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Is it a best practice to contrast table and dependent view metadata to target which views to refresh?

We have non-indexed views created on vendor tables. When they change table structure or column definitions we run sp_refreshview as needed. What is the viability of a script to contrast the table ...
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SQL Server Filetable document properties

I'm using SQL Server 2012's Filetable to store documents and search them with Semantic Search. I was wondering if there is a way to list all the document properties (meta data). There is a way to ...
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PostgreSQL equivalent of SQL Server SQL_VARIANT_PROPERTY

Does PostgreSQL have an equivalent function for determining column metadata? Reference: SQL_VARIANT_PROPERTY pg_typeof() appears to be close, but it does not show the precision and scale. Looking up ...
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How to do automated archiving for a SQL Server database based on interpretation of database metadata?

I am looking for a solution giving me automated archiving of SQL Server databases based on a smart interpretation of table relationships that is able to archive records from related tables minimizing ...
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What could trigger that a login created from a certificate is not visible in metadata

I am trying to create a login and grant it rights to run and unsafe assembly but the check on server_principals does not return the login when it already exists. The script works perfectly fine on my ...
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Best way to store units in database

I have inherited a large (SQLServer) database with hundreds of columns that represent amounts of one thing or another. The units for these values (e.g. "gallons", "inches", etc) are stored in the ...
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How can I force SQL Server Management Studio to update metadata?

Metadata in SSMS isn't updating unless I shut it down and restart. I've tried disconnecting from the server and reconnecting while the SSMS session is active, but that isn't working. Steps to ...
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Copy complete structure of a table

Using some methods, when you create a copy of a table you lose indexes, PK, FK, etc. For example in SQL Server I can say: select * into dbo.table2 from dbo.table1; This is just a simple copy of the ...
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How do I get a list of all the partitioned tables in my database?

How do I get a list of all the partitioned tables in my database? Which system tables/DMVs should I be looking at?
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How can I get a list of column names and types from a resultset?

Say I get a resultset back from the following query: select * from sys.database_files; For any given resultset, I want to be able to query the column names and types so I can then create tables to ...
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Searching for a Data Dictionary for SQL or Oracle

I am looking for metadata specifications (data dictionary) for SQL Server and Oracle databases. By metadata map, I mean a definitive description of what objects make up database model and their ...
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How do I list or search all the column names in my database?

I want to search for a string in the names of the columns present in a database. I’m working on a maintenance project and some of the databases I deal with have more than 150 tables, so I'm looking ...