Modifying Indexes

You can perform common index maintenance tasks can by using the ALTER INDEX statement or Object Explorer in the SQL Server Management Studio. The topics in this section describe common tasks you can use to modify a clustered or nonclustered index on a table or view.

In This Section

Topic	Description
Disabling Indexes	Describes temporarily removing user access to one or more indexes.
Renaming Indexes	Describes replacing the current index name with a new name.
Reorganizing and Rebuilding Indexes	Describes defragmenting or rebuilding one or more indexes.
Setting Index Options	Describes setting some index options without rebuilding the index.

See Also

Concepts

Creating Indexes (Database Engine)

Designing Indexes

Optimizing Indexes

Other Resources

Understanding Indexes