Does update statistic table updates system generate statistics (_WA_sys_xxx)?

SQL Server Administration
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does update statistic table (UPDATE STATISTICS Sales.SalesOrderDetail) updates system generate statistics (_WA_sys_xxx)?

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Yes.

You can use the "ALL" directive if you like - but I would only bother if I needed to indicate to future maintainers of the code that that was explicity what I meant. A comment would do just fine :smile:

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Hi Kristen,

Apart from that, in mssql 2014, we can create clustered column stored index; and in there (CCI) it will have A Statistic covering all column. if that the case, should we/system create additional statistic?

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Not using 2014 as yet, so don't know the answer.

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how about i take it in this way,

create table test(col1 int, col2 int)
create clustered index idx_test on test(col1, col2)

should i still need to do the following?

create statistics ustat_col1 on test(col1)
create statistics ustat_col2 on test(col2)

and if col1 and col2 is the joining key to another table, should the statistic created as a combined statistic or individual; If is a combined statistic does the column ordering in the statistic (assuming same with columns ordering in index) will affect the execution plan?