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Visual Explain diagrams will be presented, stacked one on top of the other for easy
comparison, as shown in Figure 5-56.
Figure 5-56 Double Visual Explain diagrams for easy comparison
With the comparison tool, you can start with two SQL Performance monitors, and in a few
steps, find the statement representing the largest difference between the two collections and
be presented with the Visual Explain diagrams showing the two implementations of that
particular statement.
5.6 Case study
Now let us take a look at a practical example of using the new tools to investigate a quer ...