mysql> EXPLAIN latest_cn_no; +-----------+-----------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+ | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | +-----------+-----------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+ | rec_id | int(4) unsigned | | PRI | NULL | auto_increment | | branchID | int(4) unsigned | | | 0 | | | for_year | varchar(4) | | | | | | cur_cn_no | int(5) unsigned | | | 0 | | +-----------+-----------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+ 4 rows in set (0.00 sec)