OnlineIndexOperation Element (DTA)

Applies to: SQL Server

Specifies whether the indexes, indexed views, or partitions that Database Engine Tuning Advisor recommends can be created online.

Syntax

  
<DTAInput>  
...code removed...  
    <TuningOptions>  
      <OnlineIndexOperation>...</OnlineIndexOperation>

Characteristic	Description
Data type and length	string, no maximum length.
Allowed values	OFF No recommended physical design structures can be created online. ON All recommended physical design structures can be created online. MIXED Database Engine Tuning Advisor attempts to recommend physical design structures that can be created online when possible. Use one of these values with this element. If indexes are created online, the keyword ONLINE = ON is appended to its object definition.
Default value	None.
Occurrence	Optional. If used, can only be used once for the TuningOptions element.

Relationship	Elements
Parent element	TuningOptions Element (DTA)
Child elements	None.

For a usage example of this element, see the Simple XML Input File Sample (DTA).