drop index at partition level

Question

Do you know if there\'s any way of doing this in SQL Server (2008)?

I\'m working on a DataWarehouse loading process, so what I want to do is to drop the indexes of t

Answer 1

No, you can't drop a table's indexes for just a single partition. However, SQL 2008 provides a methodology for bulk-loading that involves setting up a second table with exactly the same schema on a separate partition on the same filegroup, loading it, indexing it in precisely the way, then "switching" your new partition with an existing, empty partition on the production table.

This is a highly simplified description, though. Here's the MSDN article for SQL 2008 on implementing this: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms191160.aspx