Hi Toby,

I would hope the output from this utility is much easier to read and interpret, with consolidated results for a batch of SQL. Additionally, the ‘Actual Executing Plan’ option can take quite a lot of resources and time to produce (and interpret).

Also, there may be times when you want the results from all the SQL running on the box over a given time period, in this case reading and consolidating the individual plans would be troublesome.

That said, you’ve quite rightly identified a degree of overlap.

Thanks

Ian