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    Type:New Feature 
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    Resolution: Unresolved
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    Priority:Major - P3 
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    Component/s: Index Maintenance
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        Query Optimization
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It would be great if we could specify indexes that only index on the prefix of a field. i.e. for BinData on the first n bytes, for strings on the first n characters, etc. This might not work on all data types but it is a great tool for trimming index sizes when applicable.
- is duplicated by
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                    SERVER-14974 Create index option to limit an index using the first N characters of the field -         
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- related to
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                    SERVER-14784 Add expression indexes -         
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                    SERVER-15090 Improve Text Indexes to support partial word match -         
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