Microsoft distributes Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 fixes as one downloadable file. Because the fixes are cumulative, each new release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 fix release.
Symptoms
When you rebuild a partitioned index in Microsoft SQL Server 2012, the value of the NORECOMPUTE property for the partitioned index is not retained.
For example, assume that you create a partitioned index, and then you set the STATISTICS_NORECOMPUTEproperty toON. Then, you rebuild the index without setting the STATISTICS_NORECOMPUTE property to ON or OFF. In this situation, the NORECOMPUTE property is unexpectedly set to 0. Therefore, the STATISTICS_NORECOMPUTE property is set to OFF.
Notes
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To check the value of the NORECOMPUTE property, query the Sys.stats system table.
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This issue occurs only when the table is not empty.
Resolution
Cumulative update information
Cumulative Update 3 for SQL Server 2012 SP1
The fix for this issue was first released in Cumulative Update 3. For more information about how to obtain this cumulative update package for SQL Server 2012 SP1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2812412 Cumulative update package 3 for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1Note Because the builds are cumulative, each new fix release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous SQL Server 2012 SP1 fix release. We recommend that you consider applying the most recent fix release that contains this hotfix. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2772858 The SQL Server 2012 builds that were released after SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 was released
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
References
For more information about partitioned tables and indexes, go to the following Microsoft TechNet website:
General information about the partitioned tables and indexesFor more information about the Incremental Servicing Model for SQL Server, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
935897 An Incremental Servicing Model is available from the SQL Server team to deliver hotfixes for reported problems For more information about the naming schema for SQL Server updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
822499 Naming schema for Microsoft SQL Server software update packages For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates
