SQL SERVER – Fix Error Msg 10794, Level 16 – The operation ‘CREATE INDEX’ is not supported with memory optimized tables.

Whenever I write something as a new concept, I do see people reading the blog do give it a try. Many a times I get queries that the script didn’t work for them after they learnt the concepts about memory optimized tables. The blog I wrote on how In Memory OLTP was supporting ColumnStore – read it: SQL SERVER – Creating Clustered ColumnStore with InMemory OLTP Tables

After reading this blog, I saw a note on my Inbox that the feature was not actually working as expected. I was surprised that he wrote back. I asked what was the error to get more details. He was getting an Error 10794. And immediately I wanted to see the complete error because offlate I have seen this the error messages from Microsoft are elaborate in general, and I was not proved wrong.

Msg 10794, Level 16, State 13, Line 15
The operation ‘CREATE INDEX’ is not supported with memory optimized tables.

Now, as soon as the message was sent, I understood what he was doing. To replicate this error, I wrote the following script for reference:

--Create the table
CREATE TABLE tbl_my_InMemory (
	my_Identifier INT PRIMARY KEY NONCLUSTERED 
        HASH WITH (BUCKET_COUNT = 100000),  
    Account NVARCHAR (100),  
    AccountName NVARCHAR(50),  
    ProductID INT,
	Quantity INT  
)WITH
(
    MEMORY_OPTIMIZED = ON, DURABILITY = SCHEMA_ONLY
);
GO
-- Create a Clustered ColumnStore Index
CREATE CLUSTERED COLUMNSTORE INDEX CCI_tbl_my_InMemory 
ON tbl_my_InMemory

As you can see clearly, based on the previous blog, the Clustered ColumnStore Index was created inline. Currently in this release of SQL Server, Microsoft has not given the capability to add the Clustered ColumnStore Index after the table has been created.

I am sure at this moment, there are some restrictions of use, but there is a lot to learn from each other too. Do share anything you face when working with these features. Would love to blog them too.

Reference: Pinal Dave (http://blog.sqlauthority.com)

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