Most commands work similarly on deferred tables and empty tables.
Command |
Action on Deferred Table |
---|---|
insert |
Materializes the table; execute insert |
select |
0 rows selected |
update |
0 rows affected |
delete |
0 rows affected |
alter table |
Materialize the table; execute alter table |
drop table |
Drop table |
create view, trigger or, procedure |
Creates view, trigger, or procedure |
create index |
Creates indexes without page allocations |
drop index |
Drops index |
reorg subcommands |
None |
update statistics |
None |
truncate table |
None |
dbcc checktable |
None |
dbcc checkcatalog |
Skips indexes on deferred tables |