filegroup-element-for-index-dta.md

title	Filegroup Element for Index (DTA)
description	In the dta utility, the Filegroup element for Index specifies the filegroup on which the index is to be created for a user-specified configuration.
author	rwestMSFT
ms.author	randolphwest
ms.date	03/01/2017
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	tools-other
ms.topic	reference
ms.collection	data-tools
helpviewer_keywords	Filegroup element [DTA]
dev_langs	XML

Filegroup Element for Index (DTA)

[!INCLUDE SQL Server]

Specifies the filegroup on which the index is to be created for a user-specified configuration.

Syntax

  
<Index>  
  <Name>...</Name>  
  <Column>  
    <Name>...</Name>  
  <Filegroup>...</Filegroup>  

Element Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type and length	string, unlimited length.
Default value	None.
Occurrence	Optional. Can use once for each Index element. This element cannot be used if the PartitionScheme and PartitionColumn elements are specified for the Index element.

Element Relationships

Relationship	Elements
Parent element	Index Element (DTA)
Child elements	None.

Example

For a usage example of this element, see XML Input File Sample with User-specified Configuration (DTA).

See Also

XML Input File Reference (Database Engine Tuning Advisor)