What indexes does SQL report are missing? What is the usage of existing indexes on that table?
There's a reasonable chance that the table should be clustered by [DID] rather than [LID], but obviously not enough info yet to decide that. And would need to know the insert pattern of [DID] column.
First, please run the queries below, after changing the db name and table name if needed, and post the results:
--!! chg to your db name
USE [<your_db_name>]
SET DEADLOCK_PRIORITY LOW --probably irrelevent, but just in case
DECLARE @list_missing_indexes bit
DECLARE @table_name_pattern sysname
SET @list_missing_indexes = 1 --1=list missing index(es); 0=don't.
--!! put your table name/name pattern here
SET @table_name_pattern = 'L'
PRINT 'Started @ ' + CONVERT(varchar(30), GETDATE(), 120)
--SELECT create_date FROM sys.databases WITH (NOLOCK) WHERE name = N'tempdb'
IF @list_missing_indexes = 1
BEGIN
SELECT
GETDATE() AS capture_date,
DB_NAME(mid.database_id) AS Db_Name,
OBJECT_NAME(mid.object_id /*, mid.database_id*/) AS Table_Name,
mid.equality_columns, mid.inequality_columns, mid.included_columns,
ca1.sql_up_days AS days_in_use,
migs.*,
mid.statement, mid.object_id, mid.index_handle
FROM sys.dm_db_missing_index_details mid WITH (NOLOCK)
CROSS APPLY (
SELECT DATEDIFF(DAY, create_date, GETDATE()) AS sql_up_days FROM sys.databases WHERE name = 'tempdb'
) AS ca1
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.dm_db_missing_index_groups mig WITH (NOLOCK) ON
mig.index_handle = mid.index_handle
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.dm_db_missing_index_group_stats migs WITH (NOLOCK) ON
migs.group_handle = mig.index_group_handle
--order by
--DB_NAME, Table_Name, equality_columns
WHERE
1 = 1
AND mid.database_id = DB_ID()
AND OBJECT_NAME(mid.object_id) LIKE @table_name_pattern
ORDER BY
--avg_total_user_cost * (user_seeks + user_scans) DESC,
Db_Name, Table_Name, equality_columns, inequality_columns
END --IF
-- list index usage stats (seeks, scans, etc.)
SELECT
ius2.row_num, DB_NAME() AS db_name,
i.name AS index_name,
OBJECT_NAME(i.object_id/*, DB_ID()*/) AS table_name,
i.index_id, --ius.user_seeks + ius.user_scans AS total_reads,
dps.row_count,
SUBSTRING(key_cols, 3, 8000) AS key_cols, SUBSTRING(nonkey_cols, 3, 8000) AS nonkey_cols,
ius.user_seeks, ius.user_scans, ius.user_lookups, ius.user_updates,
ius.last_user_seek, ius.last_user_scan, ius.last_user_lookup, ius.last_user_update,
fk.Reference_Count AS fk_ref_count,
FILEGROUP_NAME(i.data_space_id) AS filegroup_name,
ca1.sql_up_days AS days_in_use,
ius.system_seeks, ius.system_scans, ius.system_lookups, ius.system_updates,
ius.last_system_seek, ius.last_system_scan, ius.last_system_lookup, ius.last_system_update
FROM sys.indexes i WITH (NOLOCK)
INNER JOIN sys.objects o WITH (NOLOCK) ON
o.object_id = i.object_id
CROSS APPLY (
SELECT DATEDIFF(DAY, create_date, GETDATE()) AS sql_up_days FROM sys.databases WHERE name = 'tempdb'
) AS ca1
OUTER APPLY (
SELECT
', ' + COL_NAME(object_id, ic.column_id)
FROM sys.index_columns ic
WHERE
ic.key_ordinal > 0 AND
ic.object_id = i.object_id AND
ic.index_id = i.index_id
ORDER BY
ic.key_ordinal
FOR XML PATH('')
) AS key_cols (key_cols)
OUTER APPLY (
SELECT
', ' + COL_NAME(object_id, ic.column_id)
FROM sys.index_columns ic
WHERE
ic.key_ordinal = 0 AND
ic.object_id = i.object_id AND
ic.index_id = i.index_id
ORDER BY
COL_NAME(object_id, ic.column_id)
FOR XML PATH('')
) AS nonkey_cols (nonkey_cols)
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.dm_db_partition_stats dps WITH (NOLOCK) ON
dps.object_id = i.object_id AND
dps.index_id = i.index_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats ius WITH (NOLOCK) ON
ius.database_id = DB_ID() AND
ius.object_id = i.object_id AND
ius.index_id = i.index_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN (
SELECT
database_id, object_id, MAX(user_scans) AS user_scans,
ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY MAX(user_scans) DESC) AS row_num --user_scans|user_seeks+user_scans
FROM sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats WITH (NOLOCK)
WHERE
database_id = DB_ID()
--AND index_id > 0
GROUP BY
database_id, object_id
) AS ius2 ON
ius2.database_id = DB_ID() AND
ius2.object_id = i.object_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN (
SELECT
referenced_object_id, COUNT(*) AS Reference_Count
FROM sys.foreign_keys
WHERE
is_disabled = 0
GROUP BY
referenced_object_id
) AS fk ON
fk.referenced_object_id = i.object_id
WHERE
i.object_id > 100 AND
i.is_hypothetical = 0 AND
i.type IN (0, 1, 2) AND
o.type NOT IN ( 'IF', 'IT', 'TF', 'TT' ) AND
(
o.name LIKE @table_name_pattern AND
o.name NOT LIKE 'dtprop%' AND
o.name NOT LIKE 'filestream[_]' AND
o.name NOT LIKE 'MSpeer%' AND
o.name NOT LIKE 'MSpub%' AND
--o.name NOT LIKE 'queue[_]%' AND
o.name NOT LIKE 'sys%'
)
--AND OBJECT_NAME(i.object_id, DB_ID()) IN ('tbl1', 'tbl2', 'tbl3')
ORDER BY
--row_count DESC,
--ius.user_scans DESC,
--ius2.row_num, --user_scans+user_seeks
-- list clustered index first, if any, then other index(es)
db_name, table_name, CASE WHEN i.index_id IN (0, 1) THEN 1 ELSE 2 END, index_name
PRINT 'Ended @ ' + CONVERT(varchar(30), GETDATE(), 120)
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