November 18, 2014 at 8:43 am
I have a the following query I use to search for missing indexes:
USE MyDB
GO
SELECT TOP 25
dm_mid.database_id AS DatabaseID,
dm_migs.avg_user_impact*(dm_migs.user_seeks+dm_migs.user_scans) Avg_Estimated_Impact,
dm_migs.last_user_seek AS Last_User_Seek,
OBJECT_NAME(dm_mid.OBJECT_ID,dm_mid.database_id) AS [TableName],
'CREATE INDEX [IX_' + OBJECT_NAME(dm_mid.OBJECT_ID,dm_mid.database_id) + '_'
+ REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(ISNULL(dm_mid.equality_columns,''),', ','_'),'[',''),']','') +
CASE
WHEN dm_mid.equality_columns IS NOT NULL AND dm_mid.inequality_columns IS NOT NULL THEN '_'
ELSE ''
END
+ REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(ISNULL(dm_mid.inequality_columns,''),', ','_'),'[',''),']','')
+ ']'
+ ' ON ' + dm_mid.statement
+ ' (' + ISNULL (dm_mid.equality_columns,'')
+ CASE WHEN dm_mid.equality_columns IS NOT NULL AND dm_mid.inequality_columns IS NOT NULL THEN ',' ELSE
'' END
+ ISNULL (dm_mid.inequality_columns, '')
+ ')'
+ ISNULL (' INCLUDE (' + dm_mid.included_columns + ')', '') AS Create_Statement
FROM sys.dm_db_missing_index_groups dm_mig
INNER JOIN sys.dm_db_missing_index_group_stats dm_migs
ON dm_migs.group_handle = dm_mig.index_group_handle
INNER JOIN sys.dm_db_missing_index_details dm_mid
ON dm_mig.index_handle = dm_mid.index_handle
WHERE dm_mid.database_ID = DB_ID()
ORDER BY Avg_Estimated_Impact DESC
GO
Where should the cutoff be as far as Avg_Estimated_Impact should I stop at considering creating the index?
November 18, 2014 at 10:02 am
I don't think that there's a number that anyone can give you. You have to be wary about adding suggested indexes. I like to at least do the following before adding any indexes:
1. Examine existing indexes and usage. Is there an existing index I can modify instead of adding a new index?
2. Find out what queries may benefit from the new or modified index. If access mostly through stored procedures this is easier as you can go through the code manually, if not, you can query the plan cache, check out this post by Grant Fritchey, http://www.scarydba.com/2009/03/02/more-refinements-on-the-missing-indexes-query/.
This can be time consuming but in the long run I think you get better performance because you have the correct indexes and not too many indexes.
Jack Corbett
Consultant - Straight Path Solutions
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November 18, 2014 at 2:55 pm
The first thing to do with indexing is to review index usage stats and missing index stats together, at a minimum. If you're really serious, you also look at operational stats, but you can get by without it.
First determine if every significant table has the best clustered index on it. If not, make those changes first. Don't get caught up in making sure it's a unique key, as long as you can identify the correct column(s) in the correct order. Ignoring the clus index and just slapping extra nonclustered indexes on tables might appear to give better performance, esp. over the short term, but long term you'll actually end up making things worse, or even far worse.
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November 18, 2014 at 2:57 pm
Btw, keep in mind that for multi-key-column indexes, SQL's missing index output does not consider the best order for the keys, which they freely admit. From Books Online, they do offer a guideline:
"To determine an effective order for the equality columns, order them based on their selectivity; that is, list the most selective columns first."
But that's not necessarily 100% right either, it depends on your specific table and usage.
SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".
March 5, 2026 at 5:34 pm
Not going to download a random file. Post the code. Most indexes will be nonclustered that are added.
March 5, 2026 at 9:35 pm
In case nobody wants to download the file, this is the content (I viewed it safely):
SELECT TOP 25
dm_mid.database_id AS DatabaseID,
dm_migs.avg_user_impact*(dm_migs.user_seeks+dm_migs.user_scans) Avg_Estimated_Impact,
dm_migs.last_user_seek AS Last_User_Seek,
OBJECT_NAME(dm_mid.OBJECT_ID,dm_mid.database_id) AS [TableName],
'CREATE INDEX [IX_' + OBJECT_NAME(dm_mid.OBJECT_ID,dm_mid.database_id) + '_'
+ REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(ISNULL(dm_mid.equality_columns,''),', ','_'),'[',''),']','')
+ CASE
WHEN dm_mid.equality_columns IS NOT NULL
AND dm_mid.inequality_columns IS NOT NULL THEN '_'
ELSE ''
END
+ REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(ISNULL(dm_mid.inequality_columns,''),', ','_'),'[',''),']','')
+ ']'
+ ' ON ' + dm_mid.statement
+ ' (' + ISNULL (dm_mid.equality_columns,'')
+ CASE WHEN dm_mid.equality_columns IS NOT NULL AND dm_mid.inequality_columns
IS NOT NULL THEN ',' ELSE
'' END
+ ISNULL (dm_mid.inequality_columns, '')
+ ')'
+ ISNULL (' INCLUDE (' + dm_mid.included_columns + ')', '') AS Create_Statement
FROM sys.dm_db_missing_index_groups dm_mig
INNER JOIN sys.dm_db_missing_index_group_stats dm_migs
ON dm_migs.group_handle = dm_mig.index_group_handle
INNER JOIN sys.dm_db_missing_index_details dm_mid
ON dm_mig.index_handle = dm_mid.index_handle
WHERE dm_mid.database_ID = DB_ID()
ORDER BY Avg_Estimated_Impact DESC
GO-
Pretty sure that the missing index DMV is only going to suggest nonclustered indexes. But I would still be careful adding indexes at random.
The big 2 questions you need to be asking first before running any script like this is "what problem am I trying to solve?" and "how can I verify the problem is solved by running the script?". I suppose another good question is "how can I roll this back quickly and safely?", so 3 questions.
Adding indexes will increase the performance of SELECT queries (in most cases, it can hurt performance too), but it will always hurt performance of any data manipulation (INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE). PLUS the above query may tell you to put an index on a table that doesn't need one.
The above is all just my opinion on what you should do.
As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it. Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.
March 5, 2026 at 11:22 pm
There is no automatic formula that can do this analysis for you, it has to be done by a knowledgeable person.
If you have a critical table(s) you want reviewed, post the results of both of these queries and I'll (we can) take a look:
/*capture system settings that will be changed so that they can be reset to their original values at the end of this script*/
DECLARE @deadlock_priority smallint
DECLARE @transaction_isolation_level smallint
SELECT @deadlock_priority = deadlock_priority, @transaction_isolation_level = transaction_isolation_level
FROM sys.dm_exec_sessions
WHERE session_id = @@SPID
SET DEADLOCK_PRIORITY -8; /*"tell" SQL that if this task somehow gets into a deadlock, cancel THIS task, NOT any other one*/
SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ UNCOMMITTED;
--**********************************************************************************************************************
SET NOCOUNT ON;
DECLARE @filegroup_name nvarchar(128);
DECLARE @include_system_tables bit;
DECLARE @list_filegroup_and_drive_summary bit;
DECLARE @list_missing_indexes bit;
DECLARE @list_missing_indexes_summary bit;
DECLARE @list_total_size bit;
DECLARE @max_compression int;
DECLARE @order_by smallint; /* -2=size DESC; 1=table_name ASC; 2=size ASC; */
DECLARE @table_name_pattern sysname;
DECLARE @table_name_exclude_pattern sysname = '#%';
SET @list_missing_indexes = 1; --NOTE: can take some time, set to 0 if you don't want to wait.
SET @list_missing_indexes_summary = 0; /*not available unless you uncomment the code for it which requires DelimitedSplit8K function*/
SET @order_by = -2; /* -2=size DESC; 1=table_name ASC; 2=size ASC; */
SET @list_total_size = 1;
SET @filegroup_name = '%';
SET @table_name_pattern = '%';
IF @include_system_tables IS NULL
SET @include_system_tables = CASE WHEN DB_NAME() IN ('master', 'msdb', 'tempdb') THEN 1 ELSE 0 END;
SET @list_filegroup_and_drive_summary = 0;
DECLARE @debug smallint;
DECLARE @format_counts smallint; --1=',0'; 2/3=with K=1000s,M=1000000s, with 0/1 dec. places;.
DECLARE @include_schema_in_table_names bit;
DECLARE @sql_startup_date datetime;
DECLARE @total decimal(19, 3);
SELECT @sql_startup_date = create_date
FROM sys.databases WITH (NOLOCK)
WHERE name = 'tempdb'
SET @include_schema_in_table_names = 1
SET @format_counts = 3
SET @debug = 0
IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb.dbo.#index_missing') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE dbo.#index_missing
IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb.dbo.#index_operational_stats') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE dbo.#index_operational_stats
IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb.dbo.#index_specs') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE dbo.#index_specs
IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb.dbo.#index_usage') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE dbo.#index_usage
SELECT *
INTO #index_operational_stats
FROM sys.dm_db_index_operational_stats ( DB_ID(), NULL, NULL, NULL )
CREATE TABLE dbo.#index_specs (
object_id int NOT NULL,
index_id int NOT NULL,
min_compression int NULL,
max_compression int NULL,
drive char(1) NULL,
alloc_mb decimal(9, 1) NOT NULL,
alloc_gb AS CAST(alloc_mb / 1024.0 AS decimal(9, 3)),
used_mb decimal(9, 1) NOT NULL,
used_gb AS CAST(used_mb / 1024.0 AS decimal(9, 3)),
rows bigint NULL,
table_mb decimal(9, 1) NULL,
table_gb AS CAST(table_mb / 1024.0 AS decimal(9, 3)),
size_rank int NULL,
approx_max_data_width bigint NULL,
max_days_active int,
UNIQUE CLUSTERED ( object_id, index_id )
) --SELECT * FROM #index_specs
--**********************************************************************************************************************
PRINT 'Started @ ' + CONVERT(varchar(30), GETDATE(), 120)
DECLARE @is_compression_available bit;
DECLARE @sql varchar(max);
IF (CAST(SERVERPROPERTY('Edition') AS varchar(40)) NOT LIKE '%Developer%' AND
CAST(SERVERPROPERTY('Edition') AS varchar(40)) NOT LIKE '%Enterprise%')
AND (CAST(SERVERPROPERTY('ProductVersion') AS varchar(30)) NOT LIKE '1[456789]%.%')
SET @is_compression_available = 0
ELSE
SET @is_compression_available = 1
SET @sql = '
INSERT INTO #index_specs ( object_id, index_id,' +
CASE WHEN @is_compression_available = 0 THEN '' ELSE '
min_compression, max_compression,' END + '
alloc_mb, used_mb, rows )
SELECT
base_size.object_id,
base_size.index_id, ' +
CASE WHEN @is_compression_available = 0 THEN '' ELSE '
base_size.min_compression,
base_size.max_compression,' END + '
(base_size.total_pages + ISNULL(internal_size.total_pages, 0)) / 128.0 AS alloc_mb,
(base_size.used_pages + ISNULL(internal_size.used_pages, 0)) / 128.0 AS used_mb,
base_size.row_count AS rows
FROM (
SELECT
dps.object_id,
dps.index_id, ' +
CASE WHEN @is_compression_available = 0 THEN '' ELSE '
MIN(p.data_compression) AS min_compression,
MAX(p.data_compression) AS max_compression,' END + '
SUM(dps.reserved_page_count) AS total_pages,
SUM(dps.used_page_count) AS used_pages,
SUM(CASE WHEN dps.index_id IN (0, 1) THEN dps.row_count ELSE 0 END) AS row_count
FROM sys.dm_db_partition_stats dps ' +
CASE WHEN @is_compression_available = 0 THEN '' ELSE '
INNER JOIN sys.partitions p WITH (NOLOCK) ON
p.partition_id = dps.partition_id ' END + '
--WHERE dps.object_id > 100
WHERE OBJECT_NAME(dps.object_id) LIKE ''' + @table_name_pattern + ''' AND
OBJECT_NAME(dps.object_id) NOT LIKE ''' + @table_name_exclude_pattern + '''
GROUP BY
dps.object_id,
dps.index_id
) AS base_size
LEFT OUTER JOIN (
SELECT
it.parent_id,
SUM(dps.reserved_page_count) AS total_pages,
SUM(dps.used_page_count) AS used_pages
FROM sys.internal_tables it WITH (NOLOCK)
INNER JOIN sys.dm_db_partition_stats dps WITH (NOLOCK) ON
dps.object_id = it.parent_id
WHERE it.internal_type IN ( ''202'', ''204'', ''211'', ''212'', ''213'', ''214'', ''215'', ''216'' )
GROUP BY
it.parent_id
) AS internal_size ON base_size.index_id IN (0, 1) AND internal_size.parent_id = base_size.object_id
'
IF @debug >= 1
PRINT @sql
EXEC(@sql)
--**********************************************************************************************************************
UPDATE [is]
SET approx_max_data_width = index_cols.approx_max_data_width
FROM #index_specs [is]
INNER JOIN (
SELECT index_col_ids.object_id, index_col_ids.index_id,
SUM(CASE WHEN c.max_length = -1 THEN 16 ELSE c.max_length END) AS approx_max_data_width
FROM (
SELECT ic.object_id, ic.index_id, ic.column_id
--,object_name(ic.object_id)
FROM sys.index_columns ic
WHERE
ic.object_id > 100
UNION
SELECT i_nonclus.object_id, i_nonclus.index_id, ic_clus.column_id
--,object_name(i_nonclus.object_id)
FROM sys.indexes i_nonclus
CROSS APPLY (
SELECT ic_clus2.column_id
--,object_name(ic_clus2.object_id),ic_clus2.key_ordinal
FROM sys.index_columns ic_clus2
WHERE
ic_clus2.object_id = i_nonclus.object_id AND
ic_clus2.index_id = 1 AND
ic_clus2.key_ordinal > 0 --technically superfluous, since clus index can't have include'd cols anyway
) AS ic_clus
WHERE
i_nonclus.object_id > 100 AND
i_nonclus.index_id > 1
) AS index_col_ids
INNER JOIN sys.columns c ON c.object_id = index_col_ids.object_id AND c.column_id = index_col_ids.column_id
GROUP BY index_col_ids.object_id, index_col_ids.index_id
) AS index_cols ON index_cols.object_id = [is].object_id AND index_cols.index_id = [is].index_id
UPDATE ispec
SET table_mb = ispec_ranking.table_mb,
size_rank = ispec_ranking.size_rank
FROM #index_specs ispec
INNER JOIN (
SELECT *, ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY table_mb DESC, rows DESC, OBJECT_NAME(object_id)) AS size_rank
FROM (
SELECT object_id, SUM(alloc_mb) AS table_mb, MAX(rows) AS rows
FROM #index_specs
GROUP BY object_id
) AS ispec_allocs
) AS ispec_ranking ON
ispec_ranking.object_id = ispec.object_id
--**********************************************************************************************************************
IF @list_missing_indexes = 1
BEGIN
SELECT
IDENTITY(int, 1, 1) AS ident,
DB_NAME(mid.database_id) AS Db_Name,
CONVERT(varchar(10), GETDATE(), 120) AS capture_date,
ispec.size_rank, ispec.table_mb,
CASE WHEN @format_counts = 1 THEN REPLACE(CONVERT(varchar(20), CAST(dps.row_count AS money), 1), '.00', '')
WHEN @format_counts = 2 THEN CAST(CAST(dps.row_count * 1.0 / CASE ca1.row_count_suffix
WHEN 'M' THEN 1000000 WHEN 'K' THEN 1000 ELSE 1 END AS int) AS varchar(20)) + ca1.row_count_suffix
WHEN @format_counts = 3 THEN CAST(CAST(dps.row_count * 1.0 / CASE ca1.row_count_suffix
WHEN 'M' THEN 1000000 WHEN 'K' THEN 1000 ELSE 1 END AS decimal(14, 1)) AS varchar(20)) + ca1.row_count_suffix
ELSE CAST(dps.row_count AS varchar(20)) END AS row_count,
CASE WHEN @include_schema_in_table_names = 1 THEN OBJECT_SCHEMA_NAME(mid.object_id /*, mid.database_id*/) + '.'
ELSE '' END + OBJECT_NAME(mid.object_id /*, mid.database_id*/) AS Table_Name,
mid.equality_columns, mid.inequality_columns,
LEN(mid.included_columns) - LEN(REPLACE(mid.included_columns, ',', '')) + 1 AS incl_col_count,
mid.included_columns,
user_seeks, user_scans, NULL AS max_days_active, /*cj1.max_days_active,*/ unique_compiles,
last_user_seek, last_user_scan,
CAST(avg_total_user_cost AS decimal(9, 3)) AS avg_total_user_cost,
CAST(avg_user_impact AS decimal(9, 3)) AS [avg_user_impact%],
system_seeks, system_scans, last_system_seek, last_system_scan,
CAST(avg_total_system_cost AS decimal(9, 3)) AS avg_total_system_cost,
CAST(avg_system_impact AS decimal(9, 3)) AS [avg_system_impact%],
mid.statement, mid.object_id, mid.index_handle
INTO #index_missing
FROM sys.dm_db_missing_index_details mid WITH (NOLOCK)
INNER JOIN sys.indexes i ON i.object_id = mid.object_id AND i.index_id IN (0, 1) AND i.data_space_id <= 32767
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
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.dm_db_partition_stats dps WITH (NOLOCK) ON
dps.object_id = mid.object_id AND
dps.index_id IN (0, 1)
OUTER APPLY (
SELECT CASE WHEN dps.row_count >= 1000000 THEN 'M' WHEN dps.row_count >= 1000 THEN 'K' ELSE '' END AS row_count_suffix
) AS ca1
OUTER APPLY (
SELECT ispec.table_mb, ispec.size_rank
FROM dbo.#index_specs ispec
WHERE
ispec.object_id = mid.object_id AND
ispec.index_id IN (0, 1)
) AS ispec
--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,
CASE WHEN @order_by IN (-2, 2) THEN ispec.size_rank * -SIGN(@order_by) ELSE 0 END,
Table_Name,
equality_columns, inequality_columns,
user_seeks DESC
SELECT *
FROM #index_missing
ORDER BY ident
/*
IF @list_missing_indexes_summary = 1
BEGIN
SELECT
derived.Size_Rank, derived.table_mb,
derived.Table_Name, derived.Equality_Column, derived.Equality#, derived.User_Seeks,
ISNULL((SELECT SUM(user_seeks)
FROM #index_missing im2
OUTER APPLY dbo.DelimitedSplit8K (inequality_columns, ',') ds
WHERE im2.Size_Rank = derived.Size_Rank AND
LTRIM(RTRIM(ds.Item)) = derived.Equality_Column
), 0) AS Inequality_Seeks,
derived.User_Scans, derived.Last_User_Seek, derived.Last_User_Scan,
derived.Max_Days_Active, derived.Avg_Total_User_Cost, derived.Approx_Total_Cost
FROM (
SELECT
Size_Rank, MAX(table_mb) AS table_mb, Table_Name, LTRIM(RTRIM(ds.Item)) AS Equality_Column,
SUM(user_seeks) AS User_Seeks, SUM(user_scans) AS User_Scans,
MAX(last_user_seek) AS Last_User_Seek, MAX(last_user_scan) AS Last_User_Scan,
MIN(max_days_active) AS Max_Days_Active,
MAX(avg_total_user_cost) AS Avg_Total_User_Cost,
(SUM(user_seeks) + SUM(user_scans)) * MAX(avg_total_user_cost) AS Approx_Total_Cost,
MAX(ds.ItemNumber) AS Equality#
FROM #index_missing
CROSS APPLY dbo.DelimitedSplit8K (equality_columns, ',') ds
WHERE equality_columns IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY size_rank, Table_Name, LTRIM(RTRIM(ds.Item))
) AS derived
ORDER BY Size_Rank, Table_Name, Approx_Total_Cost DESC
END --IF
*/
END --IF
PRINT 'Index Usage Stats @ ' + CONVERT(varchar(30), GETDATE(), 120)
--**********************************************************************************************************************
-- list index usage stats (seeks, scans, etc.)
SELECT
IDENTITY(int, 1, 1) AS ident,
DB_NAME() AS db_name,
ispec.size_rank, ispec.alloc_mb - ispec.used_mb AS unused_mb,
CASE WHEN i.data_space_id <= 32767 THEN FILEGROUP_NAME(i.data_space_id) ELSE '{CS}' END AS main_fg_name,
CAST(NULL AS int) AS filler,
CASE WHEN @include_schema_in_table_names = 1 THEN OBJECT_SCHEMA_NAME(i.object_id /*, DB_ID()*/) + '.'
ELSE '' END + OBJECT_NAME(i.object_id /*, i.database_id*/) AS Table_Name,
key_cols AS key_cols, nonkey_cols AS nonkey_cols,
LEN(nonkey_cols) - LEN(REPLACE(nonkey_cols, ',', '')) + 1 AS nonkey_count,
CAST(NULL AS varchar(100)) AS filler2,
ius.user_seeks, ius.user_scans, --ius.user_seeks + ius.user_scans AS total_reads,
ius.user_lookups, ius.user_updates,
CASE WHEN @format_counts = 1 THEN REPLACE(CONVERT(varchar(20), CAST(dps.row_count AS money), 1), '.00', '')
WHEN @format_counts = 2 THEN CAST(CAST(dps.row_count * 1.0 / CASE ca1.row_count_suffix
WHEN 'M' THEN 1000000 WHEN 'K' THEN 1000 ELSE 1 END AS int) AS varchar(20)) + ca1.row_count_suffix
WHEN @format_counts = 3 THEN CAST(CAST(dps.row_count * 1.0 / CASE ca1.row_count_suffix
WHEN 'M' THEN 1000000 WHEN 'K' THEN 1000 ELSE 1 END AS decimal(14, 1)) AS varchar(20)) + ca1.row_count_suffix
ELSE CAST(dps.row_count AS varchar(20)) END AS row_count,
ispec.alloc_gb AS index_gb, ispec.table_gb,
SUBSTRING('NY', CAST(i.is_primary_key AS int) + CAST(i.is_unique_constraint AS int) + 1, 1) +
CASE WHEN i.is_unique = CAST(i.is_primary_key AS int) + CAST(i.is_unique_constraint AS int) THEN ''
ELSE '.' + SUBSTRING('NY', CAST(i.is_unique AS int) + 1, 1) END AS [Uniq?],
REPLACE(i.name, oa1.table_name, '~') AS index_name,
i.index_id,
ispec.approx_max_data_width AS [data_width],
CAST(CAST(ispec.used_mb AS float) * 1024.0 * 1024.0 / NULLIF(dps.row_count, 0) AS int) AS cmptd_row_size,
CASE
WHEN ispec.max_compression IS NULL THEN '(Not applicable)'
WHEN ispec.max_compression = 2 THEN 'Page'
WHEN ispec.max_compression = 1 THEN 'Row'
WHEN ispec.max_compression = 0 THEN ''
ELSE '(Unknown)' END AS max_compression,
i.fill_factor,
dios.leaf_delete_count + dios.leaf_insert_count + dios.leaf_update_count as leaf_mod_count,
dios.range_scan_count, dios.singleton_lookup_count,
DATEDIFF(DAY, STATS_DATE ( i.object_id , i.index_id ), GETDATE()) AS stats_days_old,
DATEDIFF(DAY, CASE
WHEN o.create_date > @sql_startup_date AND @sql_startup_date > o.modify_date THEN o.create_date
WHEN o.create_date > @sql_startup_date AND o.modify_date > @sql_startup_date THEN o.modify_date
ELSE @sql_startup_date END, GETDATE()) AS max_days_active,
dios.row_lock_count, dios.row_lock_wait_in_ms,
dios.page_lock_count, dios.page_lock_wait_in_ms,
ius.last_user_seek, ius.last_user_scan,
ius.last_user_lookup, ius.last_user_update,
fk.Reference_Count AS fk_ref_count,
ius2.row_num,
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,
GETDATE() AS capture_date
INTO #index_usage
FROM sys.indexes i WITH (NOLOCK)
INNER JOIN sys.objects o WITH (NOLOCK) ON
o.object_id = i.object_id
INNER JOIN dbo.#index_specs ispec ON
ispec.object_id = i.object_id AND
ispec.index_id = i.index_id
OUTER APPLY (
SELECT CASE WHEN EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM #index_specs [is] WHERE [is].object_id = i.object_id AND [is].index_id = 1)
THEN 1 ELSE 0 END AS has_clustered_index
) AS cj2
OUTER APPLY (
SELECT STUFF((
SELECT
', ' + COL_NAME(ic.object_id, ic.column_id)
FROM sys.index_columns ic WITH (NOLOCK)
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('')
), 1, 2, '')
) AS key_cols (key_cols)
OUTER APPLY (
SELECT STUFF((
SELECT
', ' + COL_NAME(ic.object_id, ic.column_id)
FROM sys.index_columns ic WITH (NOLOCK)
WHERE
ic.key_ordinal = 0 AND
ic.object_id = i.object_id AND
ic.index_id = i.index_id
ORDER BY
COL_NAME(ic.object_id, ic.column_id)
FOR XML PATH('')
), 1, 2, '')
) 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 WITH (NOLOCK)
WHERE
is_disabled = 0
GROUP BY
referenced_object_id
) AS fk ON
fk.referenced_object_id = i.object_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN #index_operational_stats dios ON
dios.object_id = i.object_id AND
dios.index_id = i.index_id
OUTER APPLY (
SELECT OBJECT_NAME(i.object_id/*, DB_ID()*/) AS table_name
) AS oa1
OUTER APPLY (
SELECT CASE WHEN dps.row_count >= 1000000 THEN 'M' WHEN dps.row_count >= 1000 THEN 'K' ELSE '' END AS row_count_suffix
) AS ca1
WHERE
--i.object_id > 100 AND
(i.is_disabled = 0 OR @order_by IN (-1, 1)) AND
i.is_hypothetical = 0 AND
i.data_space_id <= 32767 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 'tmp[_]%' AND
--o.name NOT LIKE 'queue[_]%' AND
--(DB_NAME() IN ('master', 'msdb') OR o.name NOT LIKE 'sys%')
(@include_system_tables = 1 OR o.name NOT LIKE 'sys%')
--AND o.name NOT LIKE 'tmp%'
) AND
(@filegroup_name IS NULL OR CASE WHEN i.data_space_id <= 32767 THEN FILEGROUP_NAME(i.data_space_id) ELSE '{CS}' END LIKE @filegroup_name) AND
(@max_compression IS NULL OR ispec.max_compression <= @max_compression)
ORDER BY
--cj2.has_clustered_index, ispec.size_rank, --heaps first, by size
db_name,
--i.index_id,
--ius.user_seeks - ius.user_scans,
CASE WHEN @order_by IN (-2, 2) THEN ispec.size_rank * -SIGN(@order_by) ELSE 0 END,
--ius.user_scans DESC,
--ius2.row_num, --user_scans&|user_seeks
table_name,
-- list clustered index first, if any, then other index(es)
CASE WHEN i.index_id IN (0, 1) THEN 1 ELSE 2 END,
key_cols
OPTION (MAXDOP 3, RECOMPILE)
SELECT *
FROM #index_usage
ORDER BY ident
IF @list_total_size > 1
SELECT SUM(index_gb) AS Total_Size_GB
FROM #index_usage
IF @list_filegroup_and_drive_summary = 1
SELECT
LEFT(df.physical_name, 1) AS drive,
FILEGROUP_NAME(au_totals.data_space_id) AS filegroup_name,
au_totals.total_mb AS total_fg_mb,
au_totals.used_mb AS used_fg_mb,
au_totals.total_mb - au_totals.used_mb AS free_fg_mb,
CAST(df.size / 128.0 AS decimal(9, 3)) AS file_size_mb
FROM (
SELECT
au.data_space_id,
CAST(SUM(au.total_pages) / 128.0 AS decimal(9, 3)) AS total_mb,
CAST(SUM(au.used_pages) / 128.0 AS decimal(9, 3)) AS used_mb
FROM sys.allocation_units au
INNER JOIN sys.filegroups fg ON
fg.data_space_id = au.data_space_id
GROUP BY au.data_space_id WITH ROLLUP
) AS au_totals
INNER JOIN sys.database_files df ON
df.data_space_id = au_totals.data_space_id
ORDER BY filegroup_name, drive
PRINT 'Ended @ ' + CONVERT(varchar(30), GETDATE(), 120)
--**********************************************************************************************************************
/*reset settings to their original values*/
SET DEADLOCK_PRIORITY @deadlock_priority;
IF @transaction_isolation_level = 1
SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ UNCOMMITTED;
ELSE
IF @transaction_isolation_level = 2
SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED;
ELSE
IF @transaction_isolation_level = 3
SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL REPEATABLE READ;
ELSE
IF @transaction_isolation_level = 4
SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL SERIALIZABLE;
ELSE
IF @transaction_isolation_level = 5
SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL SNAPSHOT;
/*end of script*/
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March 5, 2026 at 11:24 pm
Performance wise, you don't want the db to contain more than 5,000 to 6,000 tables when using that script.
To limit the tables to process, specify a different table name pattern:
...
SET @table_name_pattern = '%'; --<<-- change this to limit table selection
...
SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".
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