Try Wolfgang's presentation...Using DBMS_STATS in Access Path Optimization... www.centrexcc.com/Using%20DBMS_STATS%20in%20Access%20Path%20Optimization .ppt.pdf ...its still on my pile of presentations to read. I have had the pleasure of attending a few of Wolfgang's presentations, and he has a very crisp German (Austrian?) accent. I keep meaning to mention that he should try an Arnold/Terminator themed presentation.... "Im going to terminate you if you stats are out of date!!". To a developer... "This query better execute in .035 seconds or I'm gonna execute you!!!" Something like that...anyway, if you havent then checkout his other great papers... http://www.centrexcc.com/ -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Charlotte Hammond Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 5:41 AM To: ORACLE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: DBMS_STATS Hi all, Can anyone please point me to any resources about "best practices" for DBMS_STATS in a production environment. I've RTFM'd and know about all the possible options (BLOCK_SAMPLE, METHOD_OPT) with a reasonable understanding (I think!) of what each does. But what's missing is how to put it all together effectively. (ie. I know what all the parts of the engine do, but I don't know how to drive...!) Many thanks - Charlotte --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------