Object Dependencies | Database Journal

Object Dependencies

Nov 1, 2017
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>>Script Language and Platform: SQL Server

Author: PCREDDY

To find Objects’ dependencies, use the code below.

With CTE as
(
 SELECT ReferencedObjectType = o2.type, 
        --ReferencedObject = SCHEMA_NAME(o2.schema_id)+'.'+ed.referenced_entity_name,
           --ReferencingObject = SCHEMA_NAME(o1.schema_id)+'.'+o1.name,
     ReferencingObjectType = o1.type

 FROM   sys.sql_expression_dependencies ed
     INNER JOIN  sys.objects o1
    ON ed.referencing_id = o1.object_id
     INNER JOIN sys.objects o2
    ON ed.referenced_id = o2.object_id
 --WHERE o1.type in ('P','TR','V', 'TF')  WHERE o1.type in ('P','V')
)
Select * from CTE where ReferencedObjectType='U' 
order by ReferencedObject,ReferencingObjectType

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