STL_PLAN_INFO
Use the STL_PLAN_INFO view to look at the EXPLAIN output for a query in terms of a set of rows. This is an alternative way to look at query plans.
This view is visible to all users. Superusers can see all rows; regular users can see only their own data. For more information, see Visibility of data in system tables and views.
Table columns
| Column name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| userid | integer | ID of the user who generated the entry. |
| query | integer | Query ID. The query column can be used to join other system tables and views. |
| nodeid | integer | Plan node identifier, where a node maps to one or more steps in the execution of the query. |
| segment | integer | Number that identifies the query segment. |
| step | integer | Number that identifies the query step. |
| locus | integer | Location where the step runs. 0 if on a compute node and 1 if on the leader node. |
| plannode | integer | Enumerated value of the plan node. See the following table for enums for plannode. (The PLANNODE column in STL_EXPLAIN contains the plan node text.) |
| startupcost | double precision | The estimated relative cost of returning the first row for this step. |
| totalcost | double precision | The estimated relative cost of executing the step. |
| rows | bigint | The estimated number of rows that will be produced by the step. |
| bytes | bigint | The estimated number of bytes that will be produced by the step. |
Sample queries
The following examples compare the query plans for a simple SELECT query returned by using the EXPLAIN command and by querying the STL_PLAN_INFO view.
explain select * from category; QUERY PLAN ------------------------------------------------------------- XN Seq Scan on category (cost=0.00..0.11 rows=11 width=49) (1 row) select * from category; catid | catgroup | catname | catdesc -------+----------+-----------+-------------------------------------------- 1 | Sports | MLB | Major League Baseball 3 | Sports | NFL | National Football League 5 | Sports | MLS | Major League Soccer ... select * from stl_plan_info where query=256; query | nodeid | segment | step | locus | plannode | startupcost | totalcost | rows | bytes -------+--------+---------+------+-------+----------+-------------+-----------+------+------- 256 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 0.11 | 11 | 539 256 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 0.11 | 11 | 539 (2 rows)
In this example, PLANNODE 104 refers to the sequential scan of the CATEGORY table.
select distinct eventname from event order by 1; eventname ------------------------------------------------------------------------ .38 Special 3 Doors Down 70s Soul Jam A Bronx Tale ... explain select distinct eventname from event order by 1; QUERY PLAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- XN Merge (cost=1000000000136.38..1000000000137.82 rows=576 width=17) Merge Key: eventname -> XN Network (cost=1000000000136.38..1000000000137.82 rows=576 width=17) Send to leader -> XN Sort (cost=1000000000136.38..1000000000137.82 rows=576 width=17) Sort Key: eventname -> XN Unique (cost=0.00..109.98 rows=576 width=17) -> XN Seq Scan on event (cost=0.00..87.98 rows=8798 width=17) (8 rows) select * from stl_plan_info where query=240 order by nodeid desc; query | nodeid | segment | step | locus | plannode | startupcost | totalcost | rows | bytes -------+--------+---------+------+-------+----------+------------------+------------------+------+-------- 240 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 87.98 | 8798 | 149566 240 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 87.98 | 8798 | 149566 240 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 109.975 | 576 | 9792 240 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 109.975 | 576 | 9792 240 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 109.975 | 576 | 9792 240 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 109.975 | 576 | 9792 240 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 1000000000136.38 | 1000000000137.82 | 576 | 9792 240 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 1000000000136.38 | 1000000000137.82 | 576 | 9792 240 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 1000000000136.38 | 1000000000137.82 | 576 | 9792 240 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 1000000000136.38 | 1000000000137.82 | 576 | 9792 (10 rows)
