EXPLAIN Syntax | SQL Statements | VantageCloud Lake - EXPLAIN Request Modifier Syntax - Teradata VantageCloud Lake

Lake - Working with SQL

Deployment
VantageCloud
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Lake
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Teradata VantageCloud Lake
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Published
February 2025
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[ STATIC | DYNAMIC ] EXPLAIN [ IN XML [NODDLTEXT] ] SQL_request [;]

Syntax Elements

STATIC
An EXPLAIN for the static plan is generated. This is the default. If applicable, the static plan indicates the request is eligible for incremental planning and execution (IPE).
IN XML
Return the output as XML text rather than as plain English text. For more information, see Using BEGIN QUERY LOGGING to Log Query Plan Information.
NO DDLTEXT
Do not capture the DDL text in the XML EXPLAIN text.
SQL_request
SQL request for which to return Optimizer processing information.