CHAPTER 37PL/SQL Tuning
Tuning PL/SQL code involves several steps: tuning the SQL, tuning the procedural steps within the code, and taking advantage of features. In this chapter you will see how to approach tuning PL/SQL, how to use the profiling facilities available within PL/SQL to isolate the causes of performance problems, and how to use PL/SQL features such as the FORALL operator.
Tune the SQL
Given a PL/SQL procedure that is performing poorly, the first step is to look at the SQL within the package. The time spent executing SQL usually accounts for the bulk of the execution time for a procedure, so any improvements made to the SQL can have a significant impact on the performance of the procedure. See Chapter 46 for details on tuning SQL ...
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