Merge pull request #34509 from rwestMSFT/rw-0623-stored-procedures-010

System stored procedure refresh - phase 10

Author: AnnaMHuff

docs/relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-set-session-context-transact-sql.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: sp_set_session_context sets a key-value pair in the session context
 author: VanMSFT
 ms.author: vanto
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest
-ms.date: 03/07/2025
+ms.date: 06/23/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: system-objects
 ms.topic: "reference"
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ The total size of the session context is limited to 1 MB. If you set a value tha
 You can monitor overall memory usage by querying [sys.dm_os_memory_cache_counters](../system-dynamic-management-views/sys-dm-os-memory-cache-counters-transact-sql.md) as follows:
 
 ```sql
-SELECT * FROM sys.dm_os_memory_cache_counters WHERE type = 'CACHESTORE_SESSION_CONTEXT';
+SELECT *
+FROM sys.dm_os_memory_cache_counters
+WHERE type = 'CACHESTORE_SESSION_CONTEXT';
 ```
 
 ## Examples
@@ -79,14 +81,20 @@ SELECT * FROM sys.dm_os_memory_cache_counters WHERE type = 'CACHESTORE_SESSION_C
 The following example shows how to set and then return a session's context key named `language`, with a value of `English`.
 
 ```sql
-EXEC sys.sp_set_session_context @key = N'language', @value = 'English';
+EXECUTE sys.sp_set_session_context
+    @key = N'language',
+    @value = 'English';
+
 SELECT SESSION_CONTEXT(N'language');
 ```
 
 The following example demonstrates the use of the optional read-only flag.
 
 ```sql
-EXEC sys.sp_set_session_context @key = N'user_id', @value = 4, @read_only = 1;
+EXECUTE sys.sp_set_session_context
+    @key = N'user_id',
+    @value = 4,
+    @read_only = 1;
 ```
 
 ### B. Set and return a client correlation ID
@@ -96,7 +104,7 @@ The following example shows how to set and retrieve a session context key named
 1. Set the value.
 
    ```sql
-   EXEC sp_set_session_context 'client_correlation_id', '12323ad';
+   EXECUTE sp_set_session_context 'client_correlation_id', '12323ad';
    ```
 
 1. Retrieve the value.

docs/relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-setapprole-transact-sql.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: sp_setapprole activates the permissions associated with an applicat
 author: VanMSFT
 ms.author: vanto
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest
-ms.date: 08/22/2024
+ms.date: 06/23/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: system-objects
 ms.topic: "reference"
@@ -95,22 +95,23 @@ Requires membership in **public** and knowledge of the password for the role.
 
 ### A. Activate an application role without the encrypt option
 
-The following example activates an application role named `SalesAppRole`, with the plain-text password `AsDeF00MbXX`, created with permissions designed for the application used by the current user.
+The following example activates an application role named `SalesAppRole`, created with permissions designed for the application used by the current user. Replace `<password>` with a strong password.
 
 ```sql
-EXEC sys.sp_setapprole 'SalesApprole', 'AsDeF00MbXX';
+EXECUTE sys.sp_setapprole 'SalesApprole', '<password>';
 GO
 ```
 
 ### B. Activate an application role with a cookie and then reverting to the original context
 
-The following example activates the `Sales11` application role with password `fdsd896#gfdbfdkjgh700mM`, and creates a cookie. The example returns the name of the current user, and then reverts to the original context by executing `sp_unsetapprole`.
+The following example activates the `Sales11` application role, and creates a cookie. The example returns the name of the current user, and then reverts to the original context by executing `sp_unsetapprole`. Replace `<password>` with a strong password.
 
 ```sql
-DECLARE @cookie VARBINARY(8000);
+DECLARE @cookie AS VARBINARY (8000);
 
-EXEC sys.sp_setapprole 'Sales11',
-    'fdsd896#gfdbfdkjgh700mM',
+EXECUTE sys.sp_setapprole
+    'Sales11',
+    '<password>',
     @fCreateCookie = true,
     @cookie = @cookie OUTPUT;
 ```
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ SELECT USER_NAME();
 Unset the application role.
 
 ```sql
-EXEC sys.sp_unsetapprole @cookie;
+EXECUTE sys.sp_unsetapprole @cookie;
 GO
 ```
 

docs/relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-setnetname-transact-sql.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: sp_setnetname sets the network names in sys.servers to their actual
 author: markingmyname
 ms.author: maghan
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest
-ms.date: 08/21/2024
+ms.date: 06/23/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: system-objects
 ms.topic: "reference"
@@ -62,11 +62,13 @@ Because linked servers and remote servers reside in the same namespace, they can
 In this example, Assume `sqlserv2` is the actual name of the SQL Server instance.
 
 ```sql
-EXEC sp_addlinkedserver 'sqlserv2';
+EXECUTE sp_addlinkedserver 'sqlserv2';
 GO
-EXEC sp_addserver 'rpcserv2';
+
+EXECUTE sp_addserver 'rpcserv2';
 GO
-EXEC sp_setnetname 'rpcserv2', 'sqlserv2';
+
+EXECUTE sp_setnetname 'rpcserv2', 'sqlserv2';
 ```
 
 > [!NOTE]  
@@ -83,9 +85,10 @@ The following example shows a typical administrative sequence used on [!INCLUDE
 ```sql
 USE master;
 GO
-EXEC sp_addserver 'Win_1';
-EXEC sp_setnetname 'Win_1', 'Win-1';
-EXEC Win_1.master.dbo.sp_who;
+
+EXECUTE sp_addserver 'Win_1';
+EXECUTE sp_setnetname 'Win_1', 'Win-1';
+EXECUTE Win_1.master.dbo.sp_who;
 ```
 
 ## Related content

docs/relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-settriggerorder-transact-sql.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: sp_settriggerorder specifies the AFTER triggers that are fired firs
 author: markingmyname
 ms.author: maghan
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest
-ms.date: 04/08/2024
+ms.date: 06/23/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: system-objects
 ms.topic: "reference"
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ The following example specifies that trigger `uSalesOrderHeader` is the first tr
 USE AdventureWorks2022;
 GO
 
-EXEC sp_settriggerorder @triggername = 'Sales.uSalesOrderHeader',
+EXECUTE sp_settriggerorder
+    @triggername = 'Sales.uSalesOrderHeader',
     @order = 'First',
     @stmttype = 'UPDATE';
 ```
@@ -129,7 +130,8 @@ The following example specifies that trigger `ddlDatabaseTriggerLog` is the firs
 USE AdventureWorks2022;
 GO
 
-EXEC sp_settriggerorder @triggername = 'ddlDatabaseTriggerLog',
+EXECUTE sp_settriggerorder
+    @triggername = 'ddlDatabaseTriggerLog',
     @order = 'First',
     @stmttype = 'ALTER_TABLE',
     @namespace = 'DATABASE';

docs/relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-spaceused-transact-sql.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: "sp_spaceused displays the number of rows, disk space reserved, and
 author: markingmyname
 ms.author: maghan
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest
-ms.date: 04/08/2024
+ms.date: 06/23/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: system-objects
 ms.topic: "reference"
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ This mode is the default, when no parameters are specified. The following result
 | Column name | Data type | Description |
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | `database_name` | **nvarchar(128)** | Name of the current database. |
-| `database_size` | **varchar(18)** | Size of the current database in megabytes. `database_size` includes both data and log files. If the database has a  `MEMORY_OPTIMIZED_DATA` filegroup, this value includes the total on-disk size of all checkpoint files in the filegroup. |
-| `unallocated space` | **varchar(18)** | Space in the database that isn't reserved for database objects. If the database has a  `MEMORY_OPTIMIZED_DATA` filegroup, this value includes the total on-disk size of the checkpoint files with state `PRECREATED` in the filegroup. |
+| `database_size` | **varchar(18)** | Size of the current database in megabytes. `database_size` includes both data and log files. If the database has a `MEMORY_OPTIMIZED_DATA` filegroup, this value includes the total on-disk size of all checkpoint files in the filegroup. |
+| `unallocated space` | **varchar(18)** | Space in the database that isn't reserved for database objects. If the database has a `MEMORY_OPTIMIZED_DATA` filegroup, this value includes the total on-disk size of the checkpoint files with state `PRECREATED` in the filegroup. |
 
 Space used by tables in the database. This result set doesn't reflect memory-optimized tables, as there's no per-table accounting of disk usage:
 
@@ -165,15 +165,15 @@ If *@objname* is omitted, the value of *@oneresultset* is `1`, and *@include_tot
 | Column name | Data type | Description |
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | `database_name` | **nvarchar(128)** | Name of the current database. |
-| `database_size` | **varchar(18)** | Size of the current database in megabytes. `database_size` includes both data and log files. If the database has a  `MEMORY_OPTIMIZED_DATA` filegroup, this value includes the total on-disk size of all checkpoint files in the filegroup. |
-| `unallocated space` | **varchar(18)** | Space in the database that isn't reserved for database objects. If the database has a  `MEMORY_OPTIMIZED_DATA` filegroup, this value includes the total on-disk size of the checkpoint files with state `PRECREATED` in the filegroup. |
+| `database_size` | **varchar(18)** | Size of the current database in megabytes. `database_size` includes both data and log files. If the database has a `MEMORY_OPTIMIZED_DATA` filegroup, this value includes the total on-disk size of all checkpoint files in the filegroup. |
+| `unallocated space` | **varchar(18)** | Space in the database that isn't reserved for database objects. If the database has a `MEMORY_OPTIMIZED_DATA` filegroup, this value includes the total on-disk size of the checkpoint files with state `PRECREATED` in the filegroup. |
 | `reserved` | **varchar(18)** | Total amount of space allocated by objects in the database. |
 | `data` | **varchar(18)** | Total amount of space used by data. |
 | `index_size` | **varchar(18)** | Total amount of space used by indexes. |
 | `unused` | **varchar(18)** | Total amount of space reserved for objects in the database, but not yet used. |
 | `xtp_precreated` <sup>1</sup> | **varchar(18)** | Total size of checkpoint files with state `PRECREATED`, in KB. This value counts toward the unallocated space in the database as a whole. Returns `NULL` if the database doesn't have a `MEMORY_OPTIMIZED_DATA` filegroup with at least one container. |
-| `xtp_used` <sup>1</sup> | **varchar(18)** | Total size of checkpoint files with states `UNDER CONSTRUCTION`, `ACTIVE`, and `MERGE TARGET`, in KB. This value is the disk space actively used for data in memory-optimized tables. Returns `NULL` if the database doesn't have a  `MEMORY_OPTIMIZED_DATA` filegroup with at least one container. |
-| `xtp_pending_truncation` <sup>1</sup> | **varchar(18)** | Total size of checkpoint files with state `WAITING_FOR_LOG_TRUNCATION`, in KB. This value is the disk space used for checkpoint files that are awaiting cleanup, once log truncation happens. Returns `NULL` if the database doesn't have a  `MEMORY_OPTIMIZED_DATA` filegroup with at least one container. |
+| `xtp_used` <sup>1</sup> | **varchar(18)** | Total size of checkpoint files with states `UNDER CONSTRUCTION`, `ACTIVE`, and `MERGE TARGET`, in KB. This value is the disk space actively used for data in memory-optimized tables. Returns `NULL` if the database doesn't have a `MEMORY_OPTIMIZED_DATA` filegroup with at least one container. |
+| `xtp_pending_truncation` <sup>1</sup> | **varchar(18)** | Total size of checkpoint files with state `WAITING_FOR_LOG_TRUNCATION`, in KB. This value is the disk space used for checkpoint files that are awaiting cleanup, once log truncation happens. Returns `NULL` if the database doesn't have a `MEMORY_OPTIMIZED_DATA` filegroup with at least one container. |
 
 <sup>1</sup> Only included if *@include_total_xtp_storage* is set to `1`.
 
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ The following example reports disk space information for the `Vendor` table and
 ```sql
 USE AdventureWorks2022;
 GO
-EXEC sp_spaceused N'Purchasing.Vendor';
+
+EXECUTE sp_spaceused N'Purchasing.Vendor';
 GO
 ```
 
@@ -214,7 +215,8 @@ The following example summarizes space used in the current database and uses the
 ```sql
 USE AdventureWorks2022;
 GO
-EXEC sp_spaceused @updateusage = N'TRUE';
+
+EXECUTE sp_spaceused @updateusage = N'TRUE';
 GO
 ```
 
@@ -226,7 +228,7 @@ The following example summarizes the space used by the remote table associated w
 USE StretchedAdventureWorks2022;
 GO
 
-EXEC sp_spaceused N'Purchasing.Vendor', @mode = 'REMOTE_ONLY';
+EXECUTE sp_spaceused N'Purchasing.Vendor', @mode = 'REMOTE_ONLY';
 ```
 
 ### D. Display space usage information for a database in a single result set
@@ -236,18 +238,20 @@ The following example summarizes space usage for the current database in a singl
 ```sql
 USE AdventureWorks2022;
 GO
-EXEC sp_spaceused @oneresultset = 1;
+
+EXECUTE sp_spaceused @oneresultset = 1;
 ```
 
 ### E. Display space usage information for a database with at least one MEMORY_OPTIMIZED file group in a single result set
 
 The following example summarizes space usage for the current database with at least one `MEMORY_OPTIMIZED` file group in a single result set.
 
 ```sql
-USE WideWorldImporters
+USE WideWorldImporters;
 GO
 
-EXEC sp_spaceused @updateusage = 'FALSE',
+EXECUTE sp_spaceused
+    @updateusage = 'FALSE',
     @mode = 'ALL',
     @oneresultset = '1',
     @include_total_xtp_storage = '1';
@@ -259,10 +263,11 @@ GO
 The following example summarizes space usage for a `MEMORY_OPTIMIZED` table object in the current database with at least one `MEMORY_OPTIMIZED` file group.
 
 ```sql
-USE WideWorldImporters
+USE WideWorldImporters;
 GO
 
-EXEC sp_spaceused @objname = N'VehicleTemperatures',
+EXECUTE sp_spaceused
+    @objname = N'VehicleTemperatures',
     @updateusage = 'FALSE',
     @mode = 'ALL',
     @oneresultset = '0',

docs/relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-special-columns-100-sql-data-warehouse.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: sp_special_columns_100 returns the optimal set of columns that uniq
 author: WilliamDAssafMSFT
 ms.author: wiassaf
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest
-ms.date: 04/08/2024
+ms.date: 06/23/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.topic: "reference"
 dev_langs:
@@ -105,12 +105,12 @@ None.
 
 Requires `SELECT` permission on the schema.
 
-## Examples: [!INCLUDE [ssazuresynapse-md](../../includes/ssazuresynapse-md.md)] and [!INCLUDE [ssPDW](../../includes/sspdw-md.md)]
+## Examples: Azure Synapse Analytics and Analytics Platform System (PDW)
 
 The following example returns information about the column that uniquely identifies rows in the `FactFinance` table in the `AdventureWorks` database.
 
 ```sql
-EXEC sp_special_columns_100 @table_name = 'FactFinance';
+EXECUTE sp_special_columns_100 @table_name = 'FactFinance';
 ```
 
 ## Related content

docs/relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-special-columns-transact-sql.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: sp_special_columns returns the optimal set of columns that uniquely
 author: markingmyname
 ms.author: maghan
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest
-ms.date: 04/08/2024
+ms.date: 06/23/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: system-objects
 ms.topic: "reference"
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ The following example returns information about the column that uniquely identif
 USE AdventureWorks2022;
 GO
 
-EXEC sp_special_columns @table_name = 'Department',
+EXECUTE sp_special_columns
+    @table_name = 'Department',
     @table_owner = 'HumanResources';
 ```
 

docs/relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-srvrolepermission-transact-sql.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: sp_srvrolepermission displays the permissions of a fixed server rol
 author: VanMSFT
 ms.author: vanto
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest
-ms.date: 04/08/2024
+ms.date: 06/23/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: system-objects
 ms.topic: "reference"
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Requires membership in the **public** role.
 The following query returns the permissions associated with the **sysadmin** fixed server role.
 
 ```sql
-EXEC sp_srvrolepermission 'sysadmin';
+EXECUTE sp_srvrolepermission 'sysadmin';
 GO
 ```
 

docs/relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-start-job-transact-sql.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: sp_start_job instructs the SQL Server Agent to execute a job immedi
 author: markingmyname
 ms.author: maghan
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest
-ms.date: 08/22/2024
+ms.date: 06/23/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: system-objects
 ms.topic: "reference"
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ The following example starts a job named `Weekly Sales Data Backup`.
 USE msdb;
 GO
 
-EXEC dbo.sp_start_job N'Weekly Sales Data Backup';
+EXECUTE dbo.sp_start_job N'Weekly Sales Data Backup';
 GO
 ```
 

docs/relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-statistics-transact-sql.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: "The sp_statistics system stored procedure returns a list of all in
 author: markingmyname
 ms.author: maghan
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest
-ms.date: 04/08/2024
+ms.date: 06/23/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: system-objects
 ms.topic: "reference"
@@ -109,12 +109,12 @@ The `sp_statistics` system stored procedure is equivalent to `SQLStatistics` in
 
 Requires `SELECT` permission on the schema.
 
-## Example: [!INCLUDE [ssazuresynapse-md](../../includes/ssazuresynapse-md.md)] and [!INCLUDE [ssPDW](../../includes/sspdw-md.md)]
+## Example: Azure Synapse Analytics and Analytics Platform System (PDW)
 
 The following example returns information about the `DimEmployee` table from the `AdventureWorks` sample database.
 
 ```sql
-EXEC sp_statistics DimEmployee;
+EXECUTE sp_statistics DimEmployee;
 ```
 
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