Session SQL Page
The Session SQL page shows the SQL in all open cursors for the session. From this page you can use the Explain Plan to explain the SQL, or SQL Optimizer (if installed) to provide context-sensitive tuning advice for SQL statements.
To open the Session SQL page
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Select the Spotlight on Oracle connection in the Spotlight Browser.
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Click Top Sessions Page.
- Select the session to view in detail.
- Click Session SQL.
Note: Alternatively, you can view session SQL for top sessions by I/O Time on the IO Drilldown | Session SQL Page.
To display session information for a SQL statement
- Highlight the SQL statement in the Open SQL grid.
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Do one of the following:
Action
Description
Click Explain SQL Explain the SQL via the Explain Plan. Tools | Explain Plan
Click SQL Optimizer Display context-sensitive tuning advice for SQL statements via SQL Optimizer (or SQL Tuning). Tools | SQL Optimizer
Note: For more information on SQL Optimizer, see the SQL Optimizer documentation.
Click Show in Top SQL Open the SQL in the TOP SQL Drilldown | Top SQL Page
Right-click the SQL Text window and select Format SQL. Display the SQL statement in a more readable form. Note: If the SQL cannot be explained, the Explain Plan and SQL Optimizer actions may be unavailable.
