SQL/MP Query Guide
Analyzing Query Performance
HP NonStop SQL/MP Query Guide—524488-003
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EXPLAIN Plan for INSERT
The total cost of the query is 1. 
The plan contains the following information:
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The lock granularity is record (row):
 Access type : Record locks, stable access
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The type of delete is a cursor delete.
EXPLAIN Plan for INSERT
The EXPLAIN plan shows an INSERT operation. 
The query inserts data into the ordtwo table, as follows:
EXPLAIN
 INSERT INTO ordtwo VALUES (100) ;
The total cost of the query is 1.
Example 6-45 on page 6-75 shows the EXPLAIN plan for the query.
Example 6-44. EXPLAIN Plan for Cursor DELETE
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 Query plan 1
 SQL request : Delete
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 Plan step 1
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 Operation 1.0 : Scan
 Table : \SQL1.$DATA8.PERSNL.EMPLOYEE
 with correlation name EMPLOYEE
 Access type : Record locks, stable access
 Lock mode : Chosen by the system
 Column processing : Requires retrieval of 0 out of 6 columns
 Access path 1 : Alternate \SQL1.$DATA8.PERSNL.XEMPDEPT, index
 only
 SBB for reads : Virtual
 Begin key pred. : DEPTNUM = 1500
 End key pred. : DEPTNUM = 1500
 Index selectivity : Expect to examine 9.0909% of rows from index
 Index pred. : None
 Base table pred. : None
 Type of Delete : Cursor
 Executor pred. : None
 Table selectivity : Expect to select 9.0909% of rows from table
 Expected row count: 11 rows after the scan
 Operation cost : 1
 Total cost : 1










