Explain plan for customer ================================= SQL> SELECT LPAD(' ',2*(LEVEL-1))||operation||' '||options ||' '||object_name @ 2 ||' '||DECODE(id, 0, 'Cost = '||position) @ 3 "Query Plan" FROM plan_table START WITH id = 0 AND statement_id = @ 'xc' @ 4 CONNECT BY PRIOR id = parent_id @ 5 AND statement_id ='xc' @ 6 order by id; @ SELECT STATEMENT Cost = 10 @ NESTED LOOPS @ NESTED LOOPS @ NESTED LOOPS @ NESTED LOOPS @ NESTED LOOPS @ NESTED LOOPS @ NESTED LOOPS @ NESTED LOOPS @ NESTED LOOPS @ TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID FEM_XDIM_DIMENSIONS @ INDEX UNIQUE SCAN FEM_XDIM_DIMENSIONS_PK @ TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID FEM_DIMENSIONS_B @ INDEX UNIQUE SCAN FEM_DIMENSIONS_B_PK @ INDEX UNIQUE SCAN FEM_DIMENSIONS_TL_PK @ TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID FEM_COND_DIM_COMPONENTS @ INDEX UNIQUE SCAN FEM_COND_DIM_COMPONENTS_PK @ TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID FEM_DIMENSIONS_B @ INDEX UNIQUE SCAN FEM_DIMENSIONS_B_PK @ INDEX UNIQUE SCAN FEM_DIMENSIONS_TL_PK @ TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID FEM_XDIM_DIMENSIONS @ INDEX UNIQUE SCAN FEM_XDIM_DIMENSIONS_PK @ TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID FEM_COND_DIM_CMP_DTL @ INDEX RANGE SCAN FEM_COND_DIM_CMP_DTL_PK @ TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID FEM_CAL_PERIODS_B @ INDEX UNIQUE SCAN FEM_CAL_PERIODS_B_PK @ TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID FEM_DIM_ATTRIBUTES_B @ INDEX UNIQUE SCAN FEM_DIM_ATTRIBUTES_B_UK1\ ============================================= Explain plan on our instance SELECT STATEMENT Cost = 14 NESTED LOOPS NESTED LOOPS NESTED LOOPS NESTED LOOPS SEMI NESTED LOOPS NESTED LOOPS NESTED LOOPS NESTED LOOPS NESTED LOOPS NESTED LOOPS TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID FEM_XDIM_DIMENSIONS INDEX UNIQUE SCAN FEM_XDIM_DIMENSIONS_PK TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID FEM_DIMENSIONS_B INDEX UNIQUE SCAN FEM_DIMENSIONS_B_PK INDEX UNIQUE SCAN FEM_DIMENSIONS_TL_PK TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID FEM_COND_DIM_COMPONENTS INDEX UNIQUE SCAN FEM_COND_DIM_COMPONENTS_PK TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID FEM_DIMENSIONS_B INDEX UNIQUE SCAN FEM_DIMENSIONS_B_PK INDEX UNIQUE SCAN FEM_DIMENSIONS_TL_PK TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID FEM_XDIM_DIMENSIONS INDEX UNIQUE SCAN FEM_XDIM_DIMENSIONS_PK TABLE ACCESS FULL FEM_DIM_ATTRIBUTES_B TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID FEM_COND_DIM_CMP_DTL INDEX RANGE SCAN FEM_COND_DIM_CMP_DTL_PK TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID FEM_DIM_ATTRIBUTES_B INDEX UNIQUE SCAN FEM_DIM_ATTRIBUTES_B_UK1 TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID FEM_CAL_PERIODS_B INDEX UNIQUE SCAN FEM_CAL_PERIODS_B_PK =======================================================