SQL Server Execution Plans - Red Gate Software

Chapter 6: Cursor Operations
the cursor can change over the life of the cursor. For example, if data in the table is
modified before it has been passed through the cursor, the modified data will be picked up
by the cursor. This time, the ToolTip shows some slightly different, more detailed and
useful information.
Figure 6.8
We see a view of the direct T-SQL that defines the cursor.
Cursor Catchall
The next five sections of our execution plan, from Figure 6.2, all feature a generic icon
known as the Cursor Catchall. In general, a catchall icon covers for operations that
Microsoft determined didn't need their own special graphic.
In Query 2 and Query 3, we see catchall icons for the Open Cursor operation and the
Fetch Cursor operation.
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