1. Biju Thomas
Oracle Solutions Architect
OneNeck IT Services Corp.
Tweets: @biju_thomas
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2. About the Speaker
• Oracle Solutions Architect at OneNeck IT Services
• More than 19 years of Oracle Database Experience
• Working with Oracle EBS databases and applications past 5 years
• EBS expertise in setting up new environments, automate cloning,
troubleshooting and performance tuning
• Author of Oracle11g OCA, co-author of Oracle10g, 9i, 8i OCP
certification guides published by Sybex/Wiley.
• First EBS related presentation!
Please provide feedback.
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3. Message…
Do not shy away from exploring
the database…
• Lot of unanswered questions at the EBS application side can be
answered at the database.
• Newer releases of databases collect large amount of performance
related information.
• “Apps DBA” and “Core DBA” are not two different job functions. I
see “Apps DBA” as an extension to Oracle DBA. You have
additional EBS skills over Oracle DBA.
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4. Agenda
• Finding expensive SQL – using AWR
• Tying the SQL to an EBS job
• Few major performance issues & resolution
• Periodic database maintenance for Concurrent Job
Performance
• Oracle provided periodic EBS maintenance jobs
• Multiple Concurrent Manager lanes for performance
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5. AWR [Automatic Workload
Repository] – Quick Overview
• Introduced in Oracle 10g
• AWR is automatically installed and enabled, snapshot collection is
scheduled
• Information automatically populated by database – but need license
to use information.
• Baseline snapshots, compare two time periods
• Use DBA_HIST_ views
• Default keeps 7 days
information – need to increase
to at least a month to help
analysis
• Fully integrated in OEM
• Captures resource intensive
SQLs, Object usage statistics
@$ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin/awrrpt.sql, awrsqrpt.sql, awrddrpt.sql
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6. The “Dirty” SQL
SELECT * FROM (
• High buffer gets – LIO SELECT sql_id,
• Use DBA_HIST_SQLSTAT module,
SUM (nvl(buffer_gets_delta,0)) bget,
• Captures the statistics information SUM (nvl(executions_delta,0)) exec,
from V$SQL SUM (nvl(cpu_time_delta,0)) cput,
• Tie in the SQL_ID to SUM (nvl(elapsed_time_delta,0)) elap,
SUM (nvl(rows_processed_delta,0)) rowsp,
DBA_HIST_SQLTEXT for SQL SUM (nvl(sorts_delta,0)) sorts,
statement. SUM (nvl(disk_reads_delta,0)) diskread
• Tie in the SQL_ID to FROM dba_hist_sqlstat
DBA_HIST_ACTIVE_SESS_HISTORY WHERE dbid = V_DBID
AND instance_number = V_INST
for User id and Program name. AND snap_id between
• May also use OEM to find more V_SNAP_B and V_SNAP_E
information on the SQL_ID. GROUP BY module, sql_id
--ORDER BY bget/nvl(nullif(exec,0),1) desc)
ORDER BY bget desc)
WHERE ROWNUM < 21
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7. “Dirty” SQL Example
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8. Finding Concurrent Program
• For all EBS standard programs, “MODULE” in AWR (v$session) is the
Concurrent Program Name.
• Details on the program and request run times can be obtained from
FND_CONCURRENT_PROGRAMS and FND_CONCURRENT_REQUESTS
using the MODULE.
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9. More Info on SQL from OEM
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10. Identifying Job Slowness Issue
Using ASH
• User complains concurrent job “Item Cost Import” ran longer and
provided request id.
• FND_CONCURRENT_REQUESTS has details including start and end
time.
• Find the concurrent program name of the request, and search ASH for
module during the timeframe.
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11. The ASH Report
@$ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin/ashrpt.sql
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12. Identifying Session Details
Using ASH
• ASH report also shows blocking sessions during the
window selected. Filtering the report for a specific session
gives more details.
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13. AWR/ASH Not Substitute for
10046 Trace
• AWR cannot replace Session trace, but is a quick analysis tool for
performance issues or for trending.
• Favorite trace interpretation utility is “Trace Analyzer” – which is
“tkprof on steroids”
• Trace Analyzer reads a raw SQL Trace generated by standard
SQL Trace or by EVENT 10046 (Level 4, 8 or 12), and generates a
detailed HTML report with performance details, including bind values.
• Trace Analyzer is available from MetaLink, see note # 224270.1 for
download and install instructions.
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14. My Most Used SQL Query
SELECT DISTINCT Substr (fcpv.concurrent_program_name
|| ' - ' || fcpv.user_concurrent_program_name, 1, 60) program,
fu.user_name, fu.description who, fcr.request_id, fcr.parent_request_id,
fcr.requested_start_date, fcr.actual_start_date, fcr.actual_completion_date,
Numtodsinterval(fcr.actual_completion_date - fcr.actual_start_date, 'day') duration,
fcr.argument_text, phase_code, status_code,
Decode (fcr.phase_code, 'P', 'Pending', 'R', 'Running', 'C', 'Completed', phase_code) phase,
Decode (fcr.status_code, 'A', 'Waiting', 'B', 'Resuming', 'C', 'Normal‘, 'D', 'Cancelled', 'E', 'Error',
'G', 'Warning', 'H', 'On Hold', 'I', 'Normal', 'M', 'No Manager', 'P', 'Scheduled',
'Q', 'Standby', 'R', 'Normal', 'S', 'Suspended', 'T', 'Terminating', 'U', 'Disabled',
'W', 'Paused', 'X', 'Terminated', 'Z', 'Waiting') status,
fcr.completion_text
FROM apps.fnd_concurrent_requests fcr,
apps.fnd_concurrent_programs_tl fcpt,
apps.fnd_concurrent_programs_vl fcpv,
apps.fnd_user fu
WHERE fcr.concurrent_program_id = fcpt.concurrent_program_id
AND ( fcr.concurrent_program_id = fcpv.concurrent_program_id
AND fcr.program_application_id = fcpv.application_id )
AND fcr.requested_by = fu.user_id
-- AND fcr.actual_start_date >= SYSDATE - 1
-- and to_date('04/02/2012 01:05:00','MM/DD/YYYY HH24:MI:SS') between fcr.actual_start_date and
fcr.actual_completion_date
AND fcpt.USER_CONCURRENT_PROGRAM_NAME LIKE 'Item Cost I%'
-- AND fcr.request_id =38664594
-- AND fcpv.Concurrent_Program_Name like 'INCOIN%'
-- and argument_text like '%MDS_MRP%'
-- and TRUNC((fcr.ACTUAL_COMPLETION_DATE - fcr.ACTUAL_START_DATE)*24) > 2/24
-- and fcr.phase_code = 'P'
-- and fcr.status_code in ('E')
-- and fcr.requested_by != 0
-- and fcr.actual_start_date is null
-- and fcr.requested_start_date < sysdate
ORDER BY fcr.ACTUAL_START_DATE desc
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15. Variations of Favorite Query –
Running Requests with SQL
and Session Lock Info
SELECT fcr.Request_Id Request_id, fcr.parent_request_id parent_req,
fu.User_name, substr(fu.description, 1,30) user_desc, s.sid || ', ' || s.serial# SIDSERIAL,
fcpv.Concurrent_Program_Name|| ' - ' || Fcpv.User_Concurrent_Program_Name Program,
TO_CHAR (fcr.actual_start_date, 'mm/dd hh24:mi') start_time, fcr.requested_start_date,
numtodsinterval(sysdate-fcr.actual_start_date,'day') duration, fcr.argument_text,
p.spid, fpro.os_process_id, phase_code, status_code,
qt.user_concurrent_queue_name, s.lockwait, s.sql_id, s.module
FROM apps.Fnd_Concurrent_Queues Fcq,
apps.fnd_concurrent_queues_tl qt,
apps.Fnd_Concurrent_Requests Fcr,
apps.Fnd_Concurrent_Programs Fcp,
apps.Fnd_User Fu,
apps.Fnd_Concurrent_Processes Fpro,
v$session s,
v$process p,
apps.Fnd_Concurrent_Programs_Vl Fcpv
WHERE status_Code = 'R'
AND s.paddr = p.addr
AND fcr.requested_by = user_id
AND fcq.application_id = qt.application_id
AND fcq.concurrent_queue_id = qt.concurrent_queue_id
AND USERENV ('lang') = qt.language
AND fcr.os_process_id = s.process
AND fcr.Controlling_Manager = Concurrent_Process_Id
AND (fcq.concurrent_queue_id = fpro.concurrent_queue_id
AND fcq.application_id = fpro.queue_application_id)
AND (fcr.concurrent_program_id = fcp.concurrent_program_id
AND fcr.program_application_id = fcp.application_id)
AND (fcr.concurrent_program_id = fcpv.concurrent_program_id
AND fcr.program_application_id = fcpv.application_id)
ORDER BY fcr.actual_start_date;
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16. Variations of Favorite Query –
Runaway Concurrent DB
Sessions
SELECT fcr.request_id, fu.user_name, p.spid, s.sid ||', ‘ || s.serial# sidserial, s.module,
Substr(fcpv.concurrent_program_name ||' - ' || fcpv.user_concurrent_program_name, 1, 46) program,
To_char(fcr.actual_start_date, 'mm/dd hh24:mi:ss') CM_Job_start_time,
To_char(s.logon_time, 'mm/dd hh24:mi:ss') Session_login_time,
phase_code, status_code, To_char(Trunc(SYSDATE) + ( SYSDATE - fcr.actual_start_date ), 'hh24:mi:ss') duration
FROM apps.fnd_concurrent_queues fcq,
apps.fnd_concurrent_queues_tl qt,
apps.fnd_concurrent_requests fcr,
apps.fnd_concurrent_programs fcp,
apps.fnd_user fu,
apps.fnd_concurrent_processes fpro,
v$session s,
v$process p,
apps.fnd_concurrent_programs_vl fcpv
WHERE phase_code = 'C' AND status_code = 'X'
AND s.paddr = p.addr
AND fcr.requested_by = user_id
AND fcq.application_id = qt.application_id
AND fcq.concurrent_queue_id = qt.concurrent_queue_id
AND Userenv('lang') = qt.language
AND fcr.os_process_id = s.process
AND fcr.controlling_manager = concurrent_process_id
AND ( fcq.concurrent_queue_id = fpro.concurrent_queue_id
AND fcq.application_id = fpro.queue_application_id )
AND ( fcr.concurrent_program_id = fcp.concurrent_program_id
AND fcr.program_application_id = fcp.application_id )
AND ( fcr.concurrent_program_id = fcpv.concurrent_program_id
AND fcr.program_application_id = fcpv.application_id )
and fcpv.concurrent_program_name = s.module
ORDER BY fcr.actual_start_date;
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17. Performance Issues Identified
and Fixed
• Few performance issues identified and fixed
using AWR/ASH method…
 Update Standard Costs
 Calculate Plan Performance Indicators
 MRP
 Concurrent Debug
 ATP
 Custom Index / Table INITRANS
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18. Perf Issue: Update Standard
Costs Program
• Large LIO on BOM.CST_STD_COST_ADJ_VALUES
table noticed.
• Coming from CMCICU
• SQL happened to be typical optimizer statistics collection
• Every time program runs, 10% statistics on table was run
– multiple users run the program multiple times a day, on
a table with over 80 million rows!
• Fixed issue by setting profile “CST: Cost update-
Gather Statistics” to “N”.
• Weekly GATHER and daily GATHER_AUTO statistics
scheduled in DB, hence this stat collection was
unnecessary.
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19. Perf Issue: Calculate Plan
Performance Indicators
• Large LIO on MRP.MRP_BIS_INV_DETAIL table.
• Several deletes and inserts on the table multiple times a
day. Table had multiple million rows.
• Coming from module MRPCBIS
• Per metalink Note 783088.1 this job is no longer needed in
Master Scheduling / MRP.
• Turn off calculation using profile “MRP: Calculate Plan
Performance” to “No”.
• Truncate tables MRP_BIS_INV_DETAIL and
MRP_BIS_RES_SUMMARY.
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20. Perf Issue: Materials
Requirement Planning
• The purpose of material planning is to balance material
supply to demand by simulating the future – very critical
process in few of our environments.
• Performance improved by setting the following profile
values…
 MRP:Planning Manager Batch Size = 1000
 MRP:Planning Manager Max Workers = 10
 MRP:Purge Batch Size = 600,000
 MRP:Snapshot Workers = 10
• STANDARD or “specialized” manager should have at least
“(2 x <Snapshot Workers>) + 6”
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21. Perf Issue: Debug and Trace
• There were many profiles at site level set to “debug” mode.
• Revealed by large number of I/O against
FND_CONCURRENT_DEBUG_INFO and FND_LOG_MESSAGES
• Turn off tracing and debugging in production unless troubleshooting
an issue
• Few debugs that were enabled:
 Account Generator:Run in Debug Mode
 FND: Diagnostics
 FND: Debug Log Enabled
 INV:Debug Level
 WSH: Debug Level
• Concurrent programs running with trace enabled
select a.concurrent_program_name ,a.enable_trace
from FND_concurrent_programs a
where a.enable_trace='Y'
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22. Perf Issue: Available to Promise
Jobs
• ATP jobs are part of supply chain planning.
• Refresh Collection Snapshots jobs run forever
• Large number of rows spotted in MLOG$ tables
• Snapshot refreshes were not deleting rows from MLOG$
tables even after a full/incremental refresh
• Identified dependent materialized views for MLOG$ with
large number of rows
• Many snapshots (mv) are not used/refreshed for a long
time.
• Manually remove them from registered snapshots
• Also, truncating the MLOG$ tables and locking statistics
on them helped
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23. Perf Issue: Identifying and
Clearing Unused MV Reference
• Identify materialized view last refresh time
SELECT r.NAME snapname, snapid,
l.log_table, snaptime
FROM sys.slog$ s, dba_registered_snapshots r,
(SELECT log_owner, master, log_table from dba_mview_logs
where log_table in (&mlogtables )) L
WHERE s.snapid=r.snapshot_id(+) AND
s.mowner = l.log_owner AND
s.MASTER = l.master
order by snaptime desc;
• If MV no longer used, purge and unregister.
exec DBMS_SNAPSHOT.PURGE_SNAPSHOT_FROM_LOG (<snapid>);
• Now MV refreshes delete rows from MLOG$ tables.
• MV will be registered again when FULL refresh is done.
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24. Perf Issue: INITRANS
• AWR report showed several wait events on “Read by
another session” or “Buffer busy waits”
• Almost all of the tables/indexes involved in this wait were
custom tables/indexes.
• By default most EBS tables/indexes have INITRANS
value of 10 and 11. These custom tables/indexes were
created with default value of 2.
• Rebuild the indexes and reorganize tables with
appropriate INITTRANS
• Note: DB is not using ASSM. The INITRANS setting controls Initial Transaction Slots (ITLs). A
transaction slot is required for any session that needs to modify a block in an object.
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25. Maintenance: Purge and
Cleanup Jobs
• EBS 11i and R12 provide several concurrent jobs for application and
database maintenance to keep it running healthy.
• Commonly scheduled maintenance jobs
 Gather Schema Statistics
 Purge Concurrent Request and/or Manager Data
• Consider Scheduling these maintenance jobs
 Purge Debug Log and System Alerts
 Purge Signon Audit data
 Purge Obsolete Workflow Runtime Data
 Purge Obsolete Generic File Manager Data
 JTF Item InterMedia Index Sync Operation
• Consider multiple “Purge Concurrent Request” jobs
 In addition to “Entity=All” with “Mode=Age”, schedule additional jobs with
ModeValue=1 to remove request logs for programs that run often, especially
several times a day.
• Collect 100% stats on FND_CONCURRENT_REQUESTS Daily
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26. Back to Basics – Quick
Refresher on PCT USED/FREE
• Since the purge and cleanup jobs
delete rows from the tables, and
thousands of rows are added daily to
table, reorganizing the tables reduce
the blocks used as well as improve
performance.
• As a practice, we rebuild indexes on
these tables quarterly and reorganize
these tables annually.
• Many _INTERFACE tables also
candidates for reorg.
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27. Indexes [Tables] for Reorg
Consideration
• Tables where purge jobs act • CTXSYS tables
 FND_CONCURRENT_REQUESTS  DR$WAITING
 FND_LOGINS  DR$PENDING
 FND_LOGIN_RESPONSIBILITIES • MLOG$ tables
 WF_ITEM_ATTRIBUTE_VALUES  If the size is larger
 WF_ITEM_ACTIVITY_STATUSES
• Custom tables
 FND_STATS_HIST
 Temporary data
 FND_LOG_MESSAGES
 Staging data
• Tables where data is deleted and
inserted often
 MRP, QP Schema Indexes
 _INTERFACE tables
The reorg recommendation may be against Oracle’s best practice and some
experts do not believe reorg adds value. Test in your environment …
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28. Multiple Standard Concurrent
Managers
• Multiple Standard Managers to divide the jobs –
Request Processing Managers
• At least 3 per Concurrent Manager – Set processes
appropriate to load, but cache size at least twice
processes.
 Fast : Requests that complete under couple of minutes – sleep
value 5 secs
 Long: Requests that take longer than 10 minutes – sleep value
60 secs.
 Default: Default queue – sleep value 30 secs
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29. Questions?
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!
Biju.Thomas@GMail.com
Tweets: @biju_thomas
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