--generates a list of missing indexes SELECT TOP 25 dm_mid.database_id AS DatabaseID ,dm_migs.avg_user_impact * (dm_migs.user_seeks + dm_migs.user_scans) Avg_Estimated_Impact ,dm_migs.last_user_seek AS Last_User_Seek ,OBJECT_NAME(dm_mid.OBJECT_ID, dm_mid.database_id) AS [TableName] ,'CREATE INDEX [IX_' + OBJECT_NAME(dm_mid.OBJECT_ID, dm_mid.database_id) + '_' + REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(ISNULL(dm_mid.equality_columns, ''), ', ', '_'), '[', ''), ']', '') + CASE WHEN dm_mid.equality_columns IS NOT NULL AND dm_mid.inequality_columns IS NOT NULL THEN '_' ELSE '' END + REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(ISNULL(dm_mid.inequality_columns, ''), ', ', '_'), '[', ''), ']', '') + ']' + ' ON ' + dm_mid.statement + ' (' + ISNULL(dm_mid.equality_columns, '') + CASE WHEN dm_mid.equality_columns IS NOT NULL AND dm_mid.inequality_columns IS NOT NULL THEN ',' ELSE '' END + ISNULL(dm_mid.inequality_columns, '') + ')' + ISNULL(' INCLUDE (' + dm_mid.included_columns + ')', '') AS Create_Statement FROM sys.dm_db_missing_index_groups dm_mig INNER JOIN sys.dm_db_missing_index_group_stats dm_migs ON dm_migs.group_handle = dm_mig.index_group_handle INNER JOIN sys.dm_db_missing_index_details dm_mid ON dm_mig.index_handle = dm_mid.index_handle WHERE dm_mid.database_ID = DB_ID() ORDER BY Avg_Estimated_Impact DESC GO