How to check Oracle database for long running queries

Question

My application, which uses an Oracle database, is going slow or appears to have stopped completely.

How can find out which queries are most expensive, so I can inves

Answer 1

Step 1:Execute the query

column username format 'a10'
column osuser format 'a10'
column module format 'a16'
column program_name format 'a20'
column program format 'a20'
column machine format 'a20'
column action format 'a20'
column sid format '9999'
column serial# format '99999'
column spid format '99999'
set linesize 200
set pagesize 30
select
a.sid,a.serial#,a.username,a.osuser,c.start_time,
b.spid,a.status,a.machine,
a.action,a.module,a.program
from
v$session a, v$process b, v$transaction c,
v$sqlarea s
Where
a.paddr = b.addr
and a.saddr = c.ses_addr
and a.sql_address = s.address (+)
and to_date(c.start_time,'mm/dd/yy hh24:mi:ss') <= sysdate - (15/1440) -- running for 15 minutes
order by c.start_time
/   

Step 2: desc v$session

Step 3:select sid, serial#,SQL_ADDRESS, status,PREV_SQL_ADDR from v$session where sid='xxxx' //(enter the sid value)

Step 4: select sql_text from v$sqltext where address='XXXXXXXX';

Step 5: select piece, sql_text from v$sqltext where address='XXXXXX' order by piece;