Create Index

It describes how to create the index object with Gui Operation.

Index can be created through the GUI operation as executing the following process.

Index Folder > Context Menu > Create Index

The details can be set in each tab: Common, Columns, Option, Partitions

Create Index screen

SQL applied to the settings is shown in the bottom SQL area.

Common

Set the Schema, Name and Type of the Index to be created.

Create Index - Common tab screen
Field
Description

Schema

Selects the Schema to create the index. Default: Schema created current connection

Name

Enters the name of the index to be created.

Type

Selects the type of the index.

  • Non-Unique

  • Unique

  • Bitmap

Columns

Select the column to set the index to be created.

Create Index - Columns tab screen
Field
Description

Schema

Schema list of database is shown. Default: Schema created current connection

Table

Displays a list of selected Schema subtables.

Select Columns

Selects a column to create an index from among the columns of the selected table. The detailed operation is the same as Create Table > Indexes tab. Indexes

Option

Set the details of the index to be created.

Create Index - Option tab screen
Field
Description

Key Compression

Selects whether to compress the key.

In case of Prefix Key, it is activated when Compress is selected.

  • Prefix Key: Selects the top Unsigned Integer of the Index Key Column, which is used to compress the duplicate parts within the Index Leaf Block.

Degree of Parallelism(DOP)

Refer to the Create Table > Storage tab. Storage

Invisible

Selects whether Optimizer considers this index.

Reverse

Selects whether to store the byte order of the Index Block in reverse except for the ROWID.

Online

Selects whether to allow DML during the creation of index.

Compute Statistics

Selects whether to collect index statistics information immediately after index creation.

Unusable

Sets whether to use the index or not.

TDE-Range Scan

Sets whether to perform a range scan using the indexes in the encryption table.

Storage Setting

Refer to the Create Table > Storage tab. Storage

Partitions

Set the partition of the index to be created.

Create Index - Partitions tab screen
Field
Description

Partition

Selects the partitioning type.

  • None(Default): No setting value

  • Global Range

  • Global Hash

  • Local

Last Partition Column

Selects the last column of the partitioning key.

A list of the selected columns appears on the Columns tab.

Setting

Detailed settings for each partitioning type.

For detailed actions and fields by type, refer to the Create Table -Partition tab. Partition

After completing the detailed settings on each tab, click [Create button] to create an Index object with the settings.

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