An overview of all of the performance tuning instrumentation, tools, and features in Oracle SQL Developer. Get help making those applications and their queries more performant.

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All of the Performance Tunng Features
In Oracle SQL Developer
Jeff Smith
Jeff.d.smith@oracle.com || @thatjeffsmith
Senior Principal Product Manager
Database Development Tools Group
Oracle Confidential – Internal/Restricted/Highly Restricted

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 FREE Oracle Database IDE/GUI
 Windows, OS X, *NIX
 More than 4,500,000 users worldwide
 My Oracle Support available via your DB license

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Oracle SQL Developer, Major Feature Areas
 PL/SQL IDE
 SQL editor
 GUI for browsing and managing database objects
 Ad Hoc reporting
 Database Design & Data Modeling
 Database Administration
 3rd Party RDBMS Migrations to Oracle
 Deploy and Administer Oracle REST Data Services
 REST Enablement of the Database
 Command Line Interface

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Oracle SQL Developer
Release History
Project Raptor
 Early Adopter on OTN
2005
SQLDev 1.1
 File Based PL/SQL editing
 Reports
 Ships with 11gR1
SQLDev 1.5.x
 Localizations -
Japanese, Spanish,
Italian, German, French,
Portuguese, Chinese, &
Koreans
 Ships with 11gR2
SQLDev 1.0
 SQL Worksheet
 Procedure Editor
 The world takes notice!
SQLDev 1.5
 Schema Copy/Diff/Export
 Thick connections
 Versioning
 TimesTen
SQLDev 2.1
 Unit Testing
 Data Modeler Viewer
 Unshared SQL Worksheets
2007 201020092006
SQLDev 3.0
 Full Data Modeler
 View > DBA
 SQL Tuning Advisor
 Query Builder
2008 2011 2012
SQLDev 3.1
 New Database DIFF
 PDF Reports
 RMAN
 Data Pump
2013
SQLDev 3.2
 APEX Listener / ORDS
Support
 Database 12c Support
 Schema Service Support
SQLDev 4.0
 Java 7
 ASH/AWR/ADDM
 Color Coded Connections
 Command line Interface
SQLDev 4.0.3
 Optimized Code Insight
 Oracle Big Data Appliance
2014 2015 2016
SQLDev 4.1
 ORDS Included/Full GUI
 instance Viewer
 SQLcl
 Copy PDB to DBaaS
 Larry live demos PDB relocate @ OOW
SQLDev v4.2
 Real Time SQL Monitoring
TOP SQL Report
 Formatter & Other Editor Enhancements
SQLDev WEB
17
SQLcl
 New CLI
 Modern SQL*Plus

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SQL Developer Data Modeler
Included for free, also available as a separate download/program
Good application performance STARTS with a good data model!
Strategy and Analysis
Relational
Database Design
Data Type
Star Schema Physical
Multidimensional
ERD DFD
Logical
Reporting
Import Models
Domains

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Queries and Plans
Have a bad query…
 see the plan
 compare plans
 run it, get perf stats
 get tuning help

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1. Nodes where cardinality estimation is wrong as witnessed by collected runtime
statistics. The node with maximum discrepancy is formally a hotspot. One course of
action for performance analyst to follow is adjusting cardinality estimation (e.g. with a
hint), thus influencing the optimizer to choose a different plan.
2. Nodes where the execution have spent bulk of the time. Formally, we take cumulative
run time of a node (v$sql_plan_statistics.last_elapsed_time) and subtract cumulative run
time of it's children.
Autotrace HotSpots (new for 4.1)

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Autotrace HotSpots (new for 4.1)

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Get Predicates (and notes) in Your Plans

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GET:
 Predicates
 Other XML
 Last Output Rows
(4.1)

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V$SQL_PLAN – click dropdown to get cached plans

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Compares – pin plan, get new plan, COMPARE

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SQL Tuning Advisor Tasks
Licensing:
 Warnings – you will
know when you are
going to use a Tuning
or Diagnostic Pack
Feature
 Control Availability
for each database
connection in the
preferences

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Real Time SQL Monitoring (v4.1 and older)
Web View:
 EZ to get too 
Save report as
web file
 EM Flash
presentation
 Share with your
devs?

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Monitor Sessions Report
Tools Monitor
Sessions:
 Run Stock OR
 Copy to custom
report
 Add Actions
 Color the data

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Monitor Sessions Report

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Oracle SQL Developer
Release History
Project Raptor
 Early Adopter on OTN
2005
SQLDev 1.1
 File Based PL/SQL editing
 Reports
 Ships with 11gR1
SQLDev 1.5.x
 Localizations -
Japanese, Spanish,
Italian, German, French,
Portuguese, Chinese, &
Koreans
 Ships with 11gR2
SQLDev 1.0
 SQL Worksheet
 Procedure Editor
 The world takes notice!
SQLDev 1.5
 Schema Copy/Diff/Export
 Thick connections
 Versioning
 TimesTen
SQLDev 2.1
 Unit Testing
 Data Modeler Viewer
 Unshared SQL Worksheets
2007 201020092006
SQLDev 3.0
 Full Data Modeler
 View > DBA
 SQL Tuning Advisor
 Query Builder
2008 2011 2012
SQLDev 3.1
DBA PANEL
IS BORN!!!
2013
SQLDev 3.2
 APEX Listener / ORDS
Support
 Database 12c Support
 Schema Service Support
SQLDev 4.0
 Java 7
 ASH/AWR/ADDM
 Color Coded Connections
 Command line Interface
SQLDev 4.0.3
 Optimized Code Insight
 Oracle Big Data Appliance
2014 2015 2016
SQLDev 4.1
 ORDS Included/Full GUI
 instance Viewer
 SQLcl
 Copy PDB to DBaaS
 Larry live demos PDB relocate @ OOW
SQLDev v4.2
 Real Time SQL Monitoring
TOP SQL Report
 Formatter & Other Editor Enhancements
SQLDev WEB
17
SQLcl
 New CLI
 Modern SQL*Plus

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DBA Panel Pages
 ASH/AWR
 Snapshots
 Baselines
 Instance Viewer

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• Accessed from the View menu
• Add Existing Connections
• Intended for HIGHLY privileged users
The DBA Panel, available as of v3.1
DBA Panel Pages

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ASH/AWR – New for Version 4.0

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Manage snapshots, baselines, generate reports & compares

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Instance Viewer – real time performance report
Doesn’t Require:
 agents
 DB objects to install
 expensive views
 alerts
 history
 $$$

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How does SQLDev get the Perf Data?
See ALL the SQL
 View > Log
 Statements Panel
 Elapsed time & Bind
parameter values

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Wait Events Drill Down report does require Diagnostic Pack…data from
gv$active_session_history ash, gv$sqlarea sa
Want to see more details? Double Click for a report

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Updates for Version 4.2
Currently Available As an Early Adopter
 Updated Real Time SQL Monitoring
 Top SQL for Instance Viewer
 More flexible SQL Plans
 Suggest Optimizer Hints

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Real Time SQL Monitoring
Click pic for link to Animated Demo

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Plans, Explain, Cached, & AutoTrace
Add Any Plan Column Suggest Hints

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TopSQL Report
Click pic for link to Animated Demo