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Hi Experts!<br />
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I would like to ask if is it possible to add primary key to a database that is online and used by production? I haven't tried yet, I'm scared having the database crash.<br />
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By the way, I'm using SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition.<br />
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Cheers!
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Hi Experts!

I would like to ask if is it possible to add primary key to a database that is online and used by production? I haven't tried yet, I'm scared having the database crash.

By the way, I'm using SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition.

Cheers!

Add Primary Key (Clustered Index) while database is online MSSQL

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