diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/inc/mndDef.h b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/inc/mndDef.h
index db18f87830..4daeeaa9bf 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/inc/mndDef.h
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/inc/mndDef.h
@@ -546,13 +546,10 @@ typedef struct {
   int64_t createTime;
   int64_t updateTime;
   int32_t version;
-  // TODO remove it
   int64_t smaId;  // 0 for unused
   // info
   int64_t uid;
   int8_t  status;
-  // TODO remove it
-  int32_t vgNum;
   // config
   int8_t  dropPolicy;
   int8_t  trigger;
@@ -565,9 +562,10 @@ typedef struct {
   char    targetDb[TSDB_DB_FNAME_LEN];
   char    targetSTbName[TSDB_TABLE_FNAME_LEN];
   int64_t targetStbUid;
-  // assigned when scheduling
   int32_t fixedSinkVgId;  // 0 for shuffle
-  SVgObj  fixedSinkVg;
+  // fixedSinkVg is not applicable for encode and decode
+  SVgObj fixedSinkVg;
+
   // transformation
   char*          sql;
   char*          ast;
diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/inc/mndScheduler.h b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/inc/mndScheduler.h
index 80fe472c56..8e816d2dd6 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/inc/mndScheduler.h
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/inc/mndScheduler.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ int32_t mndScheduleStream(SMnode* pMnode, STrans* pTrans, SStreamObj* pStream);
 int32_t mndConvertRsmaTask(char** pDst, int32_t* pDstLen, const char* ast, int64_t uid, int8_t triggerType,
                            int64_t watermark, double filesFactor);
 
+int32_t mndScheduleStream(SMnode* pMnode, STrans* pTrans, SStreamObj* pStream);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/inc/mndStream.h b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/inc/mndStream.h
index 65017027dc..6616e84488 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/inc/mndStream.h
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/inc/mndStream.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ void        mndReleaseStream(SMnode *pMnode, SStreamObj *pStream);
 SSdbRaw *mndStreamActionEncode(SStreamObj *pStream);
 SSdbRow *mndStreamActionDecode(SSdbRaw *pRaw);
 
-int32_t mndAddStreamToTrans(SMnode *pMnode, SStreamObj *pStream, const char *ast, STrans *pTrans);
+int32_t mndPersistStream(SMnode *pMnode, STrans *pTrans, SStreamObj *pStream);
 
 int32_t mndDropStreamByDb(SMnode *pMnode, STrans *pTrans, SDbObj *pDb);
 
diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndDef.c b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndDef.c
index b9bd1e4298..20ba71992e 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndDef.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndDef.c
@@ -18,35 +18,35 @@
 #include "mndConsumer.h"
 
 int32_t tEncodeSStreamObj(SEncoder *pEncoder, const SStreamObj *pObj) {
-  int32_t sz = 0;
   if (tEncodeCStr(pEncoder, pObj->name) < 0) return -1;
+
+  if (tEncodeI64(pEncoder, pObj->createTime) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tEncodeI64(pEncoder, pObj->updateTime) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tEncodeI32(pEncoder, pObj->version) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tEncodeI64(pEncoder, pObj->smaId) < 0) return -1;
+
+  if (tEncodeI64(pEncoder, pObj->uid) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tEncodeI8(pEncoder, pObj->status) < 0) return -1;
+
+  if (tEncodeI8(pEncoder, pObj->dropPolicy) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tEncodeI8(pEncoder, pObj->trigger) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tEncodeI64(pEncoder, pObj->triggerParam) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tEncodeI64(pEncoder, pObj->watermark) < 0) return -1;
+
+  if (tEncodeI64(pEncoder, pObj->sourceDbUid) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tEncodeI64(pEncoder, pObj->targetDbUid) < 0) return -1;
   if (tEncodeCStr(pEncoder, pObj->sourceDb) < 0) return -1;
   if (tEncodeCStr(pEncoder, pObj->targetDb) < 0) return -1;
   if (tEncodeCStr(pEncoder, pObj->targetSTbName) < 0) return -1;
   if (tEncodeI64(pEncoder, pObj->targetStbUid) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tEncodeI64(pEncoder, pObj->createTime) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tEncodeI64(pEncoder, pObj->updateTime) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tEncodeI64(pEncoder, pObj->uid) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tEncodeI64(pEncoder, pObj->sourceDbUid) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tEncodeI64(pEncoder, pObj->targetDbUid) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tEncodeI32(pEncoder, pObj->version) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tEncodeI32(pEncoder, pObj->vgNum) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tEncodeI8(pEncoder, pObj->dropPolicy) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tEncodeI8(pEncoder, pObj->status) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tEncodeI8(pEncoder, pObj->trigger) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tEncodeI64(pEncoder, pObj->triggerParam) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tEncodeI64(pEncoder, pObj->watermark) < 0) return -1;
   if (tEncodeI32(pEncoder, pObj->fixedSinkVgId) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tEncodeI64(pEncoder, pObj->smaId) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tEncodeCStr(pEncoder, pObj->sql) < 0) return -1;
-  /*if (tEncodeCStr(pEncoder, pObj->logicalPlan) < 0) return -1;*/
-  if (tEncodeCStr(pEncoder, pObj->physicalPlan) < 0) return -1;
-  // TODO encode tasks
-  if (pObj->tasks) {
-    sz = taosArrayGetSize(pObj->tasks);
-  }
-  if (tEncodeI32(pEncoder, sz) < 0) return -1;
 
+  if (tEncodeCStr(pEncoder, pObj->sql) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tEncodeCStr(pEncoder, pObj->ast) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tEncodeCStr(pEncoder, pObj->physicalPlan) < 0) return -1;
+
+  int32_t sz = taosArrayGetSize(pObj->tasks);
+  if (tEncodeI32(pEncoder, sz) < 0) return -1;
   for (int32_t i = 0; i < sz; i++) {
     SArray *pArray = taosArrayGetP(pObj->tasks, i);
     int32_t innerSz = taosArrayGetSize(pArray);
@@ -58,32 +58,38 @@ int32_t tEncodeSStreamObj(SEncoder *pEncoder, const SStreamObj *pObj) {
   }
 
   if (tEncodeSSchemaWrapper(pEncoder, &pObj->outputSchema) < 0) return -1;
+
   return pEncoder->pos;
 }
 
 int32_t tDecodeSStreamObj(SDecoder *pDecoder, SStreamObj *pObj) {
   if (tDecodeCStrTo(pDecoder, pObj->name) < 0) return -1;
+
+  if (tDecodeI64(pDecoder, &pObj->createTime) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tDecodeI64(pDecoder, &pObj->updateTime) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tDecodeI32(pDecoder, &pObj->version) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tDecodeI64(pDecoder, &pObj->smaId) < 0) return -1;
+
+  if (tDecodeI64(pDecoder, &pObj->uid) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tDecodeI8(pDecoder, &pObj->status) < 0) return -1;
+
+  if (tDecodeI8(pDecoder, &pObj->dropPolicy) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tDecodeI8(pDecoder, &pObj->trigger) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tDecodeI64(pDecoder, &pObj->triggerParam) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tDecodeI64(pDecoder, &pObj->watermark) < 0) return -1;
+
+  if (tDecodeI64(pDecoder, &pObj->sourceDbUid) < 0) return -1;
+  if (tDecodeI64(pDecoder, &pObj->targetDbUid) < 0) return -1;
   if (tDecodeCStrTo(pDecoder, pObj->sourceDb) < 0) return -1;
   if (tDecodeCStrTo(pDecoder, pObj->targetDb) < 0) return -1;
   if (tDecodeCStrTo(pDecoder, pObj->targetSTbName) < 0) return -1;
   if (tDecodeI64(pDecoder, &pObj->targetStbUid) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tDecodeI64(pDecoder, &pObj->createTime) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tDecodeI64(pDecoder, &pObj->updateTime) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tDecodeI64(pDecoder, &pObj->uid) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tDecodeI64(pDecoder, &pObj->sourceDbUid) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tDecodeI64(pDecoder, &pObj->targetDbUid) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tDecodeI32(pDecoder, &pObj->version) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tDecodeI32(pDecoder, &pObj->vgNum) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tDecodeI8(pDecoder, &pObj->dropPolicy) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tDecodeI8(pDecoder, &pObj->status) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tDecodeI8(pDecoder, &pObj->trigger) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tDecodeI64(pDecoder, &pObj->triggerParam) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tDecodeI64(pDecoder, &pObj->watermark) < 0) return -1;
   if (tDecodeI32(pDecoder, &pObj->fixedSinkVgId) < 0) return -1;
-  if (tDecodeI64(pDecoder, &pObj->smaId) < 0) return -1;
+
   if (tDecodeCStrAlloc(pDecoder, &pObj->sql) < 0) return -1;
-  /*if (tDecodeCStrAlloc(pDecoder, &pObj->logicalPlan) < 0) return -1;*/
+  if (tDecodeCStrAlloc(pDecoder, &pObj->ast) < 0) return -1;
   if (tDecodeCStrAlloc(pDecoder, &pObj->physicalPlan) < 0) return -1;
+
   pObj->tasks = NULL;
   int32_t sz;
   if (tDecodeI32(pDecoder, &sz) < 0) return -1;
@@ -104,6 +110,7 @@ int32_t tDecodeSStreamObj(SDecoder *pDecoder, SStreamObj *pObj) {
   }
 
   if (tDecodeSSchemaWrapper(pDecoder, &pObj->outputSchema) < 0) return -1;
+
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndScheduler.c b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndScheduler.c
index c53e97cd53..6f8fc748c2 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndScheduler.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndScheduler.c
@@ -346,8 +346,6 @@ int32_t mndScheduleStream(SMnode* pMnode, STrans* pTrans, SStreamObj* pStream) {
     terrno = TSDB_CODE_QRY_INVALID_INPUT;
     return -1;
   }
-  ASSERT(pStream->vgNum == 0);
-
   int32_t totLevel = LIST_LENGTH(pPlan->pSubplans);
   ASSERT(totLevel <= 2);
   pStream->tasks = taosArrayInit(totLevel, sizeof(void*));
diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndSma.c b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndSma.c
index 54fd0fe867..3eb5b03efd 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndSma.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndSma.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "mndDnode.h"
 #include "mndInfoSchema.h"
 #include "mndMnode.h"
+#include "mndScheduler.h"
 #include "mndShow.h"
 #include "mndStb.h"
 #include "mndStream.h"
@@ -563,6 +564,7 @@ static int32_t mndCreateSma(SMnode *pMnode, SRpcMsg *pReq, SMCreateSmaReq *pCrea
   streamObj.smaId = smaObj.uid;
   streamObj.watermark = 0;
   streamObj.trigger = STREAM_TRIGGER_AT_ONCE;
+  streamObj.ast = strdup(smaObj.ast);
 
   if (mndAllocSmaVgroup(pMnode, pDb, &streamObj.fixedSinkVg) != 0) {
     mError("sma:%s, failed to create since %s", smaObj.name, terrstr());
@@ -571,6 +573,39 @@ static int32_t mndCreateSma(SMnode *pMnode, SRpcMsg *pReq, SMCreateSmaReq *pCrea
   smaObj.dstVgId = streamObj.fixedSinkVg.vgId;
   streamObj.fixedSinkVgId = smaObj.dstVgId;
 
+  SNode *pAst = NULL;
+  if (nodesStringToNode(streamObj.ast, &pAst) < 0) {
+    ASSERT(0);
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  // extract output schema from ast
+  if (qExtractResultSchema(pAst, (int32_t *)&streamObj.outputSchema.nCols, &streamObj.outputSchema.pSchema) != 0) {
+    ASSERT(0);
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  SQueryPlan  *pPlan = NULL;
+  SPlanContext cxt = {
+      .pAstRoot = pAst,
+      .topicQuery = false,
+      .streamQuery = true,
+      .triggerType = streamObj.trigger,
+      .watermark = streamObj.watermark,
+  };
+
+  if (qCreateQueryPlan(&cxt, &pPlan, NULL) < 0) {
+    ASSERT(0);
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  // save physcial plan
+  if (nodesNodeToString((SNode *)pPlan, false, &streamObj.physicalPlan, NULL) != 0) {
+    ASSERT(0);
+    return -1;
+  }
+  if (pAst != NULL) nodesDestroyNode(pAst);
+
   int32_t code = -1;
   STrans *pTrans = mndTransCreate(pMnode, TRN_POLICY_RETRY, TRN_CONFLICT_DB, pReq);
   if (pTrans == NULL) goto _OVER;
@@ -585,7 +620,8 @@ static int32_t mndCreateSma(SMnode *pMnode, SRpcMsg *pReq, SMCreateSmaReq *pCrea
   if (mndSetUpdateSmaStbCommitLogs(pMnode, pTrans, pStb) != 0) goto _OVER;
   // if (mndSetCreateSmaRedoActions(pMnode, pTrans, pDb, &smaObj) != 0) goto _OVER;
   if (mndSetCreateSmaVgroupRedoActions(pMnode, pTrans, pDb, &streamObj.fixedSinkVg, &smaObj) != 0) goto _OVER;
-  if (mndAddStreamToTrans(pMnode, &streamObj, pCreate->ast, pTrans) != 0) goto _OVER;
+  if (mndScheduleStream(pMnode, pTrans, &streamObj) != 0) goto _OVER;
+  if (mndPersistStream(pMnode, pTrans, &streamObj) != 0) goto _OVER;
   if (mndTransPrepare(pMnode, pTrans) != 0) goto _OVER;
 
   code = 0;
diff --git a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndStream.c b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndStream.c
index de0b25b1dc..c1df9dd68c 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndStream.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mnode/impl/src/mndStream.c
@@ -640,6 +640,12 @@ static int32_t mndProcessCreateStreamReq(SRpcMsg *pReq) {
     goto _OVER;
   }
 
+  if (mndPersistStream(pMnode, pTrans, &streamObj) < 0) {
+    mError("stream:%s, failed to schedule since %s", createStreamReq.name, terrstr());
+    mndTransDrop(pTrans);
+    goto _OVER;
+  }
+
   if (mndTransPrepare(pMnode, pTrans) != 0) {
     mError("trans:%d, failed to prepare since %s", pTrans->id, terrstr());
     mndTransDrop(pTrans);
@@ -707,7 +713,7 @@ static int32_t mndProcessDropStreamReq(SRpcMsg *pReq) {
     return code;
   }
 
-  // drop  stream
+  // drop stream
   if (mndPersistDropStreamLog(pMnode, pTrans, pStream) < 0) {
     sdbRelease(pMnode->pSdb, pStream);
     return -1;