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Partitions Accessed and Partition Range in the Query Execution Plan

Let’s say you are querying a partitioned table and you would like to see which partitions were accessed by looking at the graphical execution plan: “Actual Partition Count” shows a value of 1 and “Actual Partitions Accessed” shows a value of 50.  The “Actual Partitions Accessed” property name could cause confusion though, since what you’re actually looking … Continue reading Partitions Accessed and Partition Range in the Query Execution Plan