It will also let you know if there is an error message from the Oracle database due to that query. This includes Toad as well as other applications on your computer using the Oracle client. It monitors in real time the SQL statements being sent from your computer over the Oracle client and to the Oracle database. Toad installs a tool that not a lot of people know about called SQL Tracker. Toad SQL Tracker feature can troubleshoot issues and identify error messages Don’t have Toad for Oracle? Download a free trial now. If you are ever in scenarios like these, keep reading to discover a Toad feature that is very handy to get to the root of the problem, quickly and accurately-and in real time. Being able to see this information in real time is even better.

Sometimes the query is trying to access a table you don’t have permissions for and you’ll need to know what table that is in order to get the right permissions.īesides being able to find out what queries your applications are running, being able to see error messages from the Oracle database can be a key identifier in your quest to track why a window or process is slow running and other issues in Toad or your Oracle applications. Being able to identify what queries are running to populate windows and menus can help you determine if that, truly, is the source of the problem.

Well, sometimes a window or process in Toad (or other applications) seems like it’s running slow or could even be locked up. You may be wondering why someone would need to know that. Trying to track the root cause of a slow running window or process?Ī question I often hear from all kinds of Toad® for Oracle users, from DBAs to developers, is: “How do you find out what queries Toad runs to populate its windows and menus?”

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