Nothing, I use he as a generic.  There is nothing offensive in that in my mind.  I have lived with being called she until I take the time to correct...

And what exactly is the error again?

First question, in your own words, what is a covering index?

As far as scripting out a covering index, you do it the same way you do any other...

Perhaps something like this, but I agree it would help to see the execution plan of the current query along with the DDL for the tables and all indexes...

This may help: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/ssms/agent/configure-a-user-to-create-and-manage-sql-server-agent-jobs.

What do you mean by "consult"?

Sorry, I'm not sorry, for the snide remark to Mr. Celko that I just made.