Commit c187719b authored by Krasimir Angelov's avatar Krasimir Angelov

Add section about the #database-lab channel

to improve its discoverability.
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/chatops run explain --help
```
### `#database-lab`
Another tool GitLab employees can use is a chatbot powered by [Joe](https://gitlab.com/postgres-ai/joe), available in the [`#database-lab`](https://gitlab.slack.com/archives/CLJMDRD8C) channel on Slack.
Unlike chatops, it gives you a way to execute DDL statements (like creating indexes and tables) and get query plan not only for `SELECT` but also `UPDATE` and `DELETE`.
For example, in order to test new index you can do the following:
Create the index:
```
exec CREATE INDEX index_projects_marked_for_deletion ON projects (marked_for_deletion_at) WHERE marked_for_deletion_at IS NOT NULL
```
Analyze the table to update its statistics:
```
exec ANALYZE projects
```
Get the query plan:
```
explain SELECT * FROM projects WHERE marked_for_deletion_at < CURRENT_DATE
```
Once done you can rollback your changes:
```
reset
```
For more information about the available options, run:
```
help
```
## Further reading
A more extensive guide on understanding query plans can be found in
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