Part IV
Optimizing SQL Statements

Part IV provides information on understanding and managing your SQL statements for optimal performance and discusses Oracle SQL-related performance tools.

The chapters in this part are:

• Chapter 12, "SQL Tuning Overview"
• Chapter 13, "Automatic SQL Tuning"
• Chapter 14, "The Query Optimizer"
• Chapter 15, "Managing Optimizer Statistics"
• Chapter 16, "Using Indexes and Clusters"
• Chapter 17, "Optimizer Hints"
• Chapter 18, "Using Plan Stability"
• Chapter 19, "Using EXPLAIN PLAN"
• Chapter 20, "Using Application Tracing Tools"