• SELECT

    TABLE1.field1,

    TABLE1.field2,

    TABLE2.field1,

    count(distinct(field4)) as Counts,

    (count(distinct(TABLE2.field2)))

    FROM TABLE1 LEFT OUTER JOIN TABLE2

    on TABLE1.field1 = TABLE2.field1

    WHERE

    TABLE1.field4 >= 'dd/mm/yyyy'

    and TABLE1.field4 <= 'dd/mm/yyyy'

    and TABLE1.field1 like 'CloudSA%'

    group by TABLE1.field1,

    TABLE1.field2,

    TABLE2.field1

    order by TABLE1.field1 asc

    Field1nvarchar100

    Field2varchar5

    Field3datetime8

    Field4nvarchar100

    Field5nvarchar100

    Field6nvarchar100

    Field7datetime8

    Field8datetime8

    Field9nvarchar100

    Field10nvarchar100

    Field11nvarchar200

    Field12nvarchar100

    Field13datetime8

    Field14nvarchar200

    Table2

    Field1varchar50

    Field2varchar50

    Field3varchar50

    Field4varchar50

    Field5varchar50

    Field6varchar150

    Field7varchar50

    Field8varchar50

    Field9varchar50

    Field10nvarchar300

    Field11varchar50

    Field12varchar50

    Field13varchar50

    Field14varchar50

    Field15varchar50

    Field16varchar50

    Field17varchar500

    Field18varchar50

    Field19varchar100

    Field20varchar100

    Field21varchar100

    Field22varchar100

    Field23varchar100

    Field24varchar100

    Field25varchar100

    Field26varchar100

    Field27varchar100

    Field28varchar100

    Field29varchar100

    Field30varchar100

    Field31varchar100

    Field32varchar100

    Field33varchar100

    Field34varchar100

    Field35varchar100

    Field36varchar100

    Field37varchar100

    Field38varchar100

    Field39varchar50

    Field40varchar50

    Field41varchar50

    Field42varchar50

    Field43varchar50

    Field44varchar50

    Field45varchar100

    Estimated plan shows the clustered index on table2 is 93% and is scanning. Clustered index is set on a column. that column is not used in the select query.