Analyzes delete execution steps for queries.
STL_DELETE is visible to all users. Superusers can see all rows; regular users can see only their own data. For more information, see Visibility of data in system tables and views.
Note
STL_DELETE only contains queries run on main provisioned clusters. It doesn't contain queries run on concurrency scaling clusters or on serverless namespaces. To access explain plans for queries run on both main clusters, concurrency scaling clusters, and serverless namespaces, we recommend that you use the SYS monitoring view SYS_QUERY_DETAIL . The data in the SYS monitoring view is formatted to be easier to use and understand.
Table columns
| Column name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| userid | integer | ID of the user who generated the entry. |
| query | integer | Query ID. The query column can be used to join other system tables and views. |
| slice | integer | Number that identifies the slice where the query was running. |
| segment | integer | Number that identifies the query segment. |
| step | integer | Query step that ran. |
| starttime | timestamp | Time in UTC that the query started. Total time includes queuing and execution. with 6 digits of precision for fractional seconds. For example: 2009-06-12 11:29:19.131358. |
| endtime | timestamp | Time in UTC that the query finished. Total time includes queuing and execution. with 6 digits of precision for fractional seconds. For example: 2009-06-12 11:29:19.131358. |
| tasknum | integer | Number of the query task process that was assigned to run the step. |
| rows | bigint | Total number of rows that were processed. |
| tbl | integer | Table ID. |
Sample queries
In order to create a row in STL_DELETE, the following example inserts a row into the EVENT table and then deletes it.
First, insert a row into the EVENT table and verify that it was inserted.
insert into event(eventid,venueid,catid,dateid,eventname)
values ((select max(eventid)+1 from event),95,9,1857,'Lollapalooza');select * from event
where eventname='Lollapalooza'
order by eventid;
eventid | venueid | catid | dateid | eventname | starttime
---------+---------+-------+--------+--------------+---------------------
4274 | 102 | 9 | 1965 | Lollapalooza | 2008-05-01 19:00:00
4684 | 114 | 9 | 2105 | Lollapalooza | 2008-10-06 14:00:00
5673 | 128 | 9 | 1973 | Lollapalooza | 2008-05-01 15:00:00
5740 | 51 | 9 | 1933 | Lollapalooza | 2008-04-17 15:00:00
5856 | 119 | 9 | 1831 | Lollapalooza | 2008-01-05 14:00:00
6040 | 126 | 9 | 2145 | Lollapalooza | 2008-11-15 15:00:00
7972 | 92 | 9 | 2026 | Lollapalooza | 2008-07-19 19:30:00
8046 | 65 | 9 | 1840 | Lollapalooza | 2008-01-14 15:00:00
8518 | 48 | 9 | 1904 | Lollapalooza | 2008-03-19 15:00:00
8799 | 95 | 9 | 1857 | Lollapalooza |
(10 rows)
Now, delete the row that you added to the EVENT table and verify that it was deleted.
delete from event
where eventname='Lollapalooza' and eventid=(select max(eventid) from event);select * from event
where eventname='Lollapalooza'
order by eventid; eventid | venueid | catid | dateid | eventname | starttime
---------+---------+-------+--------+--------------+---------------------
4274 | 102 | 9 | 1965 | Lollapalooza | 2008-05-01 19:00:00
4684 | 114 | 9 | 2105 | Lollapalooza | 2008-10-06 14:00:00
5673 | 128 | 9 | 1973 | Lollapalooza | 2008-05-01 15:00:00
5740 | 51 | 9 | 1933 | Lollapalooza | 2008-04-17 15:00:00
5856 | 119 | 9 | 1831 | Lollapalooza | 2008-01-05 14:00:00
6040 | 126 | 9 | 2145 | Lollapalooza | 2008-11-15 15:00:00
7972 | 92 | 9 | 2026 | Lollapalooza | 2008-07-19 19:30:00
8046 | 65 | 9 | 1840 | Lollapalooza | 2008-01-14 15:00:00
8518 | 48 | 9 | 1904 | Lollapalooza | 2008-03-19 15:00:00
(9 rows) Then query stl_delete to see the execution steps for the deletion. In this example, the query returned over 300 rows, so the output below is shortened for display purposes.
select query, slice, segment, step, tasknum, rows, tbl from stl_delete order by query; query | slice | segment | step | tasknum | rows | tbl
-------+-------+---------+------+---------+------+--------
7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100000
7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100000
8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100001
8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100001
9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 100002
9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 100002
10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 100003
10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 100003
11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 100253
11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 100253
12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100255
12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100255
13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100257
13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100257
14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 100259
14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 100259
... 