View Optimization Details

Note: This topic focuses on information that may be unfamiliar to you. It does not include all step and field descriptions.

To view optimization details

Select the SQL Information tab in the Optimize SQL window. Review the following for additional information:

Optimization Details	Description
Intelligence level	Intelligence level used for optimization. This option is set on the Optimizer Intelligence options page. Intelligence Options
Semantically equivalent SQL statements	Number of semantically equivalent SQL statements generated by SQL Optimizer.
Alternative execution plans produced	Number of alternative execution plans produced for the original SQL statement.
SQL statements eliminated due to identical execution plans	Number of statement alternatives eliminated with the same execution plan as the original SQL statement. Note: SQL statements with the same execution plan produce the same run time because the database executes these statements in the same way. Therefore, SQL Optimizer eliminates alternatives with equivalent execution plans.
Optimization Time Details	Description
Optimization started at	Time optimization started.
Optimization finished at	Time optimization finished.
Total optimization time	Total time to complete optimization.
Average optimization time	Average time to generate each statement alternative.
Notes: This information is only available after you generate SQL alternatives. Optimization details only display for the original SQL statement.