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--**************************************************************************************
-- Date: 07/19/2005
--
-- File: sliding.sql for Sliding Window Example
-- Summary: Managing a Range Partitioned Table
-- Archive transaction data for September 2003.
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SET DATEFORMAT mdy;
GO
USE [AdventureWorks];
ALTER PARTITION SCHEME TransactionsPS1
NEXT USED [PRIMARY];
-- Add a new partition on the end of table TransactionHistory for August 2004.
ALTER PARTITION FUNCTION TransactionRangePF1()
SPLIT RANGE ('9/01/2004');
ALTER PARTITION SCHEME TransactionArchivePS2
-- Add a new partition to table TransactionHistoryArchive to hold the
-- September 2003 data.
ALTER PARTITION FUNCTION TransactionArchivePF2()
SPLIT RANGE ('10/01/2003');
-- You must add a check constraint to table TransactionHistory to define
-- the boundary for the first partition before switching it out.
ALTER TABLE [Production].[TransactionHistory]
ADD CONSTRAINT [CK_TransactionHistory_DateRange]
CHECK ([TransactionDate] >= '9/01/2003');
-- Move the data for September 2003 from table TransactionHistory to
-- table TransactionHistoryArchive.
SWITCH PARTITION 1
TO [Production].[TransactionHistoryArchive] PARTITION 2;
-- Merge the first two partitions of table TransactionHistory.
MERGE RANGE ('10/01/2003');
-- Merge the September 2003 partition of table TransactionHistoryArchive
-- with the first partition.
MERGE RANGE ('9/01/2003');
-- Remove the date constraint on table TransactionHistory.
DROP CONSTRAINT [CK_TransactionHistory_DateRange];
SELECT OBJECT_NAME([object_id]), * FROM [sys].[partitions]
WHERE [object_id] = OBJECT_ID('[Production].[TransactionHistory]')
ORDER BY [partition_number], [index_id];
WHERE [object_id] = OBJECT_ID('[Production].[TransactionHistoryArchive]')
USE [master];