Column Element for Index (DTA)
Specifies the columns on which the index is created for a user-specified configuration.
Syntax
<Create>
<Index>
<Name>...</Name>
<Column [Type | SortOrder]>
...code removed here...
</Column>
Element Attributes
Column Attribute | Description |
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Type |
Optional. Specifies the index column type. Use a string data type to specify this attribute with one of the following allowed values:KeyColumn :Specifies that the column is referenced by an index key. Use the following syntax to set this attribute: <Column Type="KeyColumn"> For more information about key columns, see Clustered and Nonclustered Indexes Described. IncludedColumn : Specifies that the column is an included column (instead of a key column). Use the following syntax to set this attribute:<Column Type="IncludedColumn"> For more information about included columns, see Create Indexes with Included Columns. |
SortOrder |
Optional. Specifies the sorting order of the column. Use a string data type to specify either an "Ascending" or "Descending" sorting order as follows:<Column SortOrder="Ascending"> |
Element Characteristics
Characteristic | Description |
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Data type and length | None. |
Default value | None. |
Occurrence | Can specify up to 1024 columns for the Index element. |
Element Relationships
Relationship | Elements |
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Parent element | Index Element (DTA) |
Child elements | Name Element for Column (DTA) |
Example
For a usage example of this element, see the XML Input File Sample with User-specified Configuration (DTA).