• this can get you started: it shows every dependency that is using a cross database reference:

    select

    OBJECT_NAME(referencing_id) As ViewName,

    OBJECT_NAME(referenced_id) As ReferencedObject,*

    from sys.sql_expression_dependencies

    where referenced_database_name is not null

    getting the column names from the remote server is going to require some dynamic sql to extract i think, since you cannot use a value in a table to use as part of joined object.

    Lowell


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