Okay to merge included columns on otherwise identical indexes?
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I have two indexes that index the same field on the same table. The only difference between them is the included columns.
There's no reason I shouldn't combine the included columns and just have one index, right?
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I have two indexes that index the same field on the same table. The only difference between them is the included columns.
There's no reason I shouldn't combine the included columns and just have one index, right?
sql-server index
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I have two indexes that index the same field on the same table. The only difference between them is the included columns.
There's no reason I shouldn't combine the included columns and just have one index, right?
sql-server index
I have two indexes that index the same field on the same table. The only difference between them is the included columns.
There's no reason I shouldn't combine the included columns and just have one index, right?
sql-server index
sql-server index
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Yes, you should merge these indexes and only keep one, as long as you verify that:
Neither of them are marked as
UNIQUE
(in which case, preserve that one)Neither of them have a filter condition
Neither of them are expressly referenced in an index hint
Thanks. I just combined like 5 indexes and shed close to a gigabyte of data, lol. :)
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Yes, you should merge these indexes and only keep one, as long as you verify that:
Neither of them are marked as
UNIQUE
(in which case, preserve that one)Neither of them have a filter condition
Neither of them are expressly referenced in an index hint
Thanks. I just combined like 5 indexes and shed close to a gigabyte of data, lol. :)
– BVernon
4 hours ago
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Yes, you should merge these indexes and only keep one, as long as you verify that:
Neither of them are marked as
UNIQUE
(in which case, preserve that one)Neither of them have a filter condition
Neither of them are expressly referenced in an index hint
Thanks. I just combined like 5 indexes and shed close to a gigabyte of data, lol. :)
– BVernon
4 hours ago
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Yes, you should merge these indexes and only keep one, as long as you verify that:
Neither of them are marked as
UNIQUE
(in which case, preserve that one)Neither of them have a filter condition
Neither of them are expressly referenced in an index hint
Yes, you should merge these indexes and only keep one, as long as you verify that:
Neither of them are marked as
UNIQUE
(in which case, preserve that one)Neither of them have a filter condition
Neither of them are expressly referenced in an index hint
answered 5 hours ago
Erik DarlingErik Darling
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Thanks. I just combined like 5 indexes and shed close to a gigabyte of data, lol. :)
– BVernon
4 hours ago
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Thanks. I just combined like 5 indexes and shed close to a gigabyte of data, lol. :)
– BVernon
4 hours ago
Thanks. I just combined like 5 indexes and shed close to a gigabyte of data, lol. :)
– BVernon
4 hours ago
Thanks. I just combined like 5 indexes and shed close to a gigabyte of data, lol. :)
– BVernon
4 hours ago
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