SQL Server Team-based Development - Red Gate Software

Chapter 8: Exploring your Database Schema
SUM(OBJECTPROPERTY(s.object_ID, 'IsDefaultCnst')) AS [DefCns] ,
SUM(OBJECTPROPERTY(s.object_ID, 'IsForeignKey')) AS [Fk] ,
SUM(OBJECTPROPERTY(s.object_ID, 'IsConstraint')) AS [Cnstrnt] ,
SUM(OBJECTPROPERTY(s.object_ID, 'IsDefault')) AS [Default] ,
SUM(OBJECTPROPERTY(s.object_ID, 'IsTrigger')) AS [Trigger]
FROM sys.objects S – -to get the objects
INNER JOIN sys.objects p – -to get the parent object
– -and then the name of the table
ON s.parent_Object_ID = p.[object_ID]
WHERE OBJECTPROPERTY(p.object_ID, 'IsTable') 0
GROUP BY DB_NAME() + '.' + Object_Schema_name(s.[object_ID]) + '.' + p.name
Listing 8-9: How many of each object?
Too many indexes…
By a slightly different route, we can also find out which of our tables have the most
indexes on them. Are any of them duplications? For example, you might use the query in
Listing 8-10 to see where indexes have gathered in undue numbers.
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