Using Built-in Tuning Tools
Check with your DBA or database vendor to determine what tools are available to you for performance measuring and tuning. You can use performance-tuning tools to identify deficiencies in the data access path; in addition, these tools can sometimes suggest changes to improve the performance of a particular SQL statement.
Oracle has two popular tools for managing SQL statement performance. These tools are EXPLAIN PLAN and TKPROF. The EXPLAIN PLAN tool identifies the access path that will be taken when the SQL statement is executed. TKPROF measures the performance by time elapsed during each phase of SQL statement processing. Oracle Corporation also provides other tools that help with SQL statement and database analysis, ...
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