Viewing graphical plans

Use either Interactive SQL or the GRAPHICAL_PLAN function to view graphical plans. The GRAPHICAL_PLAN function displays a graphical plan in XML format, as a string.

 View a graphical plan (Interactive SQL)

  1. Start Interactive SQL and connect to the SQL Anywhere database.

  2. Click Tools » Plan Viewer (or press Shift+F5).

  3. Type a statement in the SQL pane.

  4. Select a Statistics level, a Cursor type and an Update status.

  5. Click Get Plan.

 View a graphical plan (SQL)

  1. Connect to a database as a user with DBA authority.

  2. Execute the GRAPHICAL_PLAN function.

 See also

Customized graphical plans

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