V$PGA_TARGET_ADVICE_HISTOGRAM predicts how statistics displayed by the V$SQL_WORKAREA_HISTOGRAM dynamic view would be impacted if the value of the PGA_AGGREGATE_TARGET parameter is changed. This prediction is performed for various values of the PGA_AGGREGATE_TARGET parameter, selected around its current value. The advice statistic is generated by simulating the past workload run by the instance.
The content of the view is empty if PGA_AGGREGATE_TARGET is not set. In addition, the content of this view is not updated when the STATISTICS_LEVEL initialization parameter is set to BASIC. Base statistics for this view are reset at instance startup or when the value of the PGA_AGGREGATE_TARGET initialization parameter is dynamically modified.
| Column | Datatype | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| PGA_TARGET_FOR_ESTIMATE | NUMBER | Value of PGA_AGGREGATE_TARGETfor this prediction (in bytes) | 
| PGA_TARGET_FACTOR | NUMBER | PGA_TARGET_FOR_ESTIMATE/ the current value of thePGA_AGGREGATE_TARGETparameter | 
| ADVICE_STATUS | VARCHAR2(3) | Indicates whether the advice is enabled ( ON) or disabled (OFF) depending on the value of theSTATISTICS_LEVELparameter | 
| LOW_OPTIMAL_SIZE | NUMBER | Lower bound for the optimal memory requirement of work areas included in this row (in bytes) | 
| HIGH_OPTIMAL_SIZE | NUMBER | Upper bound for the optimal memory requirement of work areas included in this row (in bytes) | 
| ESTD_OPTIMAL_EXECUTIONS | NUMBER | Number of work areas with an optimal memory requirement comprised between LOW_OPTIMAL_SIZEandHIGH_OPTIMAL_SIZEwhich are predicted to run optimal given a value ofPGA_AGGREGATE_TARGETequal toPGA_TARGET_FOR_ESTIMATE | 
| ESTD_ONEPASS_EXECUTIONS | NUMBER | Number of work areas with an optimal memory requirement comprised between LOW_OPTIMAL_SIZEandHIGH_OPTIMAL_SIZEwhich are predicted to run one-pass given a value ofPGA_AGGREGATE_TARGETequal toPGA_TARGET_FOR_ESTIMATE | 
| ESTD_MULTIPASSES_EXECUTIONS | NUMBER | Number of work areas with an optimal memory requirement comprised between LOW_OPTIMAL_SIZEandHIGH_OPTIMAL_SIZEwhich are predicted to run multi-pass given a value ofPGA_AGGREGATE_TARGETequal toPGA_TARGET_FOR_ESTIMATE | 
| ESTD_TOTAL_EXECUTIONS | NUMBER | Sum of ESTD_OPTIMAL_EXECUTIONS,ESTD_ONEPASS_EXECUTIONS, andESTD_MULTIPASSES_EXECUTIONS | 
| IGNORED_WORKAREAS_COUNT | NUMBER | Number of work areas with optimal memory requirement between LOW_OPTIMAL_SIZEandHIGH_OPTIMAL_SIZEignored in the advice generation due to memory and CPU constraints | 
See Also:
Oracle Database Performance Tuning Guide for information on tuning thePGA_AGGREGATE_TARGET initialization parameter using the PGA advice views