I have often wondered why when we consult a past execution plan that is protected by an SPM baseline, there is no Note at the bottom of that execution plan showing the use of that SPM?
SQL> select banner_full from v$version;
BANNER_FULL
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Oracle Database 19c Enterprise Edition Release 19.0.0.0.0 - Production
Version 19.3.0.0.0
SQL> select count(1) from emp where deptno=30;
COUNT(1)
----------
6
SQL> select * from table(dbms_xplan.display_cursor)
SQL_ID 89mvrxmzsd1v3, child number 1
-------------------------------------
Plan hash value: 2083865914
-------------------------------------------
| Id | Operation | Name | Rows |
-------------------------------------------
| 0 | SELECT STATEMENT | | |
| 1 | SORT AGGREGATE | | 1 |
|* 2 | TABLE ACCESS FULL| EMP | 6 |
-------------------------------------------
Predicate Information (identified by operation id):
---------------------------------------------------
2 - filter("DEPTNO"=30)
Note
-----
- SQL plan baseline SQL_PLAN_1vbjb8bc7qryjc392520a used for this statement
exec dbms_workload_repository.add_colored_sql('89mvrxmzsd1v3');
exec dbms_workload_repository.create_snapshot;
SQL> select * from table(dbms_xplan.display_awr('89mvrxmzsd1v3')); --> please note: display_awr
SQL_ID 89mvrxmzsd1v3
--------------------
Plan hash value: 2083865914
-------------------------------------------
| Id | Operation | Name | Rows |
-------------------------------------------
| 0 | SELECT STATEMENT | | |
| 1 | SORT AGGREGATE | | 1 |
| 2 | TABLE ACCESS FULL| EMP | 6 |
-------------------------------------------
--> There is no Note on SPM
There is good news. Starting with 21c this has been corrected by Oracle. Here is the demonstration:
SQL> select banner_full from v$version;
BANNER_FULL
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Oracle Database 21c Enterprise Edition Release 21.0.0.0.0 - Production
Version 21.3.0.0.0
SQL> select count(1) from emp where deptno=30;
COUNT(1)
----------
6
SQL> select * from table(dbms_xplan.display_cursor);
SQL_ID 89mvrxmzsd1v3, child number 1
-------------------------------------
select count(1) from emp where deptno=30
Plan hash value: 2083865914
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Id | Operation | Name | Rows | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)| Time |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 0 | SELECT STATEMENT | | | | 3 (100)| |
| 1 | SORT AGGREGATE | | 1 | 3 | | |
|* 2 | TABLE ACCESS FULL| EMP | 6 | 18 | 3 (0)| 00:00:01 |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Predicate Information (identified by operation id):
---------------------------------------------------
2 - filter("DEPTNO"=30)
Note
-----
- SQL plan baseline SQL_PLAN_1vbjb8bc7qryjc392520a used for this statement
exec dbms_workload_repository.add_colored_sql('89mvrxmzsd1v3');
exec dbms_workload_repository.create_snapshot;
SQL> select * from table(dbms_xplan.display_awr('89mvrxmzsd1v3')); --> please note: display_awr
SQL_ID 89mvrxmzsd1v3
--------------------
select count(1) from emp where deptno=30
Plan hash value: 2083865914
-------------------------------------------
| Id | Operation | Name | Rows |
-------------------------------------------
| 0 | SELECT STATEMENT | | |
| 1 | SORT AGGREGATE | | 1 |
|* 2 | TABLE ACCESS FULL| EMP | 6 |
-------------------------------------------
Predicate Information (identified by operation id):
---------------------------------------------------
2 - filter("DEPTNO"=30)
Note
-----
- SQL plan baseline "SQL_PLAN_1vbjb8bc7qryjc392520a" used for this statement
This is the first time if my memory doesn’t fail me, that I see this Note on an SPM baseline appearing at the bottom of an execution plan coming from AWR. This becomes possible because Oracle has finally enriched the other_xml column of dba_hist_sql_plan with the SPM baseline information as shown below:
SQL> select banner_full from v$version;
BANNER_FULL
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Oracle Database 19c Enterprise Edition Release 19.0.0.0.0 - Production
Version 19.3.0.0.0
SELECT
p.sql_id
,p.plan_hash_value
,t.spm_baseline
FROM
dba_hist_sql_plan p
,xmltable('for $i in /other_xml/info
where $i/@type eq "baseline"
return $i'
passing xmltype(p.other_xml)
columns spm_baseline varchar2(100) path '/') t
WHERE p.sql_id = '89mvrxmzsd1v3'
and p.other_xml is not null;
no rows selected
SQL> select banner_full from v$version;
BANNER_FULL
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Oracle Database 21c Enterprise Edition Release 21.0.0.0.0 - Production
Version 21.3.0.0.0
SELECT
p.sql_id
,p.plan_hash_value
,t.spm_baseline
FROM
dba_hist_sql_plan p
,xmltable('for $i in /other_xml/info
where $i/@type eq "baseline"
return $i'
passing xmltype(p.other_xml)
columns spm_baseline varchar2(100) path '/') t
WHERE p.sql_id = '89mvrxmzsd1v3'
and p.other_xml is not null;
SQL_ID PLAN_HASH_VALUE SPM_BASELINE
------------- --------------- -----------------------------------
89mvrxmzsd1v3 2083865914 "SQL_PLAN_1vbjb8bc7qryjc392520a"
I remind for those who are not yet in 21c, that they can use Dom Brooks’s script to track the use of SPM in AWR
SQL> select banner_full from v$version;
BANNER_FULL
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Oracle Database 19c Enterprise Edition Release 19.0.0.0.0 - Production
Version 19.3.0.0.0
SQL> @wasSPMUsed19c
Enter value for sql_id: 89mvrxmzsd1v3
SNAP_ID DT SQL_ID PLAN_HASH_VALUE PHV2 SIG D I WHEN_BASELINE_CREATED
---------- -------------------------- ------------- --------------- ---------- ---------- - - --------------------------
2241 04-FEB-2023 16:54 89mvrxmzsd1v3 2083865914 3281146378 2,1387E+18 Y Y 04-FEB-2023 16:52
Mohamed Houri’s Oracle Notes 