I like pictures too (disclaimer I do manage some dbas :( ). *Appropriate*graphs do really tell a story. I'd cite whoever was responsible for the Active Sessions graph on the performance drill down of EM. It's nearly always a clearer and faster route than reading statspack/awr reports. The data has to be good and understood, but graphs/pictures work really well for me. Niall On 10/26/07, Dennis Williams <oracledba.williams@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > BN, > > Ah yes, for management. Well, good luck with that. My only advice is to > graph the output. Management likes pictures. > > Dennis Williams > -- Niall Litchfield Oracle DBA http://www.orawin.info