sp_db_selective_xml_index (Transact-SQL)
Applies to: SQL Server
Enables and disables selective XML index (SXI) functionality on a SQL Server database. If called without any parameters, the stored procedure returns 1
if SXI is enabled on a particular database.
Note
In SQL Server 2014 (12.x) and later versions, the SXI functionality can't be disabled. This feature will be removed in a future version of SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature.
Transact-SQL syntax conventions
Syntax
sp_db_selective_xml_index
[ [ @dbname = ] N'dbname' ]
[ , [ @selective_xml_index = ] 'selective_xml_index' ]
[ ; ]
Arguments
[ @dbname = ] N'dbname'
The name of the database on which to to enable or disable selective XML index. @dbname is sysname, with a default of NULL
.
If @dbname is NULL
, the current database is assumed.
[ @selective_xml_index = ] 'selective_xml_index'
Determines whether to enable or disable the index. @selective_xml_index is varchar(6), with a default of NULL
, and can be one of the following values: ON
, OFF
, TRUE
, or FALSE
. Any other value raises an error.
Return code values
1
if the SXI is enabled on a particular database, 0
if disabled.
Examples
A. Enable selective XML index functionality
The following example enables SXI on the current database.
EXEC sys.sp_db_selective_xml_index
@dbname = NULL
, @selective_xml_index = N'on';
GO
The following example enables SXI on the AdventureWorks2022
database.
EXECUTE sys.sp_db_selective_xml_index
@dbname = N'AdventureWorks2022'
, @selective_xml_index = N'true';
GO
B. Disable selective XML index functionality
The following example disables SXI on the current database.
EXECUTE sys.sp_db_selective_xml_index
@dbname = NULL
, @selective_xml_index = N'off';
GO
The following example disables SXI on the AdventureWorks2022
database.
EXECUTE sys.sp_db_selective_xml_index
@dbname = N'AdventureWorks2022'
, @selective_xml_index = N'false';
GO
C. Detect if selective XML index is enabled
The following example detects if SXI is enabled, and returns 1
if SXI is enabled.
EXECUTE sys.sp_db_selective_xml_index;
GO