• Sean Lange (2/25/2013)


    That only shows index usage. If your queries are not sargable or you have a heap your results may not be exactly what you are looking for.

    A scan is a use of an index, and the index usage DMV does include heaps and clusters. SELECT * from HeapTable will put an entry in that DMV.

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