Finding Missing Indexes Script

USE [<your_db_name_here>] --naturally make sure you are in the right db

SET DEADLOCK_PRIORITY LOW --probably irrelevant, but just in case

DECLARE @list_missing_indexes bit
DECLARE @table_name sysname

--NOTE: showing missing indexes can take some time; set to 0 if you don't want to wait.
SET @list_missing_indexes = 1
SET @table_name = '%' --<<-- !your table name / LIKE pattern goes here!
--SET @table_name = '%' --all tables

SELECT * FROM sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats ( DB_ID(), OBJECT_ID(@table_name), NULL, NULL, 'LIMITED')

PRINT 'Started @ ' + CONVERT(varchar(30), GETDATE(), 120)

IF @list_missing_indexes = 1
BEGIN
    SELECT
        GETDATE() AS capture_date,
        DB_NAME(mid.database_id) AS Db_Name,
        dps.row_count,
        OBJECT_NAME(mid.object_id /*, mid.database_id*/) AS Table_Name,
        mid.equality_columns, mid.inequality_columns, mid.included_columns,
        user_seeks, user_scans, ca1.max_days_active, unique_compiles, 
        last_user_seek, last_user_scan, avg_total_user_cost, avg_user_impact,
        system_seeks, system_scans, last_system_seek, last_system_scan, avg_total_system_cost, avg_system_impact,
        mid.statement, mid.object_id, mid.index_handle
    FROM sys.dm_db_missing_index_details mid WITH (NOLOCK)
    CROSS APPLY (
        SELECT DATEDIFF(DAY, create_date, GETDATE()) AS max_days_active FROM sys.databases WHERE name = 'tempdb'
    ) AS ca1
    LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.dm_db_missing_index_groups mig WITH (NOLOCK) ON
        mig.index_handle = mid.index_handle
    LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.dm_db_missing_index_group_stats migs WITH (NOLOCK) ON
        migs.group_handle = mig.index_group_handle
    LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.dm_db_partition_stats dps WITH (NOLOCK) ON
        dps.object_id = mid.object_id AND
        dps.index_id IN (0, 1)
    --order by
        --DB_NAME, Table_Name, equality_columns
    WHERE
        1 = 1 
        AND mid.database_id = DB_ID() --only current db
        AND OBJECT_NAME(mid.object_id) LIKE @table_name
        --AND mid.object_id IN (OBJECT_ID('<table_name_1>'), OBJECT_ID('<table_name_2>'))
    ORDER BY
        --avg_total_user_cost * (user_seeks + user_scans) DESC,
        Db_Name, Table_Name, equality_columns, inequality_columns
END --IF

PRINT 'Midpoint @ ' + CONVERT(varchar(30), GETDATE(), 120)
-- list index usage stats (seeks, scans, etc.)
SELECT 
    ius2.row_num, DB_NAME() AS db_name,
    CASE WHEN i.name LIKE ca2.table_name + '%' 
         THEN '~' + SUBSTRING(i.name, LEN(ca2.table_name) + 1, 200)
         ELSE i.name END AS index_name,
    CASE WHEN i.is_unique = 0 THEN 'N' ELSE 'Y' END + '.' + 
    CASE WHEN i.is_primary_key = 0 AND i.is_unique_constraint = 0 THEN 'N' ELSE 'Y' END AS [uniq?],
    ca2.table_name,
    i.index_id, --ius.user_seeks + ius.user_scans AS total_reads,
    dps.row_count,
    SUBSTRING(key_cols, 3, 8000) AS key_cols, SUBSTRING(nonkey_cols, 3, 8000) AS nonkey_cols,
    ius.user_seeks, ius.user_scans, ius.user_lookups, ius.user_updates,
    ius.last_user_seek, ius.last_user_scan, ius.last_user_lookup, ius.last_user_update,
    fk.Reference_Count AS fk_ref_count,
    DATEDIFF(DAY, CASE WHEN o.create_date > ca1.sql_startup_date THEN o.create_date 
        ELSE ca1.sql_startup_date END, GETDATE()) AS max_days_active,
    FILEGROUP_NAME(i.data_space_id) AS filegroup_name,
    ius.system_seeks, ius.system_scans, ius.system_lookups, ius.system_updates,
    ius.last_system_seek, ius.last_system_scan, ius.last_system_lookup, ius.last_system_update
FROM sys.indexes i WITH (NOLOCK)
INNER JOIN sys.objects o WITH (NOLOCK) ON
    o.object_id = i.object_id
CROSS JOIN (
    SELECT create_date AS sql_startup_date FROM sys.databases WHERE name = 'tempdb'
) AS ca1
CROSS APPLY (
    SELECT OBJECT_NAME(i.object_id/*, DB_ID()*/) AS table_name
) AS ca2
OUTER APPLY (
    SELECT
        ', ' + COL_NAME(object_id, ic.column_id)
    FROM sys.index_columns ic
    WHERE
        ic.key_ordinal > 0 AND
        ic.object_id = i.object_id AND
        ic.index_id = i.index_id
    ORDER BY
        ic.key_ordinal
    FOR XML PATH('')
) AS key_cols (key_cols)
OUTER APPLY (
    SELECT
        ', ' + COL_NAME(object_id, ic.column_id)
    FROM sys.index_columns ic
    WHERE
        ic.key_ordinal = 0 AND
        ic.object_id = i.object_id AND
        ic.index_id = i.index_id
    ORDER BY
        COL_NAME(object_id, ic.column_id)
    FOR XML PATH('')
) AS nonkey_cols (nonkey_cols)
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.dm_db_partition_stats dps WITH (NOLOCK) ON
    dps.object_id = i.object_id AND
    dps.index_id = i.index_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats ius WITH (NOLOCK) ON
    ius.database_id = DB_ID() AND
    ius.object_id = i.object_id AND
    ius.index_id = i.index_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN (
    SELECT
        database_id, object_id, MAX(user_scans) AS user_scans,
        ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY MAX(user_scans) DESC) AS row_num --user_scans|user_seeks+user_scans
    FROM sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats WITH (NOLOCK)
    WHERE
        database_id = DB_ID()
        --AND index_id > 0
    GROUP BY
        database_id, object_id
) AS ius2 ON
    ius2.database_id = DB_ID() AND
    ius2.object_id = i.object_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN (
    SELECT
        referenced_object_id, COUNT(*) AS Reference_Count
    FROM sys.foreign_keys
    WHERE
        is_disabled = 0
    GROUP BY
        referenced_object_id
) AS fk ON
    fk.referenced_object_id = i.object_id
WHERE
    i.object_id > 100 AND
    i.is_hypothetical = 0 AND
    i.type IN (0, 1, 2) AND
    o.type NOT IN ( 'IF', 'IT', 'TF', 'TT' ) AND
    (
     o.name LIKE @table_name  AND
     o.name NOT LIKE 'dtprop%' AND
     o.name NOT LIKE 'filestream[_]' AND
     o.name NOT LIKE 'MSpeer%' AND
     o.name NOT LIKE 'MSpub%' AND
     --o.name NOT LIKE 'queue[_]%' AND 
     o.name NOT LIKE 'sys%' 
    )
    --AND OBJECT_NAME(i.object_id /*, DB_ID()*/) IN ('tbl1', 'tbl2', 'tbl3')
ORDER BY
    --row_count DESC,
    --ius.user_scans DESC,
    --ius2.row_num, --user_scans&|user_seeks
    db_name, table_name, 
    -- list clustered index first, if any, then other index(es)
    CASE WHEN i.index_id IN (0, 1) THEN 1 ELSE 2 END, 
    key_cols

PRINT 'Ended @ ' + CONVERT(varchar(30), GETDATE(), 120)

SET DEADLOCK_PRIORITY NORMAL

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