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How to restore optimizer statistics in Oracle

As we know that DBMS_STATS takes a backup of the statistics every time dbms_stats is run on the table. So we can restore the statistics from the backup. In this article, we will see, How to restore optimizer statistics in Oracle, How to check the retention of the statistics

How far back in time we can go to restore statistics?

We can find this using the below query

select DBMS_STATS.GET_STATS_HISTORY_AVAILABILITY from dual;

How to check the retention of the statistics

SQL> select DBMS_STATS.GET_STATS_HISTORY_RETENTION from dual;

The default is 31 days

How to change the retention of the statistics

execute DBMS_STATS.ALTER_STATS_HISTORY_RETENTION (14);
select DBMS_STATS.GET_STATS_HISTORY_RETENTION from dual

How to check the history of stats for a particular object

we can find the history of the statistics of a particular object using the below query in Oracle

select TABLE_NAME, STATS_UPDATE_TIME from dba_tab_stats_history where table_name='&table_name' and owner='&owner';

Example

select TABLE_NAME, STATS_UPDATE_TIME from dba_tab_stats_history where table_name='EMP' and owner='SCOTT';

How to restore the optimizer statistics for the particular table

Here we need to give the table name, owner, and STATS_UPDATE_TIME we get from the above query

execute dbms_stats.restore_table_stats('&table_owner','&table_name','&STATS_UPDATE_TIME');

How to restore the optimizer statistics for the particular schema

execute DBMS_STATS.RESTORE_SCHEMA_STATS('&owner',&date)

How to restore database statistics

execute DBMS_STATS.RESTORE_DATABASE_STATS(&date)

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