SQL Server 2012 T-SQL Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach

CHAPTER 30

Objects and Dependencies

by Wayne Sheffield

Almost everything in a database is an object; this includes tables, constraints, views, functions, stored procedures, and data types. Inevitably, there will come a time when you need to work on these at the object level: from renaming, to moving to a different schema, to determining dependencies between objects. This chapter covers maintaining and working with database objects at the object level.

30-1. Changing the Name of a Database Object

Problem

You need to change the name of an object in a database.

Solution

Utilize the system stored procedure sp_rename to rename an object in the ...