.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="KI_RANK()" id="ki_rank" defaultOpen>
    Returns the index of the rank containing this record.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="KI_TOM()" id="ki_tom" defaultOpen>
    Returns the index of the TOM within the rank containing this record.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>