For more information about:
- Using primary indexes to enhance the performance of your databases, see Teradata Vantage™ - Database Design, B035-1094.
- Distribution and retrieval of the data controlled using the database hashing algorithm, see Row Hash and RowID.
- Partitioning considerations, including information on column partitioning, called Teradata Columnar, see Teradata Vantage™ - Database Design, B035-1094, Teradata Vantage™ - SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples, B035-1144, and Teradata Vantage™ - SQL Data Manipulation Language, B035-1146.
- Details on all the restrictions that apply to primary indexes and partitioned primary indexes, see CREATE TABLE in Teradata Vantage™ - SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples, B035-1144.
- Criteria for selecting a primary index, see Teradata Vantage™ - Database Design, B035-1094.