onlineindexoperation-element-dta.md

title	OnlineIndexOperation Element (DTA)
description	In the dta utility, the OnlineIndexOperation element specifies whether items that Database Engine Tuning Advisor recommends can be created online.
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	OnlineIndexOperation element
dev_langs	XML

OnlineIndexOperation Element (DTA)

[!INCLUDE SQL Server]

Specifies whether the indexes, indexed views, or partitions that Database Engine Tuning Advisor recommends can be created online.

Syntax

  
<DTAInput>  
...code removed...  
    <TuningOptions>  
      <OnlineIndexOperation>...</OnlineIndexOperation>  

Element Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type and length	string, no maximum length.
Allowed values	OFF No recommended physical design structures can be created online. ON All recommended physical design structures can be created online. MIXED Database Engine Tuning Advisor attempts to recommend physical design structures that can be created online when possible. Use one of these values with this element. If indexes are created online, the keyword ONLINE = ON is appended to its object definition.
Default value	None.
Occurrence	Optional. If used, can only be used once for the TuningOptions element.

Element Relationships

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

Example

For a usage example of this element, see the Simple XML Input File Sample (DTA).

See Also

XML Input File Reference (Database Engine Tuning Advisor)