Which index run first Clustered index or Non_Clustered index

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Which index run first Clustered index or Non_Clustered index

parthi-1705

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April 13, 2011 at 3:23 am

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I am having Clustered index (not primay key)and Non-Clustered index on a table of 20 column.I would like to know which index will run first Clustered index or Non-Clustered index.The data in the table is about some 50K records.I want to just know which index will runs first on which basis
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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 1

What do you mean 'run first'?

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parthi-1705 SSCrazy Eights Points: 9277 More actions · Answer 2

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April 13, 2011 at 3:45 am

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Which index will will Act First

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 3

I still don't understand what you're asking.

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Hunterwood SSCrazy Points: 2074 More actions · Answer 4

I guess you're asking which index the Query Optimizer will choose to use when you are querying the table?

That depends on the query. The Optimizer will choose to use the most efficient index to satisfy the query.

If you want to know which index is used for a specific query, you activate "Include Actual Query Plan" in the "Query" menu in SSMS and run the query. Then you can have a look in the Query Plan and see what index was used...

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MUR SSC Rookie Points: 36 More actions · Answer 5

Hi,

I think, your question might be like this..

A table having clustered index (but the column not defined a primary key) and some other columns has non clustered index. The question is

MUR SSC Rookie Points: 36 More actions · Answer 6

Hi,

I think, your question might be like this..

A table having clustered index (but the column not defined a primary key) and some other columns has non clustered index. The question is

the sql server executes which clustered index periodically first.. or

which index is excutes first ?

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 7

armurugesh (4/17/2011)
A table having clustered index (but the column not defined a primary key) and some other columns has non clustered index. The question is
the sql server executes which clustered index periodically first.. or
which index is excutes first ?

Doesn't make any sense either. Indexes aren't executed and they don't act.

We're all guessing unless the OP comes back and clarifies their statement.

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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398909 More actions · Answer 8

It has to be something along the lines of which one will the optimizer pick first, but that's so subject to a million different factors, it's still not really possible to just answer without a lot more detail.

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parthi-1705 SSCrazy Eights Points: 9277 More actions · Answer 9

Hi

1.create table #Temp (t int,J int)

2.create clustered index T_temp on #Temp(t)

3.Select * from #Temp where t=0 and j=1

4.create nonclustered index T_tempNon on #Temp(j)

5.Select * from #Temp

6.Drop table #Temp

1.Table created

2.Clustered index created on the table

3.A select statement with execution plan

4.NonClustered index created on the table

5.A select statement with execution plan

6.Table has been droped.

At step 3 we can see that Clustered index scan takes place

At step 5 we can see that NonClustered index scan takes place

1.Why NonClustered index scan alone take place & not Clustered index

2.If we give where condition to "SELECT" statement both for "t" and "j" what index will goes first on which basis.

This is my need if i am wrong please correct me.

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Parthi

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 10

parthi-1705 (4/18/2011)
1.Why NonClustered index scan alone take place & not Clustered index

Because all the columns needed for the query are in the nonclustered index and SQL did not need to go back to the cluster (which is in general wider, though not in this specific case)

2.If we give where condition to "SELECT" statement both for "t" and "j" what index will goes first on which basis.

Depends what the where clause is, what columns and what order those columns are in the index, what % of the table is returned, whether or not the index is covering for the query, whether or not the predicate is SARGable or not, and a whole lot more factors.

p.s. it's impossible to draw meaningful conclusions about index usage on a table that has no rows. SQL knows it has no rows, any option is fast on 0 rows.

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Syed Jahanzaib Bin hassan SSChampion Points: 11410 More actions · Answer 11

Its depend on Execution Plan create by the optimizer which index will be use,It depends which query you are passing to the optimzer just create the query and then check the DISPLAY Estimated Plan will show you which index is using

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004412 More actions · Answer 12

Heh... great interview questions and scenario. 😀

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