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Refer to the ',(0,l.kt)("a",{parentName:"p",href:"/docs/29.0.1/querying/sql-translation#interpreting-explain-plan-output"},"Query translation"),"\ndocumentation for more information on the output of EXPLAIN PLAN."),(0,l.kt)("admonition",{type:"info"},(0,l.kt)("p",{parentName:"admonition"}," For the legacy plan, be careful when interpreting EXPLAIN PLAN output, and use ",(0,l.kt)("a",{parentName:"p",href:"/docs/29.0.1/configuration/#request-logging"},"request logging")," if in doubt.\nRequest logs show the exact native query that will be run. Alternatively, to see the native query plan, set ",(0,l.kt)("inlineCode",{parentName:"p"},"useNativeQueryExplain")," to true in the query context.")),(0,l.kt)("h2",{id:"identifiers-and-literals"},"Identifiers and literals"),(0,l.kt)("p",null,"Identifiers like datasource and column names can optionally be quoted using double quotes. 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