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Specify Options for a Teradata Index

Use features on the Options tab of the Teradata Table Index or Teradata Join Index editors to specify if the index is a primary or secondary index, and additional options.

To specify options for a Teradata index

1. Right-click an index and select Index Properties.

   The Teradata Table Index Editor opens.

2. Click the Options tab and work with the following options:

   Constraint Name

   Specifies the constraint name associated with the table index.

   Is Unnamed

   Lets you select if Forward Engineering is to emit the name of the object.

   Order By

   Specifies how the rows are ordered. Select from the drop-down list. Valid values are: Hash or Value.

   Generate As Constraint

   Specifies whether to generate the table index as a constraint.

   Partition Expression

   Specifies the expression used to partition the primary index. This property is enabled only if the index is defined as the primary index.

3. Click Close.

   The Teradata Table Index Editor closes.