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DP-203 · Question #33

You have a partitioned table in an Azure Synapse Analytics dedicated SQL pool. You need to design queries to maximize the benefits of partition elimination. What should you include in the Transact-SQL

The correct answer is B. WHERE. When you add the "WHERE" clause to your T-SQL query it allows the query optimizer accesses only the relevant partitions to satisfy the filter criteria of the query - which is what partition elimination is all about.

Submitted by ngozi_ng· Mar 30, 2026Secure, monitor, and optimize data storage and data processing

Question

You have a partitioned table in an Azure Synapse Analytics dedicated SQL pool. You need to design queries to maximize the benefits of partition elimination. What should you include in the Transact-SQL queries?

Options

  • AJOIN
  • BWHERE
  • CDISTINCT
  • DGROUP BY

How the community answered

(45 responses)
  • A
    9% (4)
  • B
    73% (33)
  • C
    13% (6)
  • D
    4% (2)

Explanation

When you add the "WHERE" clause to your T-SQL query it allows the query optimizer accesses only the relevant partitions to satisfy the filter criteria of the query - which is what partition elimination is all about.

Topics

#partition elimination#query optimization#Synapse SQL pool#WHERE clause

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