17. Improving Database and Query Performance : Design Issues and Performance : Key Design and Performance : Characteristics of Good Keys
 
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Characteristics of Good Keys
Good keys have the following features:
• Use columns referenced in the WHERE clauses and joins of your queries
• Are unique
Always document reasons for maintaining non-unique keys.
All keyed storage structures can enforce unique keys. They are:
• Short
• Static
• Non-nullable