This document discusses dbms_xplan, a tool for performance engineers to analyze execution plans. It provides options for displaying plans from the plan table, shared SQL area in memory, and AWR history. Dbms_xplan provides more detailed information than traditional tools like tkprof, including predicates, notes, bind values, and plan history. It requires privileges to access dictionary views for displaying plans from memory and AWR. The document also demonstrates usage examples and output formats for dbms_xplan.analyze.