Updated sys.dm_os_waiting_tasks script to add query DOP

Edit 10/30/19: the latest version of this script, with additions and adapted for newer versions is here.

A question came up in class today about easily seeing the degree of parallelism for parallel query plans, so I’ve updated my waiting tasks script to pull in the dop field from sys.dm_exec_query_memory_grants. I’ve also added in a URL field that points into the new waits library, and shortened some of the column names.

Here it is for your use.

Enjoy!

(Note that ‘text’ on one line does not have delimiters because that messes up the code formatting plugin):

/*============================================================================
  File:     WaitingTasks.sql

  Summary:  Snapshot of waiting tasks

  SQL Server Versions: 2005 onwards
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Written by Paul S. Randal, SQLskills.com

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============================================================================*/
SELECT
    [owt].[session_id] AS [SPID],
    [owt].[exec_context_id] AS [Thread],
    [ot].[scheduler_id] AS [Scheduler],
    [owt].[wait_duration_ms] AS [wait_ms],
    [owt].[wait_type],
    [owt].[blocking_session_id] AS [Blocking SPID],
    [owt].[resource_description],
    CASE [owt].[wait_type]
        WHEN N'CXPACKET' THEN
            RIGHT ([owt].[resource_description],
                CHARINDEX (N'=', REVERSE ([owt].[resource_description])) - 1)
        ELSE NULL
    END AS [Node ID],
    [eqmg].[dop] AS [DOP],
    [er].[database_id] AS [DBID],
    CAST ('https://www.sqlskills.com/help/waits/' + [owt].[wait_type] as XML) AS [Help/Info URL],
    [eqp].[query_plan],
    [est].text
FROM sys.dm_os_waiting_tasks [owt]
INNER JOIN sys.dm_os_tasks [ot] ON
    [owt].[waiting_task_address] = [ot].[task_address]
INNER JOIN sys.dm_exec_sessions [es] ON
    [owt].[session_id] = [es].[session_id]
INNER JOIN sys.dm_exec_requests [er] ON
    [es].[session_id] = [er].[session_id]
FULL JOIN sys.dm_exec_query_memory_grants [eqmg] ON
    [owt].[session_id] = [eqmg].[session_id]
OUTER APPLY sys.dm_exec_sql_text ([er].[sql_handle]) [est]
OUTER APPLY sys.dm_exec_query_plan ([er].[plan_handle]) [eqp]
WHERE
    [es].[is_user_process] = 1
ORDER BY
    [owt].[session_id],
    [owt].[exec_context_id];
GO