Explain Plan

I do not seem to have ExplainPlan as an option. Is this something that is related to a particular software install, a specific lincensing agreement, a key, permissions within Oracle, or some combination?

I used Explain Plan at a previous job, and I am uncertain about what controls its access.

-cg

There is no special licensing for this. It is included in every version of Toad and Oracle.

In the editor, after you enter your query, just do a CTRL+E on it to get the plan. You may get a prompt to create or choose a table to hold the explain plan results, but it will be very easy.