Probably a change in the execution plan - maybe due to a change in stats, parameters, or bind variables. Check AWR or statspack to see when and how the plan changed and different bind variable values that have been used. Check stats history to see if there was a corresponding change in stats. Check alert log and change log to see if parameters were changed. Check 10053 trace to see why optimizer is choosing the current plan. Regards, Brandon ________________________________ Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message or attachments hereto. Please advise immediately if you or your employer do not consent to Internet email for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of this company shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it.