Database Missing Indexes page overview

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With Business Central 2025 wave 1 Microsoft enhances the Database Missing Indexes page by adding a few new columns:

  • Seeks: Tracks the number of seeks caused by queries that could have used the suggested index.
  • Scans: Tracks the number of scans caused by queries that could have used the suggested index.
  • Average Total Cost: Shows the average cost of queries that would decrease if the suggested index is added.
  • Average Impact: Shows the average percentage reduction in query costs if the suggested index is added.
  • Estimated Benefit: Calculates the potential benefit of adding the suggested index using the formula: (seeks + scans) × (average total cost) × (average impact).

In my latest video, I took a few suggested indexes and turned them into AL non-clustered keys to immediately see the impact:

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