XML Query Plan Logging - Analytics Database - Teradata Vantage

Database Administration

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
VMware
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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2024-10-04
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The WITH XMLPLAN option of the BEGIN QUERY LOGGING statement provides more detailed Optimizer query plan information than the INSERT EXPLAIN statement modifier. That plan information, structured and stored as an XML document, can be easily parsed and analyzed by those reading the log.

The XMLPLAN option does not log query plans for EXPLAIN request modifiers, DDL requests, or for the INSERT EXPLAIN and DUMP EXPLAIN statements.

Query plan logging has benefits:

  • It does not require users to create a separate database to capture query plans.
  • It allows users to capture the plans for a set of queries easily via a single BEGIN QUERY LOGGING or REPLACE QUERY LOGGING statement rather than having to issue a separate INSERT EXPLAIN or DUMP EXPLAIN statement for each one.
  • It provides more plan details than the INSERT EXPLAIN modifier.