To see the query plan for a query, use:
set showplan on
To stop displaying query plans, use:
set showplan off
You can use showplan in conjunction with other set commands.
When you want to display showplans for a stored procedure, but not execute them, use the set fmtonly command.
See Chapter 21, “Query Tuning Tools,” for information on how options affect each other’s operation.
Do not use set noexec with stored
procedures � compilation and execution will not occur and you will
not get the necessary output
