﻿<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>SQLServerCentral / SQL Server 2008 / SQL Server 2008 Administration  / How can I find most used columns in a table / Latest Posts</title><generator>InstantForum.NET v2.9.0</generator><description>SQLServerCentral</description><link>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/</link><webMaster>notifications@sqlservercentral.com</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 02:55:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title>How can I find most used columns in a table</title><link>http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1360421-1550-1.aspx</link><description>Hi,I do have a DMV that lets me see how my Clustered Index is being used (per table) and I do have another one, that let me see how many time my table has been accessed. But I can't find a way to identify specific columns on those tables, how many times are being used and if its for updates, seeks, scans, etc.Is there any way to do it?More background: I do have several big tables and databases which I would like to improve in terms performance and design. I already identified few slow queries on it, but wanted to validate if old Indexes are actually satisfying the existing queries when they touch certain columns.Hopefully I explained myself properly.Thanks in advance,</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:18:35 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>sql-lover</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>