Explain Plan of a query.

I want to know the concept of this 'Explain Plan' of a query & why it is used. Could u also give the syntax of how a explain plan for a query can be done. Please help in solving the doubt as it is urgent.

Hi,
set autotrace traceonly explain or
-- create your plan table in your schema (only once)
@ ?/rdbms/admin/utlxplan
-- populate the plan table for your select
explain plan for select ...;
-- display output out of the PLAN_TABLE
@ ?/rdbms/admin/ultxplsRegards
Laurent

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    OS Version : AIX 6
    I have two Queries ( The Difference between Them Only 940 and 584 ) When I Generate Explain Plan Different Output Why ? Why CPU time is Different Each Time
    First Query Statement  :
    INSERT INTO TempSearchResult (t_aid,
                                  t_umidl,
                                  t_umidh,
                                  X_CREA_DATE_TIME_MESG)
       SELECT z.aid,
              z.mesg_s_umidl,
              z.mesg_s_umidh,
              z.mesg_crea_date_time
         FROM (  SELECT m.aid,
                        m.mesg_s_umidl,
                        m.mesg_s_umidh,
                        m.mesg_crea_date_time
                   FROM RSMESG_ESIDE m
                  WHERE 1 = 1
                        AND m.mesg_crea_date_time BETWEEN TO_DATE (
                                                             '20120131 10:00:00',
                                                             'YYYYMMDD HH24:MI:SS')
                                                      AND TO_DATE (
                                                             '20120131 13:00:00',
                                                             'YYYYMMDD HH24:MI:SS')
                        AND m.mesg_frmt_name = 'Swift'
                        AND m.mesg_sender_x1 = 'SOGEFRPPXXX'
                        AND m.mesg_nature = 'FINANCIAL_MSG'
                        AND m.mesg_type LIKE '950'
               ORDER BY mesg_crea_date_time) z
        WHERE ROWNUM <= 5000
    Explain Plan for First Query :
    PLAN_TABLE_OUTPUT
    Plan hash value: 3901722890
    | Id  | Operation                                 | Name              | Rows  | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)| Time     | Pstart| Pstop |
    |   0 | INSERT STATEMENT                          |                   |  2866 |   134K|   197   (3)| 00:00:03 |       |       |
    |   1 |  LOAD TABLE CONVENTIONAL                  | TEMPSEARCHRESULT  |       |       |            |          |       |       |
    |*  2 |   COUNT STOPKEY                           |                   |       |       |            |          |       |       |
    |   3 |    VIEW                                   |                   |  2866 |   134K|   197   (3)| 00:00:03 |       |       |
    |*  4 |     SORT ORDER BY STOPKEY                 |                   |  2866 |   333K|   197   (3)| 00:00:03 |       |       |
    |   5 |      NESTED LOOPS                         |                   |  2866 |   333K|   196   (2)| 00:00:03 |       |       |
    PLAN_TABLE_OUTPUT
    |   6 |       NESTED LOOPS                        |                   |  1419 |   148K|   196   (2)| 00:00:03 |       |       |
    |*  7 |        HASH JOIN                          |                   |  1419 |   141K|   196   (2)| 00:00:03 |       |       |
    |   8 |         NESTED LOOPS                      |                   |    91 |  1911 |     2   (0)| 00:00:01 |       |       |
    |   9 |          TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID      | SUSER             |     1 |    10 |     1   (0)| 00:00:01 |       |       |
    |* 10 |           INDEX UNIQUE SCAN               | IX_SUSER          |     1 |       |     0   (0)| 00:00:01 |       |       |
    |* 11 |          INDEX FULL SCAN                  | PK_SUNITUSERGROUP |    91 |  1001 |     1   (0)| 00:00:01 |       |       |
    |  12 |         PARTITION RANGE SINGLE            |                   |  1450 |   114K|   193   (2)| 00:00:03 |     2 |     2 |
    |* 13 |          TABLE ACCESS BY LOCAL INDEX ROWID| RMESG             |  1450 |   114K|   193   (2)| 00:00:03 |     2 |     2 |
    |* 14 |           INDEX SKIP SCAN                 | IX_RMESG          |   415 |       |    14  (15)| 00:00:01 |     2 |     2 |
    |* 15 |        INDEX UNIQUE SCAN                  | PK_SMSGUSERGROUP  |     1 |     5 |     0   (0)| 00:00:01 |       |       |
    |* 16 |       INDEX UNIQUE SCAN                   | PK_SBICUSERGROUP  |     2 |    24 |     0   (0)| 00:00:01 |       |       |
    PLAN_TABLE_OUTPUT
    PLAN_TABLE_OUTPUT
    Predicate Information (identified by operation id):
       2 - filter(ROWNUM<=5000)
       4 - filter(ROWNUM<=5000)
       7 - access("X_INST0_UNIT_NAME"="UNIT")
      10 - access("SUSER"."USERNAME"="SIDE"."GETMYUSER"())
      11 - access("SUSER"."GROUPID"="SUNITUSERGROUP"."GROUPID")
           filter("SUSER"."GROUPID"="SUNITUSERGROUP"."GROUPID")
    PLAN_TABLE_OUTPUT
      13 - filter("RMESG"."MESG_SENDER_X1"='SOGEFRPPXXX' AND "RMESG"."MESG_NATURE"='FINANCIAL_MSG' AND
                  "RMESG"."MESG_FRMT_NAME"='Swift')
      14 - access("RMESG"."MESG_CREA_DATE_TIME">=TO_DATE(' 2012-01-31 10:00:00', 'syyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss') AND
                  "RMESG"."MESG_TYPE"='950' AND "RMESG"."MESG_CREA_DATE_TIME"<=TO_DATE(' 2012-01-31 13:00:00', 'syyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss'))
           filter("RMESG"."MESG_TYPE"='950')
      15 - access("X_CATEGORY"="CATEGORY" AND "SUSER"."GROUPID"="SMSGUSERGROUP"."GROUPID")
      16 - access("X_OWN_LT"="BICCODE" AND "SUSER"."GROUPID"="SBICUSERGROUP"."GROUPID")
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    INSERT INTO TempSearchResult (t_aid,
                                  t_umidl,
                                  t_umidh,
                                  X_CREA_DATE_TIME_MESG)
       SELECT z.aid,
              z.mesg_s_umidl,
              z.mesg_s_umidh,
              z.mesg_crea_date_time
         FROM (  SELECT  m.aid,
                        m.mesg_s_umidl,
                        m.mesg_s_umidh,
                        m.mesg_crea_date_time
                   FROM RSMESG_ESIDE m
                  WHERE 1 = 1
                        AND m.mesg_crea_date_time BETWEEN TO_DATE (
                                                             '20120117 10:00:00',
                                                             'YYYYMMDD HH24:MI:SS')
                                                      AND TO_DATE (
                                                             '20120117 13:00:00',
                                                             'YYYYMMDD HH24:MI:SS')
                        AND m.mesg_frmt_name = 'Swift'
                        AND m.mesg_sender_x1 = 'SOGEFRPPGSS'
                        AND m.mesg_nature = 'FINANCIAL_MSG'
                        AND m.mesg_type LIKE '548'
               ORDER BY mesg_crea_date_time) z
        WHERE ROWNUM <= 5000
    Explain Plan For Second Query :
    PLAN_TABLE_OUTPUT
    Plan hash value: 4106071428
    | Id  | Operation                                  | Name              | Rows  | Bytes |TempSpc| Cost (%CPU)| Time     | Pstart| Pstop |
    |   0 | INSERT STATEMENT                           |                   |  1073 | 51504 |       |  2622   (1)| 00:00:32 |       |       |
    |   1 |  LOAD TABLE CONVENTIONAL                   | TEMPSEARCHRESULT  |       |       |       |            |          |       |       |
    |*  2 |   COUNT STOPKEY                            |                   |       |       |       |            |          |       |       |
    |   3 |    VIEW                                    |                   |  1073 | 51504 |       |  2622   (1)| 00:00:32 |       |       |
    |*  4 |     SORT ORDER BY STOPKEY                  |                   |  1073 |   124K|       |  2622   (1)| 00:00:32 |       |       |
    |   5 |      NESTED LOOPS                          |                   |  1073 |   124K|       |  2621   (1)| 00:00:32 |       |       |
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    |   7 |        NESTED LOOPS                        |                   |   531 | 54162 |       |  2621   (1)| 00:00:32 |       |       |
    |   8 |         NESTED LOOPS                       |                   |   543 | 49413 |       |  2621   (1)| 00:00:32 |       |       |
    |   9 |          TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID       | SUSER             |     1 |    10 |       |     1   (0)| 00:00:01 |       |       |
    |* 10 |           INDEX UNIQUE SCAN                | IX_SUSER          |     1 |       |       |     0   (0)| 00:00:01 |       |       |
    |  11 |          PARTITION RANGE SINGLE            |                   |   543 | 43983 |       |  2621   (1)| 00:00:32 |     2 |     2 |
    |* 12 |           TABLE ACCESS BY LOCAL INDEX ROWID| RMESG             |   543 | 43983 |       |  2621   (1)| 00:00:32 |     2 |     2 |
    |  13 |            BITMAP CONVERSION TO ROWIDS     |                   |       |       |       |            |          |       |       |
    |  14 |             BITMAP AND                     |                   |       |       |       |            |          |       |       |
    |  15 |              BITMAP CONVERSION FROM ROWIDS |                   |       |       |       |            |          |       |       |
    |* 16 |               INDEX RANGE SCAN             | IX_SENDER         | 25070 |       |       |   894   (1)| 00:00:11 |     2 |     2 |
    PLAN_TABLE_OUTPUT
    |  17 |              BITMAP CONVERSION FROM ROWIDS |                   |       |       |       |            |          |       |       |
    |  18 |               SORT ORDER BY                |                   |       |       |   408K|            |          |       |       |
    |* 19 |                INDEX RANGE SCAN            | IX_RMESG          | 25070 |       |       |  1405   (1)| 00:00:17 |     2 |     2 |
    |* 20 |         INDEX UNIQUE SCAN                  | PK_SUNITUSERGROUP |     1 |    11 |       |     0   (0)| 00:00:01 |       |       |
    |* 21 |        INDEX UNIQUE SCAN                   | PK_SMSGUSERGROUP  |     1 |     5 |       |     0   (0)| 00:00:01 |       |       |
    |* 22 |       INDEX UNIQUE SCAN                    | PK_SBICUSERGROUP  |     2 |    24 |       |     0   (0)| 00:00:01 |       |       |
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       2 - filter(ROWNUM<=5000)
       4 - filter(ROWNUM<=5000)
      10 - access("SUSER"."USERNAME"="SIDE"."GETMYUSER"())
      12 - filter("RMESG"."MESG_NATURE"='FINANCIAL_MSG' AND "RMESG"."MESG_FRMT_NAME"='Swift')
      16 - access("RMESG"."MESG_SENDER_X1"='SOGEFRPPGSS')
      19 - access("RMESG"."MESG_CREA_DATE_TIME">=TO_DATE(' 2012-01-17 10:00:00', 'syyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss') AND
                  "RMESG"."MESG_TYPE"='548' AND "RMESG"."MESG_CREA_DATE_TIME"<=TO_DATE(' 2012-01-17 13:00:00', 'syyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss'))
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                  hh24:mi:ss') AND "RMESG"."MESG_CREA_DATE_TIME">=TO_DATE(' 2012-01-17 10:00:00', 'syyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss'))
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      21 - access("X_CATEGORY"="CATEGORY" AND "SUSER"."GROUPID"="SMSGUSERGROUP"."GROUPID")
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      22 - access("X_OWN_LT"="BICCODE" AND "SUSER"."GROUPID"="SBICUSERGROUP"."GROUPID")
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    Table Structure TEMPSEARCHRESULT
    CREATE GLOBAL TEMPORARY TABLE TEMPSEARCHRESULT
      T_AID                  NUMBER(3),
      T_UMIDL                NUMBER(10),
      T_UMIDH                NUMBER(10),
      X_CREA_DATE_TIME_MESG  DATE
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    Again Thank you For your amazing Answer.
    For indexes it's a balance. Check this query which is Simple
    Select * from RMESGI generated Explain Plan for it to see effect of indexes .
    PLAN_TABLE_OUTPUT
    Plan hash value: 1686435785
    | Id  | Operation           | Name  | Rows  | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)| Time     | Pstart| Pstop |
    |   0 | SELECT STATEMENT    |       |    11M|  8920M|   376K  (1)| 01:15:20 |      |        |
    |   1 |  PARTITION RANGE ALL|       |    11M|  8920M|   376K  (1)| 01:15:20 |    1 |     12 |
    |   2 |   TABLE ACCESS FULL | RMESG |    11M|  8920M|   376K  (1)| 01:15:20 |    1 |     12 |
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            aid NUMBER(3) NOT NULL,
            mesg_s_umidl NUMBER(10) NOT NULL,
            mesg_s_umidh NUMBER(10) NOT NULL,
            mesg_validation_requested CHAR(18) NOT NULL,
            mesg_validation_passed CHAR(18) NOT NULL,
            mesg_class CHAR(16) NOT NULL,
            mesg_is_text_readonly NUMBER(1) NOT NULL,
            mesg_is_delete_inhibited NUMBER(1) NOT NULL,
            mesg_is_text_modified NUMBER(1) NOT NULL,
            mesg_is_partial NUMBER(1) NOT NULL,
            mesg_crea_mpfn_name CHAR(24) NOT NULL,
            mesg_crea_rp_name CHAR(24) NOT NULL,
            mesg_crea_oper_nickname CHAR(151) NOT NULL,
            mesg_crea_date_time DATE NOT NULL,
            mesg_mod_oper_nickname CHAR(151) NOT NULL,
            mesg_mod_date_time DATE NOT NULL,
            mesg_frmt_name VARCHAR2(17) NOT NULL,
            mesg_nature CHAR(14) NOT NULL,
            mesg_sender_x1 CHAR(11) NOT NULL,
            mesg_sender_corr_type VARCHAR2(24) NOT NULL,
            mesg_uumid VARCHAR2(50) NOT NULL,
            mesg_uumid_suffix NUMBER(10) NOT NULL,
            x_own_lt CHAR(8) NOT NULL,
            x_inst0_unit_name VARCHAR2(32) default 'NONE' NOT NULL,
            x_category CHAR(1) NOT NULL,
            archived NUMBER(1) NOT NULL,
            restored NUMBER(1) NOT NULL,
            mesg_related_s_umid CHAR(16) NULL,
            mesg_status CHAR(12) NULL,
            mesg_crea_appl_serv_name CHAR(24) NULL,
            mesg_verf_oper_nickname CHAR(151) NULL,
            mesg_data_last NUMBER(10) NULL,
            mesg_token NUMBER(10) NULL,
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            mesg_cas_sender_reference VARCHAR2(40) NULL,
            mesg_cas_target_rp_name VARCHAR2(20) NULL,
            mesg_ccy_amount VARCHAR2(501) NULL,
            mesg_copy_service_id VARCHAR2(4) NULL,
            mesg_data_keyword1 VARCHAR2(80) NULL,
            mesg_data_keyword2 VARCHAR2(80) NULL,
            mesg_data_keyword3 VARCHAR2(80) NULL,
            mesg_delv_overdue_warn_req NUMBER(1) NULL,
            mesg_fin_ccy_amount VARCHAR2(24) NULL,
            mesg_fin_value_date CHAR(6) NULL,
            mesg_is_live NUMBER(1) NULL,
            mesg_is_retrieved NUMBER(1) NULL,
            mesg_mesg_user_group VARCHAR2(24) NULL,
            mesg_network_appl_ind CHAR(3) NULL,
            mesg_network_delv_notif_req NUMBER(1) NULL,
            mesg_network_obso_period NUMBER(10) NULL,
            mesg_network_priority CHAR(12) NULL,
            mesg_possible_dup_creation VARCHAR2(8) NULL,
            mesg_receiver_alia_name VARCHAR2(32) NULL,
            mesg_receiver_swift_address CHAR(12) NULL,
            mesg_recovery_accept_info VARCHAR2(80) NULL,
            mesg_rel_trn_ref VARCHAR2(80) NULL,
            mesg_release_info VARCHAR2(32) NULL,
            mesg_security_iapp_name VARCHAR2(80) NULL,
            mesg_security_required NUMBER(1) NULL,
            mesg_sender_x2 VARCHAR2(21) NULL,
            mesg_sender_x3 VARCHAR2(21) NULL,
            mesg_sender_x4 VARCHAR2(21) NULL,
            mesg_sender_branch_info VARCHAR2(71) NULL,
            mesg_sender_city_name VARCHAR2(36) NULL,
            mesg_sender_ctry_code VARCHAR2(3) NULL,
            mesg_sender_ctry_name VARCHAR2(71) NULL,
            mesg_sender_institution_name VARCHAR2(106) NULL,
            mesg_sender_location VARCHAR2(106) NULL,
            mesg_sender_swift_address CHAR(12) NULL,
            mesg_sub_format VARCHAR2(6) NULL,
            mesg_syntax_table_ver VARCHAR2(8) NULL,
            mesg_template_name VARCHAR2(32) NULL,
            mesg_trn_ref VARCHAR2(16) NULL,
            mesg_type CHAR(3) NULL,
            mesg_user_issued_as_pde NUMBER(1) NULL,
            mesg_user_priority_code CHAR(4) NULL,
            mesg_user_reference_text VARCHAR2(30) NULL,
            mesg_zz41_is_possible_dup NUMBER(1) NULL,
            x_fin_ccy CHAR(3) NULL,
            x_fin_amount NUMBER(21,4) NULL,
            x_fin_value_date DATE NULL,
            x_fin_ocmt_ccy CHAR(3) NULL,
            x_fin_ocmt_amount NUMBER(21,4) NULL,
            x_receiver_x1 CHAR(11) NULL,
            x_receiver_x2 VARCHAR2(21) NULL,
            x_receiver_x3 VARCHAR2(21) NULL,
            x_receiver_x4 VARCHAR2(21) NULL,
            last_update DATE NULL,
            set_id NUMBER(10) NULL,
            mesg_requestor_dn VARCHAR2(101) NULL,
            mesg_service VARCHAR2(31) NULL,
            mesg_request_type VARCHAR2(31) NULL,
            mesg_identifier VARCHAR2(31) NULL,
            mesg_xml_query_ref1 VARCHAR2(101) NULL,
            mesg_xml_query_ref2 VARCHAR2(101) NULL,
            mesg_xml_query_ref3 VARCHAR2(101) NULL,
            mesg_appl_sender_reference VARCHAR2(51) NULL,
            mesg_payload_type VARCHAR2(31) NULL,
            mesg_sign_digest_reference VARCHAR2(41) NULL,
            mesg_sign_digest_value VARCHAR2(51) NULL,
            mesg_use_pki_signature NUMBER(1) NULL
    PARTITION BY RANGE(MESG_CREA_DATE_TIME) (
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    CREATE UNIQUE INDEX SIDE.IX_PK_RMESG on SIDE.RMESG (AID, MESG_S_UMIDH, MESG_S_UMIDL, MESG_CREA_DATE_TIME) LOCAL;
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                        1 INDEX UNIQUE SCAN INDEX (UNIQUE) AR.RA_CUSTOMER_TRX_U1 Cost: 1 Cardinality: 1                     
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                        3 INDEX UNIQUE SCAN INDEX (UNIQUE) AR.HZ_CUST_ACCOUNTS_U1 Cost: 1 Cardinality: 1                     
              7 TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID TABLE AR.HZ_PARTIES Cost: 1 Bytes: 31 Cardinality: 1                               
                   6 INDEX UNIQUE SCAN INDEX (UNIQUE) AR.HZ_PARTIES_U1 Cost: 1 Cardinality: 1                          
         10 TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID TABLE AR.RA_CUSTOMER_TRX_ALL Cost: 1 Bytes: 12 Cardinality: 1                                    
              9 INDEX UNIQUE SCAN INDEX (UNIQUE) AR.RA_CUSTOMER_TRX_U1 Cost: 1 Cardinality: 1                               
         15 NESTED LOOPS Cost: 2 Bytes: 29 Cardinality: 1                                    
              12 TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID TABLE AR.RA_CUSTOMER_TRX_ALL Cost: 1 Bytes: 12 Cardinality: 1                               
                   11 INDEX UNIQUE SCAN INDEX (UNIQUE) AR.RA_CUSTOMER_TRX_U1 Cost: 1 Cardinality: 1                          
              14 TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID TABLE ONT.OE_ORDER_HEADERS_ALL Cost: 1 Bytes: 17 Cardinality: 1                               
                   13 INDEX RANGE SCAN INDEX (UNIQUE) ONT.OE_ORDER_HEADERS_U2 Cost: 1 Cardinality: 1                          
         21 FILTER                                    
              16 TABLE ACCESS FULL TABLE ONT.OE_TRANSACTION_TYPES_TL Cost: 2 Bytes: 1,127 Cardinality: 49                               
              20 NESTED LOOPS Cost: 2 Bytes: 21 Cardinality: 1                               
                   18 TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID TABLE AR.RA_CUSTOMER_TRX_ALL Cost: 1 Bytes: 12 Cardinality: 1                          
                        17 INDEX UNIQUE SCAN INDEX (UNIQUE) AR.RA_CUSTOMER_TRX_U1 Cost: 1 Cardinality: 1                     
                   19 INDEX RANGE SCAN INDEX (UNIQUE) ONT.OE_ORDER_HEADERS_U2 Cost: 1 Bytes: 9 Cardinality: 1                          
         23 TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID TABLE AR.RA_CUSTOMER_TRX_ALL Cost: 1 Bytes: 12 Cardinality: 1                                    
              22 INDEX UNIQUE SCAN INDEX (UNIQUE) AR.RA_CUSTOMER_TRX_U1 Cost: 1 Cardinality: 1                               
         45 NESTED LOOPS Cost: 4,160 Bytes: 25,296 Cardinality: 204                                    
              42 NESTED LOOPS Cost: 4,150 Bytes: 23,052 Cardinality: 204                               
                   38 NESTED LOOPS Cost: 4,140 Bytes: 19,992 Cardinality: 204                          
                        34 NESTED LOOPS Cost: 4,094 Bytes: 75,850 Cardinality: 925                     
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                                  26 PARTITION LIST ALL Cost: 2,436 Bytes: 338,491 Cardinality: 14,717 Partition #: 29 Partitions accessed #1 - #18          
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                                            24 INDEX SKIP SCAN INDEX XLA.XLA_AE_HEADERS_N1 Cost: 264 Cardinality: 1,398,115 Partition #: 29 Partitions accessed #1 - #18
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                                       28 TABLE ACCESS BY LOCAL INDEX ROWID TABLE XLA.XLA_AE_LINES Cost: 1 Bytes: 34 Cardinality: 1 Partition #: 32      
                                            27 INDEX RANGE SCAN INDEX (UNIQUE) XLA.XLA_AE_LINES_U1 Cost: 1 Cardinality: 1 Partition #: 32
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                                  32 TABLE ACCESS BY LOCAL INDEX ROWID TABLE XLA.XLA_DISTRIBUTION_LINKS Cost: 1 Bytes: 25 Cardinality: 1 Partition #: 35           
                                       31 INDEX RANGE SCAN INDEX XLA.XLA_DISTRIBUTION_LINKS_N3 Cost: 1 Cardinality: 1 Partition #: 35      
                        37 PARTITION LIST SINGLE Cost: 1 Bytes: 16 Cardinality: 1 Partition #: 38                     
                             36 TABLE ACCESS BY LOCAL INDEX ROWID TABLE XLA.XLA_EVENTS Cost: 1 Bytes: 16 Cardinality: 1 Partition #: 39 Partitions accessed #2               
                                  35 INDEX UNIQUE SCAN INDEX (UNIQUE) XLA.XLA_EVENTS_U1 Cost: 1 Cardinality: 1 Partition #: 40 Partitions accessed #2          
                   41 PARTITION LIST SINGLE Cost: 1 Bytes: 15 Cardinality: 1 Partition #: 41                          
                        40 TABLE ACCESS BY LOCAL INDEX ROWID TABLE XLA.XLA_TRANSACTION_ENTITIES Cost: 1 Bytes: 15 Cardinality: 1 Partition #: 42 Partitions accessed #2                    
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      2  where
      3  regexp_like   (' ','^*[ ]*a');
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    Statistics
              1  recursive calls
              0  db block gets
              0  consistent gets
              0  physical reads
              0  redo size
            243  bytes sent via SQL*Net to client
            349  bytes received via SQL*Net from client
              1  SQL*Net roundtrips to/from client
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              0  sorts (disk)
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           SID
           310
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    SQL> select 1 from dual
      2  where
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    COLUMN STAT_NAME FORMAT A35 TRU
    SET PAGESIZE 200
    SELECT
      STAT_NAME,
      VALUE
    FROM
      V$SESS_TIME_MODEL
    WHERE
      SID=310;
    STAT_NAME                                VALUE
    DB time                                   9247
    DB CPU                                    9247
    background elapsed time                      0
    background cpu time                          0
    sequence load elapsed time                   0
    parse time elapsed                        6374
    hard parse elapsed time                   5997
    sql execute elapsed time                  2939
    connection management call elapsed        1660
    failed parse elapsed time                    0
    failed parse (out of shared memory)          0
    hard parse (sharing criteria) elaps          0
    hard parse (bind mismatch) elapsed           0
    PL/SQL execution elapsed time               95
    inbound PL/SQL rpc elapsed time              0
    PL/SQL compilation elapsed time              0
    Java execution elapsed time                  0
    repeated bind elapsed time                  48
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    STAT_NAME                                VALUE
    DB time                                   9247
    DB CPU                                    9247
    background elapsed time                      0
    background cpu time                          0
    sequence load elapsed time                   0
    parse time elapsed                        6374
    hard parse elapsed time                   5997
    sql execute elapsed time                  2939
    connection management call elapsed        1660
    failed parse elapsed time                    0
    failed parse (out of shared memory)          0
    hard parse (sharing criteria) elaps          0
    hard parse (bind mismatch) elapsed           0
    PL/SQL execution elapsed time               95
    inbound PL/SQL rpc elapsed time              0
    PL/SQL compilation elapsed time              0
    Java execution elapsed time                  0
    repeated bind elapsed time                  48
    RMAN cpu time (backup/restore)               0The session is not reporting additional CPU usage or parse time.
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      SS.VALUE
    FROM
      V$SESSTAT SS,
      V$STATNAME SN
    WHERE
      SN.NAME='consistent gets'
      AND SN.STATISTIC#=SS.STATISTIC#
      AND SS.SID=310;
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    al%';
    SQL_ID        CHILD_NUMBER
    04mpgrzhsv72w            0
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    select 1 from dual where regexp_like   (' ','^*[ ]*a')
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    PM:   Checking validity of predicate move-around in SEL$1 (#0).
    CBQT: Validity checks failed for 7uqx4guu04x3g.
    CVM: Considering view merge in query block SEL$1 (#0)
    CBQT: Validity checks failed for 7uqx4guu04x3g.
    Subquery Unnest
    SU: Considering subquery unnesting in query block SEL$1 (#0)
    Set-Join Conversion (SJC)
    SJC: Considering set-join conversion in SEL$1 (#0).
    Predicate Move-Around (PM)
    PM: Considering predicate move-around in SEL$1 (#0).
    PM:   Checking validity of predicate move-around in SEL$1 (#0).
    PM:     PM bypassed: Outer query contains no views.
    FPD: Considering simple filter push in SEL$1 (#0)
    FPD:   Current where clause predicates in SEL$1 (#0) :
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    predicates with check contraints:  REGEXP_LIKE (' ','^*[ ]*a')
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    apadrv-start: call(in-use=592, alloc=16344), compile(in-use=37448, alloc=42256)
    kkoqbc-start
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    Charles Hooper
    IT Manager/Oracle DBA
    K&M Machine-Fabricating, Inc.

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    AVG_ROW_LEN     312
    SAMPLE_SIZE     489716
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    BLOCKS     27199
    AVG_ROW_LEN     395
    SAMPLE_SIZE     489716
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    Edited by: ergates on 17.des.2009 06:02

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    LOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_04,
    PARTITION PRESC200505 VALUES LESS THAN (TO_DATE(' 2005-06-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN'))
    LOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_05,
    PARTITION PRESC200506 VALUES LESS THAN (TO_DATE(' 2005-07-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN'))
    LOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_06,
    PARTITION PRESC200507 VALUES LESS THAN (TO_DATE(' 2005-08-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN'))
    LOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_07,
    PARTITION PRESC200508 VALUES LESS THAN (TO_DATE(' 2005-09-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN'))
    LOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_08,
    PARTITION PRESC200509 VALUES LESS THAN (TO_DATE(' 2005-10-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN'))
    LOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_09,
    PARTITION PRESC200510 VALUES LESS THAN (TO_DATE(' 2005-11-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN'))
    LOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_10,
    PARTITION PRESC200511 VALUES LESS THAN (TO_DATE(' 2005-12-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN'))
    LOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_11,
    PARTITION PRESC200512 VALUES LESS THAN (TO_DATE(' 2006-01-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN'))
    LOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_12,
    PARTITION PRESC200601 VALUES LESS THAN (TO_DATE(' 2006-02-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN'))
    LOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_13,
    PARTITION PRESC200602 VALUES LESS THAN (TO_DATE(' 2006-03-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN'))
    LOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_14,
    PARTITION PRESC200603 VALUES LESS THAN (TO_DATE(' 2006-04-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN'))
    LOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_15,
    PARTITION PRESC200604 VALUES LESS THAN (TO_DATE(' 2006-05-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN'))
    LOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_16,
    PARTITION PRESC200605 VALUES LESS THAN (TO_DATE(' 2006-06-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN'))
    LOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_17,
    PARTITION PRESC200606 VALUES LESS THAN (TO_DATE(' 2006-07-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN'))
    LOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_18,
    PARTITION PRESC200607 VALUES LESS THAN (TO_DATE(' 2006-08-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN'))
    LOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_19,
    PARTITION PRESC200608 VALUES LESS THAN (TO_DATE(' 2006-09-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN'))
    LOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_20,
    PARTITION PRESC200609 VALUES LESS THAN (TO_DATE(' 2006-10-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN'))
    LOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_21,
    PARTITION PRESC200610 VALUES LESS THAN (TO_DATE(' 2006-11-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN'))
    LOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_22,
    PARTITION PRESC200611 VALUES LESS THAN (TO_DATE(' 2006-12-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN'))
    LOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_23,
    PARTITION PRESC200612 VALUES LESS THAN (TO_DATE(' 2007-01-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN'))
    LOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_24,
    PARTITION PRESC200701 VALUES LESS THAN (TO_DATE(' 2007-02-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN'))
    LOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_25,
    PARTITION PRESC200702 VALUES LESS THAN (TO_DATE(' 2007-03-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN'))
    LOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_26,
    PARTITION PRESC200703 VALUES LESS THAN (TO_DATE(' 2007-04-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN'))
    LOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_27,
    PARTITION PRESC200704 VALUES LESS THAN (TO_DATE(' 2007-05-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN'))
    LOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_28,
    PARTITION PRESC200705 VALUES LESS THAN (TO_DATE(' 2007-06-01 00:00:00', 'SYYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN'))
    LOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_29
    NOCACHE
    NOPARALLEL;
    Prompt Index BX2_PRESC_PAYER;
    -- BX2_PRESC_PAYER (Index)
    -- Dependencies:
    -- PRESCRIP_RETAIL (Table)
    CREATE BITMAP INDEX RETAIL.BX2_PRESC_PAYER ON RETAIL.PRESCRIP_RETAIL
    (PAYER_PLAN)
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_29
    LOGGING
    LOCAL (
    PARTITION PRESC200406
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_30,
    PARTITION PRESC200407
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_31,
    PARTITION PRESC200408
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_32,
    PARTITION PRESC200409
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_33,
    PARTITION PRESC200410
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_34,
    PARTITION PRESC200411
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_35,
    PARTITION PRESC200412
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_36,
    PARTITION PRESC200501
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_01,
    PARTITION PRESC200502
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_02,
    PARTITION PRESC200503
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_03,
    PARTITION PRESC200504
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_04,
    PARTITION PRESC200505
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_05,
    PARTITION PRESC200506
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_06,
    PARTITION PRESC200507
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_07,
    PARTITION PRESC200508
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_08,
    PARTITION PRESC200509
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_09,
    PARTITION PRESC200510
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_10,
    PARTITION PRESC200511
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_11,
    PARTITION PRESC200512
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_12,
    PARTITION PRESC200601
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_13,
    PARTITION PRESC200602
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_14,
    PARTITION PRESC200603
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_15,
    PARTITION PRESC200604
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_16,
    PARTITION PRESC200605
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_17,
    PARTITION PRESC200606
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_18,
    PARTITION PRESC200607
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_19,
    PARTITION PRESC200608
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_20,
    PARTITION PRESC200609
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_21,
    PARTITION PRESC200610
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_22,
    PARTITION PRESC200611
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_23,
    PARTITION PRESC200612
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_24,
    PARTITION PRESC200701
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_25,
    PARTITION PRESC200702
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_26,
    PARTITION PRESC200703
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_27,
    PARTITION PRESC200704
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_28,
    PARTITION PRESC200705
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_29
    NOPARALLEL;
    Prompt Index BX3_PRESC_PAYERCD;
    -- BX3_PRESC_PAYERCD (Index)
    -- Dependencies:
    -- PRESCRIP_RETAIL (Table)
    CREATE BITMAP INDEX RETAIL.BX3_PRESC_PAYERCD ON RETAIL.PRESCRIP_RETAIL
    (PYMT_CODE)
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_29
    NOLOGGING
    LOCAL (
    PARTITION PRESC200406
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_30,
    PARTITION PRESC200407
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_31,
    PARTITION PRESC200408
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_32,
    PARTITION PRESC200409
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_33,
    PARTITION PRESC200410
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_34,
    PARTITION PRESC200411
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_35,
    PARTITION PRESC200412
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_36,
    PARTITION PRESC200501
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_01,
    PARTITION PRESC200502
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_02,
    PARTITION PRESC200503
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_03,
    PARTITION PRESC200504
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_04,
    PARTITION PRESC200505
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_05,
    PARTITION PRESC200506
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_06,
    PARTITION PRESC200507
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_07,
    PARTITION PRESC200508
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_08,
    PARTITION PRESC200509
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_09,
    PARTITION PRESC200510
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_10,
    PARTITION PRESC200511
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_11,
    PARTITION PRESC200512
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_12,
    PARTITION PRESC200601
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_13,
    PARTITION PRESC200602
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_14,
    PARTITION PRESC200603
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_15,
    PARTITION PRESC200604
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_16,
    PARTITION PRESC200605
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_17,
    PARTITION PRESC200606
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_18,
    PARTITION PRESC200607
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_19,
    PARTITION PRESC200608
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_20,
    PARTITION PRESC200609
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_21,
    PARTITION PRESC200610
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_22,
    PARTITION PRESC200611
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_23,
    PARTITION PRESC200612
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_24,
    PARTITION PRESC200701
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_25,
    PARTITION PRESC200702
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_26,
    PARTITION PRESC200703
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_27,
    PARTITION PRESC200704
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_28,
    PARTITION PRESC200705
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_29
    NOPARALLEL;
    Prompt Index BX4_PRESC_PRESC;
    -- BX4_PRESC_PRESC (Index)
    -- Dependencies:
    -- PRESCRIP_RETAIL (Table)
    CREATE BITMAP INDEX RETAIL.BX4_PRESC_PRESC ON RETAIL.PRESCRIP_RETAIL
    (PRESC_NUM)
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_29
    NOLOGGING
    LOCAL (
    PARTITION PRESC200406
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_30,
    PARTITION PRESC200407
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_31,
    PARTITION PRESC200408
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_32,
    PARTITION PRESC200409
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_33,
    PARTITION PRESC200410
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_34,
    PARTITION PRESC200411
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_35,
    PARTITION PRESC200412
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_36,
    PARTITION PRESC200501
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_01,
    PARTITION PRESC200502
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_02,
    PARTITION PRESC200503
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_03,
    PARTITION PRESC200504
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_04,
    PARTITION PRESC200505
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_05,
    PARTITION PRESC200506
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_06,
    PARTITION PRESC200507
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_07,
    PARTITION PRESC200508
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_08,
    PARTITION PRESC200509
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_09,
    PARTITION PRESC200510
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_10,
    PARTITION PRESC200511
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_11,
    PARTITION PRESC200512
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_12,
    PARTITION PRESC200601
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_13,
    PARTITION PRESC200602
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_14,
    PARTITION PRESC200603
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_15,
    PARTITION PRESC200604
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_16,
    PARTITION PRESC200605
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_17,
    PARTITION PRESC200606
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_18,
    PARTITION PRESC200607
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_19,
    PARTITION PRESC200608
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_20,
    PARTITION PRESC200609
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_21,
    PARTITION PRESC200610
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_22,
    PARTITION PRESC200611
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_23,
    PARTITION PRESC200612
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_24,
    PARTITION PRESC200701
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_25,
    PARTITION PRESC200702
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_26,
    PARTITION PRESC200703
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_27,
    PARTITION PRESC200704
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_28,
    PARTITION PRESC200705
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_29
    NOPARALLEL;
    Prompt Index BX5_PRESC_PIER;
    -- BX5_PRESC_PIER (Index)
    -- Dependencies:
    -- PRESCRIP_RETAIL (Table)
    CREATE BITMAP INDEX RETAIL.BX5_PRESC_PIER ON RETAIL.PRESCRIP_RETAIL
    (PIZR_NUM)
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_29
    LOGGING
    LOCAL (
    PARTITION PRESC200406
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_30,
    PARTITION PRESC200407
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_31,
    PARTITION PRESC200408
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_32,
    PARTITION PRESC200409
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_33,
    PARTITION PRESC200410
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_34,
    PARTITION PRESC200411
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_35,
    PARTITION PRESC200412
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_36,
    PARTITION PRESC200501
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_01,
    PARTITION PRESC200502
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_02,
    PARTITION PRESC200503
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_03,
    PARTITION PRESC200504
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_04,
    PARTITION PRESC200505
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_05,
    PARTITION PRESC200506
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_06,
    PARTITION PRESC200507
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_07,
    PARTITION PRESC200508
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_08,
    PARTITION PRESC200509
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_09,
    PARTITION PRESC200510
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_10,
    PARTITION PRESC200511
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_11,
    PARTITION PRESC200512
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_12,
    PARTITION PRESC200601
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_13,
    PARTITION PRESC200602
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_14,
    PARTITION PRESC200603
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_15,
    PARTITION PRESC200604
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_16,
    PARTITION PRESC200605
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_17,
    PARTITION PRESC200606
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_18,
    PARTITION PRESC200607
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_19,
    PARTITION PRESC200608
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_20,
    PARTITION PRESC200609
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_21,
    PARTITION PRESC200610
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_22,
    PARTITION PRESC200611
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_23,
    PARTITION PRESC200612
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_24,
    PARTITION PRESC200701
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_25,
    PARTITION PRESC200702
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_26,
    PARTITION PRESC200703
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_27,
    PARTITION PRESC200704
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_28,
    PARTITION PRESC200705
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_29
    NOPARALLEL;
    Prompt Index BX6_PRESC_RELID;
    -- BX6_PRESC_RELID (Index)
    -- Dependencies:
    -- PRESCRIP_RETAIL (Table)
    CREATE BITMAP INDEX RETAIL.BX6_PRESC_RELID ON RETAIL.PRESCRIP_RETAIL
    (RELID)
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_29
    LOGGING
    LOCAL (
    PARTITION PRESC200406
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_30,
    PARTITION PRESC200407
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_31,
    PARTITION PRESC200408
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_32,
    PARTITION PRESC200409
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_33,
    PARTITION PRESC200410
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_34,
    PARTITION PRESC200411
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_35,
    PARTITION PRESC200412
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_36,
    PARTITION PRESC200501
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_01,
    PARTITION PRESC200502
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_02,
    PARTITION PRESC200503
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_03,
    PARTITION PRESC200504
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_04,
    PARTITION PRESC200505
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_05,
    PARTITION PRESC200506
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_06,
    PARTITION PRESC200507
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_07,
    PARTITION PRESC200508
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_08,
    PARTITION PRESC200509
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_09,
    PARTITION PRESC200510
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_10,
    PARTITION PRESC200511
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_11,
    PARTITION PRESC200512
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_12,
    PARTITION PRESC200601
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_13,
    PARTITION PRESC200602
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_14,
    PARTITION PRESC200603
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_15,
    PARTITION PRESC200604
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_16,
    PARTITION PRESC200605
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_17,
    PARTITION PRESC200606
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_18,
    PARTITION PRESC200607
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_19,
    PARTITION PRESC200608
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_20,
    PARTITION PRESC200609
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_21,
    PARTITION PRESC200610
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_22,
    PARTITION PRESC200611
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_23,
    PARTITION PRESC200612
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_24,
    PARTITION PRESC200701
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_25,
    PARTITION PRESC200702
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_26,
    PARTITION PRESC200703
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_27,
    PARTITION PRESC200704
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_28,
    PARTITION PRESC200705
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_29
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    -- BX7_PRESC_ME (Index)
    -- Dependencies:
    -- PRESCRIP_RETAIL (Table)
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    (ME_NUM)
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_29
    LOGGING
    LOCAL (
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    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_30,
    PARTITION PRESC200407
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_31,
    PARTITION PRESC200408
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_32,
    PARTITION PRESC200409
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_33,
    PARTITION PRESC200410
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_34,
    PARTITION PRESC200411
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_35,
    PARTITION PRESC200412
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_36,
    PARTITION PRESC200501
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_01,
    PARTITION PRESC200502
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_02,
    PARTITION PRESC200503
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_03,
    PARTITION PRESC200504
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_04,
    PARTITION PRESC200505
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_05,
    PARTITION PRESC200506
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_06,
    PARTITION PRESC200507
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_07,
    PARTITION PRESC200508
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_08,
    PARTITION PRESC200509
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_09,
    PARTITION PRESC200510
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_10,
    PARTITION PRESC200511
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_11,
    PARTITION PRESC200512
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_12,
    PARTITION PRESC200601
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_13,
    PARTITION PRESC200602
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_14,
    PARTITION PRESC200603
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_15,
    PARTITION PRESC200604
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_16,
    PARTITION PRESC200605
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_17,
    PARTITION PRESC200606
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_18,
    PARTITION PRESC200607
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_19,
    PARTITION PRESC200608
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_20,
    PARTITION PRESC200609
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_21,
    PARTITION PRESC200610
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_22,
    PARTITION PRESC200611
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_23,
    PARTITION PRESC200612
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_24,
    PARTITION PRESC200701
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_25,
    PARTITION PRESC200702
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_26,
    PARTITION PRESC200703
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_27,
    PARTITION PRESC200704
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_28,
    PARTITION PRESC200705
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_29
    NOPARALLEL;
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    -- BX1_PRESC_PROD (Index)
    -- Dependencies:
    -- PRESCRIP_RETAIL (Table)
    CREATE BITMAP INDEX RETAIL.BX1_PRESC_PROD ON RETAIL.PRESCRIP_RETAIL
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    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_29
    LOGGING
    LOCAL (
    PARTITION PRESC200406
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_30,
    PARTITION PRESC200407
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_31,
    PARTITION PRESC200408
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_32,
    PARTITION PRESC200409
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_33,
    PARTITION PRESC200410
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_34,
    PARTITION PRESC200411
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_35,
    PARTITION PRESC200412
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_36,
    PARTITION PRESC200501
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_01,
    PARTITION PRESC200502
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_02,
    PARTITION PRESC200503
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_03,
    PARTITION PRESC200504
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_04,
    PARTITION PRESC200505
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_05,
    PARTITION PRESC200506
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_06,
    PARTITION PRESC200507
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_07,
    PARTITION PRESC200508
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_08,
    PARTITION PRESC200509
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_09,
    PARTITION PRESC200510
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_10,
    PARTITION PRESC200511
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_11,
    PARTITION PRESC200512
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_12,
    PARTITION PRESC200601
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_13,
    PARTITION PRESC200602
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_14,
    PARTITION PRESC200603
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_15,
    PARTITION PRESC200604
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_16,
    PARTITION PRESC200605
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_17,
    PARTITION PRESC200606
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_18,
    PARTITION PRESC200607
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_19,
    PARTITION PRESC200608
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_20,
    PARTITION PRESC200609
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_21,
    PARTITION PRESC200610
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_22,
    PARTITION PRESC200611
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_23,
    PARTITION PRESC200612
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_24,
    PARTITION PRESC200701
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_25,
    PARTITION PRESC200702
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_26,
    PARTITION PRESC200703
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_27,
    PARTITION PRESC200704
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_28,
    PARTITION PRESC200705
    NOLOGGING
    TABLESPACE PRESC_PARTITION_29
    NOPARALLEL;

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      FROM rap_counterparties cou,
           rap_presentation_cou_ratings pcr,
           rap_presentation_states sta,
           rap_app_user_profiles aup,
           rap_presentations p
    WHERE cou.unt_id = aup.unt_id
       AND aup.aur_id = 7529
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       AND sta.pre_id = pcr.pst_pre_id
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    PLAN_TABLE_OUTPUT
    | Id  | Operation                        |  Name                  | Rows  | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)|
    |   0 | SELECT STATEMENT                 |                        |     8 |   456 |  3936  (16)|
    |*  1 |  TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID     | RAP_PRESENTATIONS      |     1 |    15 |     2  (50)|
    |   2 |   NESTED LOOPS                   |                        |     8 |   456 |  3936  (16)|
    |*  3 |    HASH JOIN                     |                        |  1745 | 73290 |  2145  (27)|
    |*  4 |     HASH JOIN                    |                        | 14257 |   431K|  1299  (25)|
    |*  5 |      HASH JOIN                   |                        |  5173 | 87941 |   583  (16)|
    |   6 |       TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID| RAP_APP_USER_PROFILES  |    18 |   144 |     3  (34)|
    |*  7 |        INDEX RANGE SCAN          | RAP_AUP_IX_01          |    18 |       |     2  (50)|
    |   8 |       TABLE ACCESS FULL          | RAP_COUNTERPARTIES     |   118K|  1042K|   560  (13)|
    |*  9 |      INDEX FAST FULL SCAN        | RAP_PCR_PK             |   326K|  4467K|   659  (25)|
    |* 10 |     INDEX FAST FULL SCAN         | RAP_PST_IX_02          |   120K|  1291K|   821  (29)|
    |* 11 |    INDEX RANGE SCAN              | RAP_PRE_PK             |     1 |       |            |
    Predicate Information (identified by operation id):
       1 - filter(("P"."PRIVATE_FLG"<>'Y' OR "P"."CREATED_BY_USER_ID"=10000083 AND
                  "P"."PRIVATE_FLG"='Y') AND "COU"."UNT_ID"="P"."UNT_ID")
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       4 - access("PCR"."COU_ID"="COU"."ID")
       5 - access("COU"."UNT_ID"="AUP"."UNT_ID")
       7 - access("AUP"."AUR_ID"=7529)
       9 - filter("PCR"."PST_STATE_TYPE_ID"=322 OR "PCR"."PST_STATE_TYPE_ID"=323 OR
                  "PCR"."PST_STATE_TYPE_ID"=324 OR "PCR"."PST_STATE_TYPE_ID"=325 OR "PCR"."PST_STATE_TYPE_ID"=326)
      10 - filter("STA"."CUR_PRESENT_STATE_INSTANCE_FLG"='Y' AND ("STA"."STATE_TYPE_ID"=322 OR
                  "STA"."STATE_TYPE_ID"=323 OR "STA"."STATE_TYPE_ID"=324 OR "STA"."STATE_TYPE_ID"=325 OR
                  "STA"."STATE_TYPE_ID"=326))
      11 - access("P"."ID"="STA"."PRE_ID")
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    rap_app_user_profiles : 30639
    rap_counterparties : 118583
    rap_presentation_cou_ratings -- 652781
    rap_presentation_states -- 982413
    rap_presentations -- 246145
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           p.ID ID
      FROM rap_presentations p,
           rap_counterparties cou,
           rap_presentation_states sta,
           rap_presentation_cou_ratings pcr
    WHERE cou.unt_id IN (
               SELECT prof.unt_id
                 FROM rap_application_users u, rap_app_user_profiles prof
                WHERE u.ID = prof.aur_id AND u.ID = 7529
                      AND prof.aro_id NOT IN (8))
       AND cou.unt_id = p.unt_id
       AND p.ID = sta.pre_id
       AND sta.cur_present_state_instance_flg = 'Y'
       AND sta.state_type_id = pcr.pst_state_type_id
       AND sta.pre_id = pcr.pst_pre_id
       AND pcr.cou_id = cou.ID
       AND (   p.private_flg != 'Y'
            OR (p.private_flg = 'Y' AND p.created_by_user_id = 7529)
       AND sta.state_type_id IN (326, 322, 323, 324, 325)
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    PLAN_TABLE_OUTPUT
    | Id  | Operation                           |  Name                         | Rows  | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)|
    |   0 | SELECT STATEMENT                    |                               |     7 |   434 | 43334   (2)|
    |*  1 |  TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID        | RAP_PRESENTATIONS             |     1 |    15 |     2  (50)|
    |   2 |   NESTED LOOPS                      |                               |     7 |   434 | 43334   (2)|
    |   3 |    NESTED LOOPS                     |                               |  1593 | 74871 | 41699   (2)|
    |   4 |     NESTED LOOPS                    |                               | 13016 |   457K| 15196   (2)|
    |   5 |      NESTED LOOPS                   |                               |  4723 |   101K|   798   (2)|
    |   6 |       VIEW                          | VW_NSO_1                      |    16 |   208 |            |
    |   7 |        SORT UNIQUE                  |                               |    16 |   256 |            |
    |   8 |         NESTED LOOPS                |                               |    16 |   256 |     4  (25)|
    |*  9 |          INDEX UNIQUE SCAN          | RAP_AUR_PK                    |     1 |     5 |     2  (50)|
    |* 10 |          TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID| RAP_APP_USER_PROFILES         |    16 |   176 |     3  (34)|
    |* 11 |           INDEX RANGE SCAN          | RAP_AUP_IX_01                 |    18 |       |     2  (50)|
    |  12 |       TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID   | RAP_COUNTERPARTIES            |   295 |  2655 |    50   (2)|
    |* 13 |        INDEX RANGE SCAN             | RAP_COU_IX_02                 |    95 |       |     2  (50)|
    |* 14 |      TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID    | RAP_PRESENTATION_COU_RATINGS  |     3 |    42 |     4  (25)|
    |* 15 |       INDEX RANGE SCAN              | RAP_PCR_IX_03                 |    10 |       |     3  (34)|
    |* 16 |     INDEX RANGE SCAN                | RAP_PST_IX_02                 |     1 |    11 |     3  (34)|
    |* 17 |    INDEX RANGE SCAN                 | RAP_PRE_PK                    |     1 |       |            |
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       9 - access("U"."ID"=7529)
      10 - filter("PROF"."ARO_ID"<>8)
      11 - access("PROF"."AUR_ID"=7529)
      13 - access("COU"."UNT_ID"="VW_NSO_1"."$nso_col_1")
      14 - filter("PCR"."PST_STATE_TYPE_ID"=322 OR "PCR"."PST_STATE_TYPE_ID"=323 OR
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      15 - access("PCR"."COU_ID"="COU"."ID")
      16 - access("STA"."PRE_ID"="PCR"."PST_PRE_ID" AND "STA"."STATE_TYPE_ID"="PCR"."PST_STATE_TYPE_ID" AND
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           filter("STA"."STATE_TYPE_ID"=322 OR "STA"."STATE_TYPE_ID"=323 OR "STA"."STATE_TYPE_ID"=324 OR
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           p.ID ID
      FROM rap_presentations p,
           rap_counterparties cou,
           rap_presentation_states sta,
           rap_presentation_cou_ratings pcr
    WHERE cou.unt_id IN (
               SELECT prof.unt_id
                 FROM rap_application_users u, rap_app_user_profiles prof
                WHERE u.ID = prof.aur_id AND u.ID = 7529
                      AND prof.aro_id NOT IN (8))
       AND cou.unt_id = p.unt_id
       AND p.ID = sta.pre_id
       AND sta.cur_present_state_instance_flg = 'Y'
       AND sta.state_type_id = pcr.pst_state_type_id
       AND sta.pre_id = pcr.pst_pre_id
       AND pcr.cou_id = cou.ID
       AND (   p.private_flg != 'Y'
            OR (p.private_flg = 'Y' AND p.created_by_user_id = 7529)
       AND sta.state_type_id IN (326, 322, 323, 324, 325)
    UNION
    SELECT /*+index(pfs)*/
           p.ID ID
      FROM rap_presentations p,
           rap_presentation_states sta,
           rap_facilities f,
           rap_presentation_fac_states pfs
    WHERE f.unt_id IN (
               SELECT prof.unt_id
                 FROM rap_application_users u, rap_app_user_profiles prof
                WHERE u.ID = prof.aur_id AND u.ID = 7529
                      AND prof.aro_id NOT IN (8))
       AND f.unt_id = p.unt_id
       AND p.ID = sta.pre_id
       AND sta.cur_present_state_instance_flg = 'Y'
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       AND sta.pre_id = pfs.pst_pre_id
       AND pfs.fac_id = f.ID
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       AND f.current_facility_instance_flg = 'Y'
       AND (   p.private_flg != 'Y'
            OR (p.private_flg = 'Y' AND p.created_by_user_id = 7529)
       AND sta.state_type_id IN (326, 322, 323, 324, 325)
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    PLAN_TABLE_OUTPUT
    | Id  | Operation                          |  Name                  | Rows  | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)|
    |   0 | SELECT STATEMENT                   |                        |     8 |   534 | 14931  (80)|
    |   1 |  SORT UNIQUE                       |                        |     8 |   534 | 14931  (80)|
    |   2 |   UNION-ALL                        |                        |       |       |            |
    |*  3 |    TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID     | RAP_PRESENTATIONS      |     1 |    15 |     2  (50)|
    |   4 |     NESTED LOOPS                   |                        |     7 |   455 |  3728  (17)|
    |*  5 |      HASH JOIN                     |                        |  1542 | 77100 |  2145  (27)|
    |*  6 |       HASH JOIN                    |                        | 12598 |   479K|  1300  (24)|
    |*  7 |        HASH JOIN                   |                        |  4571 |   111K|   584  (16)|
    |*  8 |         TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID| RAP_APP_USER_PROFILES  |    16 |   176 |     3  (34)|
    |*  9 |          INDEX RANGE SCAN          | RAP_AUP_IX_01          |    18 |       |     2  (50)|
    |  10 |         NESTED LOOPS               |                        |   118K|  1621K|   561  (13)|
    |* 11 |          INDEX UNIQUE SCAN         | RAP_AUR_PK             |     1 |     5 |     2  (50)|
    |  12 |          TABLE ACCESS FULL         | RAP_COUNTERPARTIES     |   118K|  1042K|   560  (13)|
    |* 13 |        INDEX FAST FULL SCAN        | RAP_PCR_PK             |   326K|  4467K|   659  (25)|
    |* 14 |       INDEX FAST FULL SCAN         | RAP_PST_IX_02          |   120K|  1291K|   821  (29)|
    |* 15 |      INDEX RANGE SCAN              | RAP_PRE_PK             |     1 |       |            |
    |  16 |    NESTED LOOPS                    |                        |     1 |    79 | 11201   (2)|
    |  17 |     NESTED LOOPS                   |                        |    75 |  4800 | 11124   (2)|
    |  18 |      NESTED LOOPS                  |                        |   617 | 32701 |  9867   (2)|
    |  19 |       NESTED LOOPS                 |                        |  2104 | 69432 |  5606   (2)|
    |  20 |        NESTED LOOPS                |                        |    16 |   256 |     4  (25)|
    |* 21 |         INDEX UNIQUE SCAN          | RAP_AUR_PK             |     1 |     5 |     2  (50)|
    |* 22 |         TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID| RAP_APP_USER_PROFILES  |    16 |   176 |     3  (34)|
    |* 23 |          INDEX RANGE SCAN          | RAP_AUP_IX_01          |    18 |       |     2  (50)|
    |* 24 |        TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID | RAP_FACILITIES         |   135 |  2295 |   351   (2)|
    |* 25 |         INDEX RANGE SCAN           | RAP_FAC_IX_02          |  1608 |       |     5  (20)|
    |* 26 |       INDEX RANGE SCAN             | RAP_PFR_PK             |     1 |    20 |     3  (34)|
    |* 27 |      INDEX RANGE SCAN              | RAP_PST_IX_02          |     1 |    11 |     3  (34)|
    |* 28 |     TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID    | RAP_PRESENTATIONS      |     1 |    15 |     2  (50)|
    |* 29 |      INDEX UNIQUE SCAN             | RAP_PRE_PK             |     1 |       |            |
    Predicate Information (identified by operation id):
       3 - filter(("P"."PRIVATE_FLG"<>'Y' OR "P"."PRIVATE_FLG"='Y' AND "P"."CREATED_BY_USER_ID"=7529)
                  AND "COU"."UNT_ID"="P"."UNT_ID")
       5 - access("STA"."STATE_TYPE_ID"="PCR"."PST_STATE_TYPE_ID" AND
                  "STA"."PRE_ID"="PCR"."PST_PRE_ID")
       6 - access("PCR"."COU_ID"="COU"."ID")
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       8 - filter("PROF"."ARO_ID"<>8)
       9 - access("PROF"."AUR_ID"=7529)
      11 - access("U"."ID"=7529)
      13 - filter("PCR"."PST_STATE_TYPE_ID"=322 OR "PCR"."PST_STATE_TYPE_ID"=323 OR
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