diff --git a/dbcon/joblist/orderby-tests.cpp b/dbcon/joblist/orderby-tests.cpp
index e9e552881..fa98f0772 100644
--- a/dbcon/joblist/orderby-tests.cpp
+++ b/dbcon/joblist/orderby-tests.cpp
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ private:
     void ORDERBY_TIME_TEST()
     {
         uint64_t numRows = 8192;
-        uint64_t maxThreads = 16;
+        uint64_t maxThreads = 8;
         // limit == 100000 is still twice as good to sort in parallel
         // limit == 1000000 however is better to sort using single threaded sorting
         uint64_t limit = 100000;
@@ -324,9 +324,10 @@ private:
         bool generateRandValues = true;
         bool hasDistinct = true;
         bool noDistinct = false;
-        //orderByTest_nRGs(numRows * 14400, limit, maxThreads, woParallel, generateRandValues, noDistinct);
-        //orderByTest_nRGs(numRows * 14400, limit, maxThreads, woParallel, generateRandValues, hasDistinct);
+        orderByTest_nRGs(numRows * 14400, limit, maxThreads, woParallel, generateRandValues, noDistinct);
         orderByTest_nRGs(numRows * 14400, limit, maxThreads, parallel, generateRandValues, noDistinct);
+        orderByTest_nRGs(numRows * 14400, limit, maxThreads, woParallel, generateRandValues, hasDistinct);
+        orderByTest_nRGs(numRows * 14400, limit, maxThreads, parallel, generateRandValues, hasDistinct);
     }
     void QUICK_TEST()
     {
diff --git a/dbcon/joblist/tupleannexstep.cpp b/dbcon/joblist/tupleannexstep.cpp
index 4581ec119..3f9e8a7b4 100644
--- a/dbcon/joblist/tupleannexstep.cpp
+++ b/dbcon/joblist/tupleannexstep.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ TupleAnnexStep::~TupleAnnexStep()
     {
         if(fOrderByList.size() > 0)
         {
-            for(uint64_t id = 0; id <= fMaxThreads; id++)
+            for(uint64_t id = 0; id < fOrderByList.size(); id++)
             {
                 delete fOrderByList[id];
             }
@@ -704,7 +704,8 @@ void TupleAnnexStep::finalizeParallelOrderByDistinct()
     fRowGroupOut.getRow(0, &fRowOut);
     ordering::SortingPQ finalPQ;
     scoped_ptr<DistinctMap_t> distinctMap(new DistinctMap_t(10, TAHasher(this), TAEq(this)));
-
+    fRowGroupIn.initRow(&row1);
+    fRowGroupIn.initRow(&row2);
 
     try
     {
@@ -744,156 +745,120 @@ void TupleAnnexStep::finalizeParallelOrderByDistinct()
                          ERR_IN_PROCESS, fErrorInfo, fSessionId);
     }
 
+    // OFFSET processing
+    while (finalPQ.size() && offset < fLimitStart)
+    {
+        offset++;
+        finalPQ.pop();
+    } 
 
-    try
+    // Calculate rowSize only once
+    if (finalPQ.size())
     {
-        // OFFSET processing
-        while (finalPQ.size() && offset < fLimitStart)
+        ordering::OrderByRow& topOBRow =
+            const_cast<ordering::OrderByRow&>(finalPQ.top());
+        fRowIn.setData(topOBRow.fData);
+        if (!fConstant)
         {
-            offset++;
-            finalPQ.pop();
-        } 
-    }
-    catch (const std::exception& ex)
-    {
-        catchHandler(ex.what(),ERR_IN_PROCESS, fErrorInfo, fSessionId);
-    }
-    catch (...)
-    {
-        catchHandler("TupleAnnexStep::finalizeParallelOrderByDistinct execute\
-                         caught an unknown exception 2",
-                         ERR_IN_PROCESS, fErrorInfo, fSessionId);
+            copyRow(fRowIn, &fRowOut);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            fConstant->fillInConstants(fRowIn, fRowOut);
+        }
+        rowSize = fRowOut.getSize();
+        fRowGroupOut.incRowCount();
+        fRowOut.nextRow(rowSize);
+        finalPQ.pop();
+        count++;
     }
 
-    try
+    if (!fConstant) 
     {
-        // Calculate rowSize only once
-        if (finalPQ.size())
+        while(finalPQ.size())
         {
-            ordering::OrderByRow& topOBRow =
-                const_cast<ordering::OrderByRow&>(finalPQ.top());
-            fRowIn.setData(topOBRow.fData);
-            if (!fConstant)
+            if (cancelled())
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            while (count < fLimitCount && finalPQ.size()
+                    && fRowGroupOut.getRowCount() < rowgroup::rgCommonSize)
+            {
+                ordering::OrderByRow &topOBRow = 
+                    const_cast<ordering::OrderByRow&>(finalPQ.top());
+
+                fRowIn.setData(topOBRow.fData);
                 copyRow(fRowIn, &fRowOut);
+                fRowGroupOut.incRowCount();
+                fRowOut.nextRow(rowSize);
+
+                finalPQ.pop();
+                count++;
+                if (fRowGroupOut.getRowCount() == rowgroup::rgCommonSize)
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (fRowGroupOut.getRowCount() > 0)
+            {
+                fRowsReturned += fRowGroupOut.getRowCount();
+                fOutputDL->insert(rgDataOut);
+                rgDataOut.reinit(fRowGroupIn, rowgroup::rgCommonSize);
+                fRowGroupOut.setData(&rgDataOut);
+                fRowGroupOut.resetRowGroup(0);
+                fRowGroupOut.getRow(0, &fRowOut);
+            }
             else
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+        } // end of limit bound while loop
+    }
+    else // Add ConstantColumns striped earlier
+    {
+        while(finalPQ.size())
+        {
+            if (cancelled())
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            while (count < fLimitCount && finalPQ.size()
+                    && fRowGroupOut.getRowCount() < rowgroup::rgCommonSize)
+            {
+                ordering::OrderByRow &topOBRow = 
+                    const_cast<ordering::OrderByRow&>(finalPQ.top());
+
+                fRowIn.setData(topOBRow.fData);
                 fConstant->fillInConstants(fRowIn, fRowOut);
-            rowSize = fRowOut.getSize();
-            fRowGroupOut.incRowCount();
-            fRowOut.nextRow(rowSize);
-            finalPQ.pop();
-            count++;
-        }
-    }
-    catch (const std::exception& ex)
-    {
-        catchHandler(ex.what(),ERR_IN_PROCESS, fErrorInfo, fSessionId);
-    }
-    catch (...)
-    {
-        catchHandler("TupleAnnexStep::finalizeParallelOrderByDistinct execute\
-                         caught an unknown exception 3",
-                         ERR_IN_PROCESS, fErrorInfo, fSessionId);
-    }
+                fRowGroupOut.incRowCount();
+                fRowOut.nextRow(rowSize);
 
-    try
-    {
-        if (!fConstant) 
-        {
-            while(finalPQ.size())
+                finalPQ.pop();
+                count++;
+                if (fRowGroupOut.getRowCount() == rowgroup::rgCommonSize)
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+       
+            if (fRowGroupOut.getRowCount() > 0)
             {
-                if (cancelled())
-                {
-                    break;
-                }
-
-                while (count < fLimitCount && finalPQ.size()
-                        && fRowGroupOut.getRowCount() < rowgroup::rgCommonSize)
-                {
-                    ordering::OrderByRow &topOBRow = 
-                        const_cast<ordering::OrderByRow&>(finalPQ.top());
-
-                    fRowIn.setData(topOBRow.fData);
-                    copyRow(fRowIn, &fRowOut);
-                    fRowGroupOut.incRowCount();
-                    fRowOut.nextRow(rowSize);
-
-                    finalPQ.pop();
-                    count++;
-                    if (fRowGroupOut.getRowCount() == rowgroup::rgCommonSize)
-                    {
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-
-                if (fRowGroupOut.getRowCount() > 0)
-                {
-                    fRowsReturned += fRowGroupOut.getRowCount();
-                    fOutputDL->insert(rgDataOut);
-                    rgDataOut.reinit(fRowGroupIn, rowgroup::rgCommonSize);
-                    fRowGroupOut.setData(&rgDataOut);
-                    fRowGroupOut.resetRowGroup(0);
-                    fRowGroupOut.getRow(0, &fRowOut);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    break;
-                }
-            } // end of limit bound while loop
-        }
-        else // Add ConstantColumns striped earlier
-        {
-            while(finalPQ.size())
+                fRowsReturned += fRowGroupOut.getRowCount();
+                fOutputDL->insert(rgDataOut);
+                rgDataOut.reinit(fRowGroupOut, rowgroup::rgCommonSize);
+                fRowGroupOut.setData(&rgDataOut);
+                fRowGroupOut.resetRowGroup(0);
+                fRowGroupOut.getRow(0, &fRowOut);
+            }
+            else
             {
-                if (cancelled())
-                {
                     break;
-                }
-
-                while (count < fLimitCount && finalPQ.size()
-                        && fRowGroupOut.getRowCount() < rowgroup::rgCommonSize)
-                {
-                    ordering::OrderByRow &topOBRow = 
-                        const_cast<ordering::OrderByRow&>(finalPQ.top());
-
-                    fRowIn.setData(topOBRow.fData);
-                    fConstant->fillInConstants(fRowIn, fRowOut);
-                    fRowGroupOut.incRowCount();
-                    fRowOut.nextRow(rowSize);
-
-                    finalPQ.pop();
-                    count++;
-                    if (fRowGroupOut.getRowCount() == rowgroup::rgCommonSize)
-                    {
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-           
-                if (fRowGroupOut.getRowCount() > 0)
-                {
-                    fRowsReturned += fRowGroupOut.getRowCount();
-                    fOutputDL->insert(rgDataOut);
-                    rgDataOut.reinit(fRowGroupOut, rowgroup::rgCommonSize);
-                    fRowGroupOut.setData(&rgDataOut);
-                    fRowGroupOut.resetRowGroup(0);
-                    fRowGroupOut.getRow(0, &fRowOut);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    break;
-                }
-            } // end of limit bound while loop
-        } // end of if-else
-    }
-    catch (const std::exception& ex)
-    {
-        catchHandler(ex.what(),ERR_IN_PROCESS, fErrorInfo, fSessionId);
-    }
-    catch (...)
-    {
-        catchHandler("TupleAnnexStep::finalizeParallelOrderByDistinct execute\
-                         caught an unknown exception 4",
-                         ERR_IN_PROCESS, fErrorInfo, fSessionId);
-    }
+            }
+        } // end of limit bound while loop
+    } // end of if-else
 
     if (fRowGroupOut.getRowCount() > 0)
     {
@@ -982,152 +947,116 @@ void TupleAnnexStep::finalizeParallelOrderBy()
                          ERR_IN_PROCESS, fErrorInfo, fSessionId);
     }
 
+    // OFFSET processing
+    while (finalPQ.size() && offset < fLimitStart)
+    {
+        offset++;
+        finalPQ.pop();
+    } 
 
-    try
+    // Calculate rowSize only once
+    if (finalPQ.size())
     {
-        // OFFSET processing
-        while (finalPQ.size() && offset < fLimitStart)
+        ordering::OrderByRow& topOBRow =
+            const_cast<ordering::OrderByRow&>(finalPQ.top());
+        fRowIn.setData(topOBRow.fData);
+        if (!fConstant)
         {
-            offset++;
-            finalPQ.pop();
-        } 
-    }
-    catch (const std::exception& ex)
-    {
-        catchHandler(ex.what(),ERR_IN_PROCESS, fErrorInfo, fSessionId);
-    }
-    catch (...)
-    {
-        catchHandler("TupleAnnexStep::finalizeParallelOrderBy execute\
-                         caught an unknown exception 2",
-                         ERR_IN_PROCESS, fErrorInfo, fSessionId);
+            copyRow(fRowIn, &fRowOut);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            fConstant->fillInConstants(fRowIn, fRowOut);
+        }
+        rowSize = fRowOut.getSize();
+        fRowGroupOut.incRowCount();
+        fRowOut.nextRow(rowSize);
+        finalPQ.pop();
+        count++;
     }
 
-    try
+    if (!fConstant) 
     {
-        // Calculate rowSize only once
-        if (finalPQ.size())
+        while(finalPQ.size())
         {
-            ordering::OrderByRow& topOBRow =
-                const_cast<ordering::OrderByRow&>(finalPQ.top());
-            fRowIn.setData(topOBRow.fData);
-            if (!fConstant)
+            if (cancelled())
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            while (count < fLimitCount && finalPQ.size()
+                    && fRowGroupOut.getRowCount() < rowgroup::rgCommonSize)
+            {
+                ordering::OrderByRow &topOBRow = 
+                    const_cast<ordering::OrderByRow&>(finalPQ.top());
+
+                fRowIn.setData(topOBRow.fData);
                 copyRow(fRowIn, &fRowOut);
+                fRowGroupOut.incRowCount();
+                fRowOut.nextRow(rowSize);
+
+                finalPQ.pop();
+                count++;
+            }
+
+            if (fRowGroupOut.getRowCount() > 0)
+            {
+                fRowsReturned += fRowGroupOut.getRowCount();
+                fOutputDL->insert(rgDataOut);
+                rgDataOut.reinit(fRowGroupIn, rowgroup::rgCommonSize);
+                fRowGroupOut.setData(&rgDataOut);
+                fRowGroupOut.resetRowGroup(0);
+                fRowGroupOut.getRow(0, &fRowOut);
+            }
             else
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+        } // end of limit bound while loop
+    }
+    else // Add ConstantColumns striped earlier
+    {
+        while(finalPQ.size())
+        {
+            if (cancelled())
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            while (count < fLimitCount && finalPQ.size()
+                    && fRowGroupOut.getRowCount() < rowgroup::rgCommonSize)
+            {
+                ordering::OrderByRow &topOBRow = 
+                    const_cast<ordering::OrderByRow&>(finalPQ.top());
+
+                fRowIn.setData(topOBRow.fData);
                 fConstant->fillInConstants(fRowIn, fRowOut);
-            rowSize = fRowOut.getSize();
-            fRowGroupOut.incRowCount();
-            fRowOut.nextRow(rowSize);
-            finalPQ.pop();
-            count++;
-        }
-    }
-    catch (const std::exception& ex)
-    {
-        catchHandler(ex.what(),ERR_IN_PROCESS, fErrorInfo, fSessionId);
-    }
-    catch (...)
-    {
-        catchHandler("TupleAnnexStep::finalizeParallelOrderBy execute\
-                         caught an unknown exception 3",
-                         ERR_IN_PROCESS, fErrorInfo, fSessionId);
-    }
+                fRowGroupOut.incRowCount();
+                fRowOut.nextRow(rowSize);
 
-    try
-    {
-        if (!fConstant) 
-        {
-            while(finalPQ.size())
+                finalPQ.pop();
+                count++;
+                if (fRowGroupOut.getRowCount() == rowgroup::rgCommonSize)
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+       
+            if (fRowGroupOut.getRowCount() > 0)
             {
-                if (cancelled())
-                {
-                    break;
-                }
-
-                while (count < fLimitCount && finalPQ.size()
-                        && fRowGroupOut.getRowCount() < rowgroup::rgCommonSize)
-                {
-                    ordering::OrderByRow &topOBRow = 
-                        const_cast<ordering::OrderByRow&>(finalPQ.top());
-
-                    fRowIn.setData(topOBRow.fData);
-                    copyRow(fRowIn, &fRowOut);
-                    fRowGroupOut.incRowCount();
-                    fRowOut.nextRow(rowSize);
-
-                    finalPQ.pop();
-                    count++;
-                }
-
-                if (fRowGroupOut.getRowCount() > 0)
-                {
-                    fRowsReturned += fRowGroupOut.getRowCount();
-                    fOutputDL->insert(rgDataOut);
-                    rgDataOut.reinit(fRowGroupIn, rowgroup::rgCommonSize);
-                    fRowGroupOut.setData(&rgDataOut);
-                    fRowGroupOut.resetRowGroup(0);
-                    fRowGroupOut.getRow(0, &fRowOut);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    break;
-                }
-            } // end of limit bound while loop
-        }
-        else // Add ConstantColumns striped earlier
-        {
-            while(finalPQ.size())
+                fRowsReturned += fRowGroupOut.getRowCount();
+                fOutputDL->insert(rgDataOut);
+                rgDataOut.reinit(fRowGroupOut, rowgroup::rgCommonSize);
+                fRowGroupOut.setData(&rgDataOut);
+                fRowGroupOut.resetRowGroup(0);
+                fRowGroupOut.getRow(0, &fRowOut);
+            }
+            else
             {
-                if (cancelled())
-                {
-                    break;
-                }
-
-                while (count < fLimitCount && finalPQ.size()
-                        && fRowGroupOut.getRowCount() < rowgroup::rgCommonSize)
-                {
-                    ordering::OrderByRow &topOBRow = 
-                        const_cast<ordering::OrderByRow&>(finalPQ.top());
-
-                    fRowIn.setData(topOBRow.fData);
-                    fConstant->fillInConstants(fRowIn, fRowOut);
-                    fRowGroupOut.incRowCount();
-                    fRowOut.nextRow(rowSize);
-
-                    finalPQ.pop();
-                    count++;
-                    if (fRowGroupOut.getRowCount() == rowgroup::rgCommonSize)
-                    {
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-           
-                if (fRowGroupOut.getRowCount() > 0)
-                {
-                    fRowsReturned += fRowGroupOut.getRowCount();
-                    fOutputDL->insert(rgDataOut);
-                    rgDataOut.reinit(fRowGroupOut, rowgroup::rgCommonSize);
-                    fRowGroupOut.setData(&rgDataOut);
-                    fRowGroupOut.resetRowGroup(0);
-                    fRowGroupOut.getRow(0, &fRowOut);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    break;
-                }
-            } // end of limit bound while loop
-        } // end of if-else
-    }
-    catch (const std::exception& ex)
-    {
-        catchHandler(ex.what(),ERR_IN_PROCESS, fErrorInfo, fSessionId);
-    }
-    catch (...)
-    {
-        catchHandler("TupleAnnexStep::finalizeParallelOrderBy execute\
-                         caught an unknown exception 4",
-                         ERR_IN_PROCESS, fErrorInfo, fSessionId);
-    }
+                break;
+            }
+        } // end of limit bound while loop
+    } // end of if-else
 
     if (fRowGroupOut.getRowCount() > 0)
     {
@@ -1200,7 +1129,10 @@ void TupleAnnexStep::executeParallelOrderBy(uint64_t id)
 
                 rg.setData(&rgDataIn);
                 rg.getRow(0, &r);
-                rowSize = r.getSize();
+                if (!rowSize)
+                {
+                    rowSize = r.getSize();
+                }
                 rowCount = rg.getRowCount();
 
                 for (uint64_t i = 0; i < rowCount; ++i)
diff --git a/dbcon/joblist/tupleannexstep.h b/dbcon/joblist/tupleannexstep.h
index 76cac326d..f9efd459b 100644
--- a/dbcon/joblist/tupleannexstep.h
+++ b/dbcon/joblist/tupleannexstep.h
@@ -28,13 +28,6 @@
 #include "jobstep.h"
 #include "limitedorderby.h"
 
-// forward reference
-namespace fucexp
-{
-class FuncExp;
-}
-
-
 namespace joblist
 {
 class TupleConstantStep;
diff --git a/dbcon/joblist/tupleconstantstep.cpp b/dbcon/joblist/tupleconstantstep.cpp
index 4ffb811e7..3e2b61e39 100644
--- a/dbcon/joblist/tupleconstantstep.cpp
+++ b/dbcon/joblist/tupleconstantstep.cpp
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ void TupleConstantStep::execute()
     fOutputDL->endOfInput();
 }
 
-
+// *DRRTUY Copy row at once not one field at a time
 void TupleConstantStep::fillInConstants()
 {
     fRowGroupIn.getRow(0, &fRowIn);
@@ -495,7 +495,6 @@ void TupleConstantStep::fillInConstants()
     }
     else // only first column is constant
     {
-        //size_t n = fRowOut.getOffset(fRowOut.getColumnCount()) - fRowOut.getOffset(1);
         for (uint64_t i = 0; i < fRowGroupIn.getRowCount(); ++i)
         {
             fRowOut.setRid(fRowIn.getRelRid());
diff --git a/utils/windowfunction/idborderby.cpp b/utils/windowfunction/idborderby.cpp
index d1fdd2801..b2e70a6c3 100644
--- a/utils/windowfunction/idborderby.cpp
+++ b/utils/windowfunction/idborderby.cpp
@@ -468,37 +468,6 @@ int TimeCompare::operator()(IdbCompare* l, Row::Pointer r1, Row::Pointer r2)
     }
     else
     {
-        if (v1 > v2)
-            ret = fSpec.fAsc;
-        else if (v1 < v2)
-            ret = -fSpec.fAsc;
-    }
-
-    return ret;
-}
-
-int TimeCompare::operator()(IdbCompare* l, Row::Pointer r1, Row::Pointer r2)
-{
-    l->row1().setData(r1);
-    l->row2().setData(r2);
-
-    bool b1 = l->row1().isNullValue(fSpec.fIndex);
-    bool b2 = l->row2().isNullValue(fSpec.fIndex);
-
-    int ret = 0;
-
-    if (b1 == true || b2 == true)
-    {
-        if (b1 == false && b2 == true)
-            ret = fSpec.fNf;
-        else if (b1 == true && b2 == false)
-            ret = -fSpec.fNf;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        int64_t v1 = l->row1().getIntField(fSpec.fIndex);
-        int64_t v2 = l->row2().getIntField(fSpec.fIndex);
-
         // ((int64_t) -00:00:26) > ((int64_t) -00:00:25)
         // i.e. For 2 negative TIME values, we invert the order of
         // comparison operations to force "-00:00:26" to appear before
@@ -684,13 +653,6 @@ void CompareRule::compileRules(const std::vector<IdbSortSpec>& spec, const rowgr
                 break;
             }
 
-            case CalpontSystemCatalog::TIME:
-            {
-                Compare* c = new TimeCompare(*i);
-                fCompares.push_back(c);
-                break;
-            }
-
             default:
             {
                 break;
diff --git a/utils/windowfunction/idborderby.h b/utils/windowfunction/idborderby.h
index b4fd7c441..e26ba1aa3 100644
--- a/utils/windowfunction/idborderby.h
+++ b/utils/windowfunction/idborderby.h
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ class  ResourceManager;
 namespace ordering
 {
 
-template<typename _Tp, typename _Sequence = vector<_Tp>,
-    typename _Compare  = less<typename _Sequence::value_type> >
+template<typename _Tp, typename _Sequence = std::vector<_Tp>,
+    typename _Compare  = std::less<typename _Sequence::value_type> >
 class reservablePQ: private std::priority_queue<_Tp, _Sequence, _Compare>
 {
 public:
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ public:
     void revertSortSpec()
     {
         fSpec.fAsc = -fSpec.fAsc;
+        fSpec.fNf = -fSpec.fNf;
     }
 
 protected:
@@ -289,15 +290,6 @@ public:
 
 // End of comparators for variable sized types
 
-class TimeCompare : public Compare
-{
-public:
-    TimeCompare(const IdbSortSpec& spec) : Compare(spec) {}
-
-    int operator()(IdbCompare*, rowgroup::Row::Pointer, rowgroup::Row::Pointer);
-};
-
-
 class CompareRule
 {
 public: