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Using foreign keys to improve query performance

The following query lists the orders from the customer with customer ID 113:

SELECT *
FROM SalesOrders
WHERE CustomerID = 113;

The Plan tab in the Results pane contains the following information:

SalesOrders <FK_CustomerID_ID>

Here FK_CustomerID_ID refers to the foreign key that the SalesOrders table has for the Customers table.