HANA Certificated Development Practice Test

The SQL monitor (transaction SQLM) is primarily designed to capture detailed information about SQL statement execution and performance, including the SQL profile of an application. This includes monitoring various aspects such as execution time, server resources usage, and how SQL queries are processed in the database. Capturing an SQL profile provides insights that can help identify performance issues and optimize SQL code by analyzing execution patterns and resource usage.

While other options mention functions relevant to SQL execution, such as searching for problematic SELECT statements, combining performance analysis results, and displaying execution plans, these tasks are not the core functions of SQLM. Instead, SQLM focuses on profiling SQL statements and providing data that can be used to enhance performance indirectly through its analysis. This distinction emphasizes the correct choice regarding the capabilities of SQL monitor in relation to application SQL profiling.