Query Predicates in SQL Server
Sometimes people speak “SQL” and expect you know all the terminology. In recent a conversation about query plans I was ranting on and on about how the predicates were written when the person stopped me and asked a very simple question. Like a light bulb going off, it reminded me that not everyone knows what the other person is talking about when terminology is mentioned without clarification. So, this post will answer that persons very valid simple question. What is a SQL Predicate? Predicates are expressions that evaluate to TRUE, FALSE, UNKNOWN. There are two types of predicates Filtered Predicates… Continue Reading
