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Direct SQL Performance vs Discoverer Caching: Utilizing Blitz Report for Faster Data Extraction

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We’ve noticed that our current Discoverer reports suffer from performance degradation, often because of reliance on outdated caching mechanisms and general architectural overhead . We are looking for a definitive answer supported by technical capability: by migrating our reporting queries to a tool that executes direct SQL via the Concurrent Manager, such as Blitz Report, can we expect a significant and demonstrable increase in data extraction speed compared to legacy Discoverer structures?

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  • Support Enginatics

    Moving from Discoverer to direct SQL to Excel reporting via Blitz Report inherently yields massive performance gains . Blitz Report avoids the overhead associated with Discoverer’s architecture and immediately benefits from executing directly as a concurrent request within the EBS server environment .

  • Support Enginatics

    For example, highly complex processes like extracting ASCP planning exceptions, which would typically be slow in Discoverer, are delivered rapidly to formatted Excel via Blitz Report .

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    If a DBA needs to justify this performance improvement, how can they benchmark the change effectively?

  • Support Enginatics

    DBAs can leverage the built-in Diagnostic Pack reports, specifically the DBA AWR SQL Performance Summary Blitz Report . This provides granular data by capturing system performance metrics before and after implementing the new report, allowing clear, auditable validation of performance gains .

  • Support Enginatics

    Furthermore, if you are concerned about queries consuming too much CPU, the AWR Blitz Report automatically identifies poorly performing code and points directly to the line number needing attention .

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