Distinct Sort Showplan Operator

The Distinct Sort logical operator scans the input, removing duplicates and sorting by the columns specified in the DISTINCT ORDER BY:() predicate of the Argument column.

Distinct Sort is a logical operator.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Display an Actual Execution Plan

Reference

Distinct Showplan Operator

Concepts

Eliminating Duplicates with DISTINCT
Displaying Execution Plans by Using the Showplan SET Options (Transact-SQL)

Help and Information

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