The following functions are available from the button pane at the right edge of the access plan pane:
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Description |
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Go to First Step |
Highlights the first execution step. |
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Go to Previous Step |
Highlights the previous execution step. |
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Go to Next Step |
Highlights the next execution step. |
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Displays the Plan Detail window. The information displayed is dependent on the highlighted row. |
The Plan Detail window provides detailed information on the selected node of the access plan and the relating object details.
To display the Plan Detail
Click a node of the access plan.
Click located on the right edge of the Access Plan pane.
The Object Details tab displays statistics about the selected access plan step. You will see the specific values from the selected step in the DETAILS column. Or, if the selected access plan step is performing an action using the table or index, statistics for the table or index are displayed in two columns: EXPLAINED and CURRENT. The EXPLAINED column displays the statistics retrieved at the time the access plan was retrieved. The CURRENT column displays the current statistics that are retrieved when the Plan Detail window was opened.
The Optimization Parameters tab displays the DB2 database parameters values that were set in DB2 LUW at the time the access plan was retrieved.
To see the table or view details, click the table or view name in the left pane of the Plan Detail window. Then click one of the four tabs at the bottom of the right pane to see specific information about the definition, columns, indexes, or data for the table or view. If you have the appropriate privileges, you can modify the data under the Data tab.
The access plan help provides online help for each operation within the access plan to help you understand each step of the plan.
To view the help for an operation
Right-click the access plan step for which you want help and select Get help on operation_name.
You can have the steps in the access plan highlighted one-by-one in the order they are executed.
To animate the plan or cancel the animation
Right-click the Access Plan pane and select Animate Plan Steps.