SQL_ID is just a fancy representation of hash value - Tanel Poder Consulting

…Or in other words, how to translate SQL_ID to a hash value :) I once wrote a script to demo this in my Advanced Oracle Troubleshooting class. Check this, I’ll run a query and then check what is its SQL_ID and HASH_VALUE from V$SQL: SQL> select * from dual; D - X SQL> select sql_id, hash_value from v$sql 2 where sql_text = 'select * from dual'; SQL_ID HASH_VALUE ------------- ---------- a5ks9fhw2v