fix: data export - replace O(n²) org unit descendants cross-join with path index scan [DHIS2-21490]#23880
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Summary
While testing I noticed that data export was unreasonably slow. I found that the SQL to expand direct OU matches to include all children was the cause. I ended up discussing this with Jason who came up with the SQL in this PR. The same query that took 2 minutes or so before now was instant.
Query plan
before:
Query plan here: https://explain.depesz.com/s/eK52 (638 ms)
after:
Query plan here: https://explain.depesz.com/s/s5Voe (8 ms)