On Mon, May 13, 2024 at 09:07:14PM +0530, Siraj G wrote: > Hello experts! > > I am new in the PgSQL domain, so I need assistance in understanding the > explain plan. I took the plan of a SQL via PgAdmin and it looks like the > attached one. I am unable to see the numbers that indicate where the heavy > processing is being done, to determine the IO and cpu processing. > > Is this the right way to collect explain plan? If so, how do I interpret > this? If there is another or a better way to collect this, please let me > know. Just run 'explain analyze' and read the text output. Graphs, in my opinion, hide too much info. Normal explain looks like: #v+ QUERY PLAN ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Sort (cost=35.41..35.50 rows=35 width=224) (actual time=0.160..0.162 rows=4 loops=1) Sort Key: n.nspname, c.relname Sort Method: quicksort Memory: 25kB Buffers: shared hit=15 -> Hash Join (cost=1.09..34.51 rows=35 width=224) (actual time=0.046..0.153 rows=4 loops=1) Hash Cond: (c.relnamespace = n.oid) Buffers: shared hit=15 -> Seq Scan on pg_class c (cost=0.00..32.16 rows=70 width=77) (actual time=0.009..0.107 rows=146 loops=1) Filter: ((relkind = ANY ('{r,p,v,m,S,f,""}'::"char"[])) AND pg_table_is_visible(oid)) Rows Removed by Filter: 280 Buffers: shared hit=14 -> Hash (cost=1.07..1.07 rows=2 width=68) (actual time=0.029..0.029 rows=2 loops=1) Buckets: 1024 Batches: 1 Memory Usage: 9kB Buffers: shared hit=1 -> Seq Scan on pg_namespace n (cost=0.00..1.07 rows=2 width=68) (actual time=0.013..0.015 rows=2 loops=1) Filter: ((nspname <> 'pg_catalog'::name) AND (nspname !~ '^pg_toast'::text) AND (nspname <> 'information_schema'::name)) Rows Removed by Filter: 3 Buffers: shared hit=1 Planning: Buffers: shared hit=9 Planning Time: 0.204 ms Execution Time: 0.189 ms (22 rows) #v- Best regards, depesz