Databases Reference
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Figure 1-6:
Pop-up window on the execution plan window.
Figure 1-7:
XML execution plan.
If needed, graphical plans can be saved to a file by selecting
Save Execution Plan As…
from the pop-up window shown in Figure 1-6. The plan, usually saved with a
.sqlplan
extension, is actually an XML document containing the XML plan, but can be read by
Management Studio into a graphical plan. You can load this file again, by selecting
File >
Open
in Management Studio, in order to immediately display it as a graphical plan, which
will behave exactly as before.
