Hello list, We are facing performance issues with 'payroll rollback process'. Top 5 timed events are as follows: Top 5 Timed Events ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ % To= tal Event Waits Time (s) Ela T= ime -------------------------------------------- ------------ ----------- -----= --- db file scattered read 12,382 49 28= .11 CPU time 44 25= .46 db file sequential read 4,156 23 13= .10 log file sync 786 20 11= .62 control file parallel write 429 18 10= .18 ------------------------------------------------------------- Server : Windows 2000 AS Oracle 9i (9.2.0.3) No. of CPUS : 4 Memory 8gb Can some one shed some limelight on this issue? --=20 Best Regards, Jaffar, OCP DBA Banque Saudi Fransi Saudi Arabia ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------------- "It is your atittude, not your aptitude that determins your altitude." -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l