How To Find Objects That Are Not Following Naming Convention
Apr 1, 2008
Hi All,
I have an assignment to change names of the SPs that are not following Standard naming convention in all databases. For this first I need to find out all the SPs that are not following naming convention. Can anybody help me in finding out the objects that are not following standard naming conventions. It is first step in completing this assignment. If anybody deal with this type of task before please guide me.
Hope any one of you will reply me with more information......
Hi all, I wanted to ask for the naming conventions in SQL SERVER.as in case of pl/sql server we have ..name_of_package.name_of_procedure thats how we call the procedures i.e. owner of schema then name of package n then procedure name.....i want to ask you all how is it done in SQL SERVER..please try to reply as soon as possible, i will b waiting for the replies, regards
I would lean towards the vigorous because it would be very obvious what data is being referenced by the name. In the loosened version, I could very easily have many tables with a 'id' column or a 'is_active' column.
Inversely, I would lean towards the loosened version because the names are a lot shorter and, thus, easier / faster to type.
I figure, if I'm going to learn a new standard, now's a good time to do so.
Is there any standard naming convention for SQL Server that microsoft suggest it? the same as naming guidlines in MSDN for designing libararies in .Net Framework.
We have link-servers all over the place. The ideal naming convention should satisfy following:
- developers should not have to modify code when deploying between environments DEV->TEST->PROD. This rules out using actual server name as linked-name.
- the name should easily identify actual server without much mental translation. This rules out relevant but generic names like FAXSERVER or PAYSERVER
- also, if the name could state that it is a linked-server e.g starting with LINK_, it works when reading the code.
So, I was thinking the link-name should simply remove the environment :
e.g LINK_FAX_DB_V01
that way, on DEV box, the underlying sql data source could point to the dev server, while on test, it could point to test server etc. without having to change code, and also knowing which server it's pointing to by just adding a TST or PRD in front-of it.
I did a search (google and on the forums) and found a few suggestions here and there, but I'd like something more complete to follow as far as naming conventions are concerned.
I wrote my first DB based on MySQL/Ruby/Active Record type naming convention...
- plural table names - all lower cased - underscores between words - "id" is auto incrementer for each table - something+"_at" is for datetime fields - something+"_on" is for date fields - referencing the primary id in another table is "tablename (singular)" + "_id".
This worked great in Ruby/MySQL, but in C#/SQL Server, its an ambiguity nightmare! All of my "id" fields conflict and alot of my tables have "added_at" datetime fields and they all conflict with each other. Essentially, any field that's named the same in one table as in another conflict on joins.
For example: users post comments to stories submitted by users...
table = articles field 1 = id field 2 = title field 3 = body field 4 = user_id
table = comments field 1 = id field 2 = title field 3 = body field 4 = user_id field 5 = article_id
Trying to join these two tables is an ambiguity nightmare but I'd like to not have to name every field uniquely or start adding table prefixes to them all...
I guess I just need some good suggestions or links to recommended table structure/naming conventions for SQL Server. Thanks in advance!
I am currently trying to rename all of the Default constraints in my database to fit in with my naming convention of DF_+TableName+ColumnName. Since there are over 300 of the things, I don't particularly fancy doing them all manually.
--Set the table name SET @tblname = (SELECT object_name(parent_obj) FROM sysobjects LEFT JOIN sys.columns ON sys.columns.object_id = sysobjects.id INNER JOIN sysconstraints ON sysobjects.id = sysconstraints.constid WHERE sysobjects.xtype = 'D')
--Set the column name SET @colname = (SELECT name FROM sys.columns INNER JOIN sys.tables ON sys.tables.object_id = sys.columns.object_id WHERE sys.tables.name = @tblname)
--Set the default constraint SET @defname = (SELECT name FROM sysobjects JOIN sysconstraints ON sysobjects.id = sysconstraints.constid WHERE object_name(sysobjects.parent_obj) = @tblname AND sysobjects.xtype = 'D' AND sysconstraints.colid = (SELECT colid FROM syscolumns WHERE id = object_id(@tblname) AND name = @colname))
--Set the renaming SET @cmd = EXEC sp_rename +@defname+, 'DF_'+@tblname+'_'+@colname+, 'OBJECT'
--Execute the renaming EXEC(@cmd)
I know that the above is not correct in any way, but it is how far I have got before I got really stuck! And I thought it might help you see what I was trying to get at...
I was wondering if there are generally accpeted naming standards for SQL Server ojbects (tables, store procedeures, triggers, views etc.) that might be available somewhere on the WEB. I was also wondering if most DBA`s prefix the object names like "sp_" or suffix the object like "Customer_T"? Any opinions?
How i can find out the changes happened in database like modifying functions,table indexes,procedures and adding or removing columns..here in this query
select * from sys.objects where type IS NOT NULL and modify_date between '2013-07-21' and '2013-07-29'
but here i am getting created objects list and modifying list.but if i deleted any object it is not showing anything..how can i get the all the changes happened in database between specific dates.
I have a SQL Server 2005 database running. When I run some ddl changes, I want to find all the procs/objects that get invalidated because of object not found error.....
Is there any way that I can look up in sysdepends or other tables to find information about this.
-- This stored procedure will let you search through your database -- to find various objects that contain a particular string. -- For example, you may want to see all tables and views that contain -- a particular column.
use master IF (object_id('sp_FindReferences') IS NOT NULL) BEGIN PRINT 'Dropping: sp_FindReferences' DROP procedure sp_FindReferences END PRINT 'Creating: sp_FindReferences' GO CREATE PROCEDURE sp_FindReferences ( @string varchar(1000) = '', @ShowReferences char(1) = 'N' ) AS /****************************************************************************/ /* */ /* TITLE: sp_FindReferences */ /* */ /* DATE: 18 February, 2004 */ /* */ /* AUTHOR: WILLIAM MCEVOY */ /* */ /****************************************************************************/ /* */ /* DESCRIPTION: SEARCH SYSCOMMENTS FOR INPUT STRING, OUTPUT NAME OF OBJECT */ /* */ /****************************************************************************/ set nocount on
declare @errnum int , @errors char(1) , @rowcnt int , @output varchar(255)
/****************************************************************************/ /* INPUT DATA VALIDATION */ /****************************************************************************/
/****************************************************************************/ /* M A I N P R O C E S S I N G */ /****************************************************************************/
-- Create temp table to hold results create table #Results ( Name varchar(55), Type varchar(12), DateCreated datetime, ProcLine varchar(4000) )
IF (@ShowReferences = 'N') BEGIN insert into #Results select distinct 'Name' = convert(varchar(55),SO.name), 'Type' = SO.type, crdate, '' from sysobjects SO join syscomments SC on SC.id = SO.id where SC.text like '%' + @string + '%' union select distinct 'Name' = convert(varchar(55),SO.name), 'Type' = SO.type, crdate, '' from sysobjects SO where SO.name like '%' + @string + '%' union select distinct 'Name' = convert(varchar(55),SO.name), 'Type' = SO.type, crdate, '' from sysobjects SO join syscolumns SC on SC.id = SO.ID where SC.name like '%' + @string + '%' order by 2,1 END ELSE BEGIN insert into #Results select 'Name' = convert(varchar(55),SO.name), 'Type' = SO.type, crdate, 'Proc Line' = text from sysobjects SO join syscomments SC on SC.id = SO.id where SC.text like '%' + @string + '%' union select 'Name' = convert(varchar(55),SO.name), 'Type' = SO.type, crdate, 'Proc Line' = '' from sysobjects SO where SO.name like '%' + @string + '%' union select 'Name' = convert(varchar(55),SO.name), 'Type' = SO.type, crdate, 'Proc Line' = '' from sysobjects SO join syscolumns SC on SC.id = SO.ID where SC.name like '%' + @string + '%' order by 2,1 END
IF (@ShowReferences = 'N') BEGIN select Name, 'Type' = Case (Type) when 'P' then 'Procedure' when 'TR' then 'Trigger' when 'X' then 'Xtended Proc' when 'U' then 'Table' when 'C' then 'Check Constraint' when 'D' then 'Default' when 'F' then 'Foreign Key' when 'K' then 'Primary Key' when 'V' then 'View' else Type end, DateCreated from #Results order by 2,1 END ELSE BEGIN select Name, 'Type' = Case (Type) when 'P' then 'Procedure' when 'TR' then 'Trigger' when 'X' then 'Xtended Proc' when 'U' then 'Table' when 'C' then 'Check Constraint' when 'D' then 'Default' when 'F' then 'Foreign Key' when 'K' then 'Primary Key' when 'V' then 'View' else Type end, DateCreated, ProcLine from #Results order by 2,1 END
drop table #Results
GO IF (object_id('sp_FindReferences') IS NOT NULL) PRINT 'Procedure created.' ELSE PRINT 'Procedure NOT created.' GO
I'm trying to identify the objects in master that the role public has select permissions on, but when I run this query, I get 4 results where the default schema is null and the major_id column does not correspond to any records in the sys.all_objects table. Where else can I look to find what objects these are. DBO is listed as the grantor.
I appreciate your help.
SELECT * FROM SYS.DATABASE_PERMISSIONS P, SYS.DATABASE_PRINCIPALS R WHERE P.GRANTEE_PRINCIPAL_ID=R.PRINCIPAL_ID and permission_name='SELECT' and class_desc='OBJECT_OR_COLUMN' and r.name='public' order by r.name desc
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How to alter all objects in database i want to find if can any syntax errors in my database after restoring from sql 2008 to 2012. I Can create as test and drop them but trying to find a way to alter proc , views and functions..
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The Web Service Task seems to support calling methods using parameters but not (as far as I can see) using the Document/Literal calling convention. Is this correct? Is this likely to change in the future?
passing serialised objects to a stored procedure for the purpose of data inserts. I see this as being a way to handle multiple row inserts efficiently.
However, in my limited use of XML data I am not so sure how to link the data when I have a dependency on another "object" within the serialised XML.
Below is a code snippet showing what I have so far.
The first insert statement works fine - but how to retrieve the identifier created by the DB - I want to use an SQL statement that finds the record in the table based on the XML representation (of the PluginInfo), allowing me to insert the ConfigurationInfo with the correct reference to the PluginInfo
DECLARE @Config NVARCHAR(MAX) DECLARE @Handle AS INT DECLARE @TransactionCount AS INT SELECT @Config = ' <ConfigurationDirectory > <ConfigurationInfo groupKey="Notifications" sectionKey="App.Customization.PluginInfo"
Just thought I'd point it out as something that needs fixing. This is inconsistent with every other MS product using the VS.net IDE framework.
I'd post it on Connect but then I'd wait 2 months to get "won't fix - this does not 'fit' with the current Katmai schedule" i.e. if I'm lucky (based on the new improved 3yr delivery of sql) it might get delivered in 2011. Wow.
Imagine if Xbox or PS3 designers told their customers, "sorry we know that up/down/left/right are in fact right/left/down/up, as you may expect on a game controller, but if you wait 3 years we might fix it"
Hello, I have 2 tables: Articles and Users. These 2 tables are related by AuthorId (FK) in Articles and UserId (PK) in Users. My question is: should the use the same name for the 2 keys, i.e., UserId? Or it is normal to use AuthorId in Articles table and UserId in Users table. This makes more sense. Just a naming question. Thanks, Miguel
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