Mark, Thanks. Yes, I see explain plan gives an idea for the number of table/index access. However, I want to know the actual time taken for index access and the actual number of times index was accessed. I know this information can be gotten from 10046. Meaning : total time for query, time for table and index accesses within this query. I do not know how to get it. Can someone help. Thanks --- On Thu, 1/22/09, Powell, Mark D <mark.powell@xxxxxxx> wrote: From: Powell, Mark D <mark.powell@xxxxxxx> Subject: RE: ** identify time/number for individual table, index accesss within a sql To: ajoshi977@xxxxxxxxx, oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009, 12:14 PM If you have a trace why not run tkprof on it and look at the summary information as a starting point. Also one of the tkprof options is to show the explain plan which would allow you to see the index/non-index accesses. -- Mark D Powell -- Phone (313) 592-5148 From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of A Joshi Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 11:02 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; ajoshi97@xxxxxxxxx Subject: ** identify time/number for individual table, index accesss within a sql Hi, For : OLTP database Oracle version : 10G OS : SunSolaris For a procedure taking a long time : I have taken a 10046 trace. From that I can do tkprof and get the times for individual sql. Now : How do I get time taken for and number of table, index accesses within a sql query. For example : i have sql joining upto 6 tables and some are full table scan and some are index access. I want to know which one is taking time. Please help and thanks. I am able to estimate full table time by running it from sqlplus. I think full table with some checks takes longer. For index access : I can estimate for single index scan : however : i do not know how index scans are taking place. From the explain plan I was trying to go in the order : but there also doing the order is not easy. Can someone help me figure this out. Thanks