Find Invalid Objects in SQL Server
This article shows how you can find which objects in your database might not be valid after schema changes.
This article shows how you can find which objects in your database might not be valid after schema changes.
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If I want to track which login called a stored procedure and use the value in an audit, what function can I use to replace the xxx below?
create procedure AddNewCustomer @customername varchar(200) AS BEGIN DECLARE @added VARCHAR(100) SELECT @added = xxx IF @customername IS NOT NULL INSERT dbo.Customer ( CustomerName, AddedBy ) VALUES (@customername, @added) ENDSee possible answers