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The Explain Plan pane shows the plan used by the Oracle Optimizer to run your SQL command. It typically displays the Query Plan, Index Columns and Table Columns used.
On the Explain Plan pane you can:
View object definitions. Click the object name in Query Plan to display the object definition in the Object Browser.
View index definitions. Click the index name in Table Columns to display the index definition in the Object Browser.