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In this post, I continue on the topic of examining SQL plans. I will talk about one DBMS_XPLAN function, DISPLAY_CURSOR (because it's probably the most useful one when troubleshooting ongoing performance issues, and also because other functions have a lot of similiarity to it). I will discuss frequently used options and some common problems. Preparation...
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When attempting to display only the first n rows of a result set that is ordered the Oracle optimizer offers special optimizations for these...
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The last Jonathan Lewis post on RAC Planswhich finished by the following phrases: "If you're going to hard-code hints into a query then take a look at the outline it generates when it does the right thing, and that will tell you about the 15 or so hints you've missed out. (Better still, consider generating...
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The performance issue with an SQL query was resolved by using the /*+ PARALLEL(2) */ hint, reducing execution time from 180-200 seconds to milliseconds. The decision to perform a direct read from disk to memory instead of reading blocks from disk was made by the database engine and is controlled by the hidden "_serial_direct_read" parameter....
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