I ran the following query. As I interpret this, if I increase the shared_pool from 304 to 336, I will save 300 sec. What timeframe is this being measured over - would this be 300 seconds since database was started? SQL> l 1 SELECT shared_pool_size_for_estimate "Size of Shared Pool in MB", 2 shared_pool_size_factor "Size Factor", 3 estd_lc_time_saved "Time Saved in sec" 4* FROM v$shared_pool_advice SQL> @shared_pool_advice DOC>select * DOC>from v$shared_pool_advice; DOC>*/ Size of Shared Pool in MB Size Factor Time Saved in sec ------------------------- ----------- ----------------- 176 .5789 1204307 208 .6842 1205981 240 .7895 1207003 272 .8947 1207818 304 1 1208317 336 1.1053 1208618 368 1.2105 1208799 400 1.3158 1210166 432 1.4211 1210306 464 1.5263 1210434 496 1.6316 1210534 528 1.7368 1210650 560 1.8421 1210755 592 1.9474 1210848 624 2.0526 1210926 15 rows selected. SQL> Jeffrey Beckstrom Database Administrator Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority 1240 W. 6th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44113