Or is it not necessary to have that option on the related table field, as the primary table indexed field does that job?
And is it a necessity to have the related table field to be indexed if I need distinct values only on that field in case there's a referential integrity between the primary and the related table, and in case there isn't one?
Thanks a bunch.
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Or is it not necessary to have that option on the related table field, as the primary table indexed field does that job?
And is it a necessity to have the related table field to be indexed if I need distinct values only on that field in case there's a referential integrity between the primary and the related table, and in case there isn't one?
Thanks a bunch.
Maybe I've phrased my question in a not so clearl way.
I'll rephrase it:
There's a primarty tblCities with CityID primary key field, and a related tblCustomers with CityID related field.
Primary table: tblCities -> Related table: tblCustomers
Primary Key field: CityID -> Related matching field: CityID
Is tblCustomers.Ci tyId.Indexed Yes (Duplicates OK) setting required to speed up a search of a city in a customers table?
MMcCarthy 14,534
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Maybe I've phrased my question in a not so clearl way.
I'll rephrase it:
There's a primarty tblCities with CityID primary key field, and a related tblCustomers with CityID related field.
Primary table: tblCities -> Related table: tblCustomers
Primary Key field: CityID -> Related matching field: CityID
Is tblCustomers.Ci tyId.Indexed Yes (Duplicates OK) setting required to speed up a search of a city in a customers table?
The short answer is yes. Also as it is involved in a relationship it should be indexed.
Indexing speeds up searches on the fields they are defined on, however too many indexes can also slow down the database.
The short answer is yes. Also as it is involved in a relationship it should be indexed.
Indexing speeds up searches on the fields they are defined on, however too many indexes can also slow down the database.
Thanks for your reply.
NeoPa 32,579
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Indices (Indexes) will normally speed up access to tables when the data is required (for any of a multitude of reasons - including sort order; linking; UNION conjoining; etc) in that order. This speed increase can be very significant, especially on large datasets. The downside of this is that time is taken to maintain the indices whenever a change is made to data in the fields involved (Adding a new record always involves updating all the indices). Although there is a balance to be struck, it is usually true to say that adding an index is beneficial if it's likely to be used.
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