warehouse=# explain (analyze, buffers)
with recursive t as (
select min("VBAK_MANDT") as "VBAK_MANDT" from staging.pdw00002_vbak
union all
select (select min("VBAK_MANDT") as "VBAK_MANDT" from staging.pdw00002_vbak where "VBAK_MANDT" > t."VBAK_MANDT") from t where t."VBAK_MANDT" is not null
) select max("VBAK_VBELN") from staging.pdw00002_vbak where "VBAK_MANDT" in (select "VBAK_MANDT" from t);

                                                                                               QUERY PLAN                                                                                               
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 Aggregate  (cost=1169050.81..1169050.82 rows=1 width=32) (actual time=17195.201..17195.202 rows=1 loops=1)
   Buffers: shared hit=170 read=795662
   CTE t
     ->  Recursive Union  (cost=0.73..98.31 rows=101 width=32) (actual time=0.031..0.053 rows=2 loops=1)
           Buffers: shared hit=9
           ->  Result  (cost=0.73..0.74 rows=1 width=32) (actual time=0.031..0.031 rows=1 loops=1)
                 Buffers: shared hit=5
                 InitPlan 3 (returns $1)
                   ->  Limit  (cost=0.56..0.73 rows=1 width=32) (actual time=0.027..0.027 rows=1 loops=1)
                         Buffers: shared hit=5
                         ->  Index Only Scan using pdw00002_vbak_pkey on pdw00002_vbak pdw00002_vbak_2  (cost=0.56..2375293.75 rows=14214332 width=32) (actual time=0.026..0.026 rows=1 loops=1)
                               Index Cond: ("VBAK_MANDT" IS NOT NULL)
                               Heap Fetches: 1
                               Buffers: shared hit=5
           ->  WorkTable Scan on t t_1  (cost=0.00..9.56 rows=10 width=32) (actual time=0.009..0.010 rows=0 loops=2)
                 Filter: ("VBAK_MANDT" IS NOT NULL)
                 Rows Removed by Filter: 0
                 Buffers: shared hit=4
                 SubPlan 2
                   ->  Result  (cost=0.93..0.94 rows=1 width=32) (actual time=0.014..0.014 rows=1 loops=1)
                         Buffers: shared hit=4
                         InitPlan 1 (returns $3)
                           ->  Limit  (cost=0.56..0.93 rows=1 width=32) (actual time=0.014..0.014 rows=0 loops=1)
                                 Buffers: shared hit=4
                                 ->  Index Only Scan using pdw00002_vbak_pkey on pdw00002_vbak pdw00002_vbak_1  (cost=0.56..1732075.91 rows=4738111 width=32) (actual time=0.012..0.012 rows=0 loops=1)
                                       Index Cond: (("VBAK_MANDT" IS NOT NULL) AND ("VBAK_MANDT" > t_1."VBAK_MANDT"))
                                       Heap Fetches: 0
                                       Buffers: shared hit=4
   ->  Hash Semi Join  (cost=3.28..1133416.67 rows=14214332 width=11) (actual time=0.088..10323.225 rows=14214672 loops=1)
         Hash Cond: ((pdw00002_vbak."VBAK_MANDT")::text = t."VBAK_MANDT")
         Buffers: shared hit=170 read=795662
         ->  Seq Scan on pdw00002_vbak  (cost=0.00..937966.32 rows=14214332 width=15) (actual time=0.017..5016.514 rows=14214672 loops=1)
               Buffers: shared hit=161 read=795662
         ->  Hash  (cost=2.02..2.02 rows=101 width=32) (actual time=0.060..0.060 rows=1 loops=1)
               Buckets: 1024  Batches: 1  Memory Usage: 9kB
               Buffers: shared hit=9
               ->  CTE Scan on t  (cost=0.00..2.02 rows=101 width=32) (actual time=0.034..0.057 rows=2 loops=1)
                     Buffers: shared hit=9
 Planning time: 0.567 ms
 Execution time: 17195.336 ms
(40 rows)