Plan_table cost column units

  • From: "Boivin, Patrice J" <BoivinP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "'oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 16:01:00 -0400

I am wondering whether the CBO "COST" estimates are in seconds, or in some
unrecognizable unit that only the CBO understands.

In Metalink I found a note stating that we can't even compare these values
between execution plans, they are only valid within each plan.

Patrice.
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