# Use/ignore index as a scope - rails 3

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/use-ignore-index-as-a-scope-rails-3/192869>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 7, 2010, 10:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/use-ignore-index-as-a-scope-rails-3/192869 "2010-08-07T10:53:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![anse](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/3bc359/32.png) [@anse](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anse)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2010, 10:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/use-ignore-index-as-a-scope-rails-3/192869/1 "2010-08-07T10:53:43Z")

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Whats the preferred way to specify “USE INDEX” or “IGNORE INDEX” in the  
scope/Arel syntax in rails 3?