Execution Plan question

  • I have an execution plan and pretty much understand how to tune basic stuff; however, I am curious about a type of execution plan icon (does not matter which one) that has two arrows in a circle on the bottom right half of the icons. Does anyone know what these arrows represent?

    Thanks,

    Bobby Johnson

  • Possibly that it's running as a parallel operation. If you could attach a pic of said operator, I can tell you for sure.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • That was it. I have OPTION (MAXDOP 4) after each query and changed it to OPTION (MAXDOP 1) and the lines went away. Thanks!

  • Do you have a reason for wanting the queries to not run paralleled?

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

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