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description: "MSSQLSERVER_8712"
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# MSSQLSERVER_8712
 [!INCLUDE [SQL Server](../../includes/applies-to-version/sqlserver.md)]
  
## Details  
  
| Attribute | Value |  
| :-------- | :---- |  
|Product Name|SQL Server|  
|Event ID|8712|  
|Event Source|MSSQLSERVER|  
|Component|SQLEngine|  
|Symbolic Name|USEPLAN_ERR_NO_INDEX|  
|Message Text|Index '%.*ls', specified in the USE PLAN hint, does not exist. Specify an existing index, or create an index with the specified name.|  
  
## Explanation  
An index that is specified in the USE PLAN hint does not exist.  
  
## User Action  
Ensure all indexes that are specified in the USE PLAN hint exist.  
  
## See Also  
[Query Hints (Transact-SQL)](~/t-sql/queries/hints-transact-sql-query.md)  
[Plan Guides](~/relational-databases/performance/plan-guides.md)