In this blog post, let’s learn about the error message “8696 – Cannot run query because of improperly formed Spool element with parent RelOp with NodeId %d in XML plan in USE PLAN hint. Verify that each Spool element’s parent RelOp has unique NodeId attribute, and each Spool element has either a single RelOp sub-element, or a PrimaryNodeId attribute, but not both. PrimaryNodeId of Spool must reference NodeId of an existing RelOp with a Spool sub-element. Consider using unmodified XML showplan as USE PLAN hint.” in Microsoft SQL Server, the reason why it appears and the solution to fix it.
SQL Server Error Message
8696 – Cannot run query because of improperly formed Spool element with parent RelOp with NodeId %d in XML plan in USE PLAN hint. Verify that each Spool element’s parent RelOp has unique NodeId attribute, and each Spool element has either a single RelOp sub-element, or a PrimaryNodeId attribute, but not both. PrimaryNodeId of Spool must reference NodeId of an existing RelOp with a Spool sub-element. Consider using unmodified XML showplan as USE PLAN hint.
Reason for the Error
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Solution
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