ALTER TABLE COLUMN ADD INDEX

Indexes an existing symbol column.

Adding an index is an atomic, non-blocking and non-waiting operation. Once complete, the SQL optimizer will start using the new index for SQL executions.

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For more information about indexes please refer to the INDEX documentation

Syntax#

Flow chart showing the syntax of the ALTER TABLE keyword Flow chart showing the syntax of the ALTER TABLE with ADD INDEX keyword

Example#

Adding an index
ALTER TABLE trades ALTER COLUMN instrument ADD INDEX;