March 2012
Intermediate to advanced
442 pages
9h 31m
English
An SQL query can have more than one possible way or path of execution (also known as access plan). Access plan is also known as explain plan, and these two terms are used interchangeably. The DB2 optimizer uses a cost-based optimization to choose the path with the most efficient cost. The cost of each plan is determined from the latest database statistics available. That's why it is very important to make sure that the system statistics are up-to-date. Access plans provide the following information:
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