optimize the schema definition

  • 1. How would i optimize the following schema definition?

    CREATE TABLE dbo.Orders (

    RowID INT IDENTITY NOT NULL,

    OrderID INT

    PRIMARY KEY NONCLUSTERED,

    OrderTypeNVARCHAR(20) NOT NULL,

    OrderDateTime DATETIME NOT NULL

    );

    CREATE CLUSTERED INDEX ix_cls_Orders_RowID ON dbo.Orders (RowID);

    CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX ix_Orders_OrderDateTime ON dbo.Orders (OrderDateTime);

    CREATE TABLE dbo.LineItems (

    LineItemID INT IDENTITY

    PRIMARY KEY,

    OrderID INT NOT NULL

    FOREIGN KEY REFERENCES dbo.Orders (OrderID),

    LineItemTypeNVARCHAR(20) NOT NULL,

    RegisterID INT NOT NULL,

    LineItemCustomValue1 NVARCHAR(20) NULL,

    LineItemCustomValue2 NVARCHAR(20) NULL,

    LineItemCustomValue3 NVARCHAR(20) NULL,

    LineItemCustomValue4 NVARCHAR(20) NULL,

    LineItemCustomValue5 NVARCHAR(20) NULL,

    LineItemCustomValue6 NVARCHAR(20) NULL,

    LineItemCustomValue7 NVARCHAR(20) NULL,

    LineItemCustomValue8 NVARCHAR(20) NULL,

    LineItemCustomValue9 NVARCHAR(20) NULL,

    LineItemCustomValue10 NVARCHAR(20) NULL

    );

    CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX ix_LineItems_OrderID ON dbo.LineItems (OrderID);

    2.The following query, which utilizes the schema defined above, performs poorly. How would i optimize it?

    SELECT

    o.OrderDateTime,

    o.OrderType,

    li.OrderID,

    li.RegisterID,

    li.LineItemCustomValue3,

    li.LineItemCustomValue4

    FROM dbo.Orders o WITH (INDEX(ix_Order_OrderDateTime))

    JOIN dbo.LineItems li

    ON o.OrderID = li.OrderID

    WHERE

    li.LineItemCustomValue3 = 'CouponPurchase'

    AND o.OrderDateTime>= DATEADD(dd,-1,CURRENT_TIMESTAMP);

  • You don't really optimise schemas, so not sure what you're asking. The Line Items table needs either normalisation or sensible column names, can't tell which.

    As for the query, you can start by taking out the index hint. Hints should be used with caution and only when you're absolutely sure that the hint improves performance, you know exactly why the hint is better than what the optimiser came up with and you've tested extensively.

    Once done, please post the query's execution plan.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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