SQL Server Error Msg 8685 – Query cannot be compiled because element appears in XML plan provided to USE PLAN but USE PLAN was applied to a non-cursor statement. Consider using an XML plan obtained from SQL Server for statement without modification.

In this blog post, let’s learn about the error message “8685 – Query cannot be compiled because element appears in XML plan provided to USE PLAN but USE PLAN was applied to a non-cursor statement. Consider using an XML plan obtained from SQL Server for statement without modification.” in Microsoft SQL Server, the reason why it appears and the solution to fix it.

SQL Server Error Message

8685 – Query cannot be compiled because element appears in XML plan provided to USE PLAN but USE PLAN was applied to a non-cursor statement. Consider using an XML plan obtained from SQL Server for statement without modification.

Reason for the Error

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Solution

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