I need to create a stored procedure today that could be used on any database within a given SQL Server instance. After some digging I found that there are three requirements for such a stored procedure:
1. The stored procedure must be created in the master database.
2. The name of the stored procedure must start with “sp_“.
3. The stored procedure must be marked as a system object.
The first two are quite easily accomplished but the third requirement requires the use of an undocumented stored procedure named sys.sp_MS_marksystemobject which will mark the created stored procedure as a system object.
-- 1. Create the procedure in the master database
USE master
GO
-- 2. Create the procedure with the prefix sp_
CREATE PROCEDURE sp_[Stored_Procedure_Name]
AS
BEGIN
-- Insert the logic of your stored procedure here
END
GO
-- 3. Mark the stored procedure as a system object
EXEC sys.sp_MS_marksystemobject sp_[Stored_Procedure_Name]
After you complete the above three steps, you can run the stored procedure on any of the databases found in that instance of SQL Server.
Note: If you need to “unmark” the procedure as a system object just simply drop the procedure and recreate it.
1. The stored procedure must be created in the master database.
2. The name of the stored procedure must start with “sp_“.
3. The stored procedure must be marked as a system object.
The first two are quite easily accomplished but the third requirement requires the use of an undocumented stored procedure named sys.sp_MS_marksystemobject which will mark the created stored procedure as a system object.
-- 1. Create the procedure in the master database
USE master
GO
-- 2. Create the procedure with the prefix sp_
CREATE PROCEDURE sp_[Stored_Procedure_Name]
AS
BEGIN
-- Insert the logic of your stored procedure here
END
GO
-- 3. Mark the stored procedure as a system object
EXEC sys.sp_MS_marksystemobject sp_[Stored_Procedure_Name]
After you complete the above three steps, you can run the stored procedure on any of the databases found in that instance of SQL Server.
Note: If you need to “unmark” the procedure as a system object just simply drop the procedure and recreate it.
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