Tip

You can right-click an index in the Object Explorer and choose Properties to display the index columns and other relevant information. This option was not available with the SQL Server 2000 Object Explorer. You can also run the SP_HELPINDEX command on any table in a database to list all the indexes on the table and their related columns. This command must be run in a database engine query window. For example, sp_helpindex [Production.Product] returns all the indexes for the Product table in the AdventureWorks database. Make sure to enclose the table name with brackets when including the schema name.

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