Merge pull request #34504 from rwestMSFT/rw-0623-stored-procedures-005

System stored procedure refresh - phase 5

Author: AnnaMHuff

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

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: "sp_delete_job (Transact-SQL) deletes an existing job from the SQL
 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"
@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ The following example deletes the job `NightlyBackups`.
 USE msdb;
 GO
 
-EXEC sp_delete_job
-    @job_name = N'NightlyBackups';
+EXECUTE sp_delete_job @job_name = N'NightlyBackups';
 GO
 ```
 

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

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: sp_delete_jobserver removes the specified target server.
 author: markingmyname
 ms.author: maghan
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest
-ms.date: 01/23/2024
+ms.date: 06/23/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: system-objects
 ms.topic: "reference"
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ The following example removes the server `SEATTLE2` from processing the `Weekly
 USE msdb;
 GO
 
-EXEC sp_delete_jobserver
+EXECUTE sp_delete_jobserver
     @job_name = N'Weekly Sales Backups',
     @server_name = N'SEATTLE2';
 GO

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

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: Removes a job step from a job in the SQL Server Agent service.
 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"
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ The following example removes job step `1` from the job `Weekly Sales Data Backu
 USE msdb;
 GO
 
-EXEC dbo.sp_delete_jobstep
+EXECUTE dbo.sp_delete_jobstep
     @job_name = N'Weekly Sales Data Backup',
     @step_id = 1;
 GO

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

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: Removes all SQL Server Agent job step logs that are specified with
 author: markingmyname
 ms.author: maghan
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest
-ms.date: 01/23/2024
+ms.date: 06/23/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: system-objects
 ms.topic: "reference"
@@ -114,8 +114,7 @@ The following example removes all job step logs for the job `Weekly Sales Data B
 USE msdb;
 GO
 
-EXEC dbo.sp_delete_jobsteplog
-    @job_name = N'Weekly Sales Data Backup';
+EXECUTE dbo.sp_delete_jobsteplog @job_name = N'Weekly Sales Data Backup';
 GO
 ```
 
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ The following example removes the job step log for step 2 in the job `Weekly Sal
 USE msdb;
 GO
 
-EXEC dbo.sp_delete_jobsteplog
+EXECUTE dbo.sp_delete_jobsteplog
     @job_name = N'Weekly Sales Data Backup',
     @step_id = 2;
 GO
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ The following example removes all job steps logs that are older than noon Octobe
 USE msdb;
 GO
 
-EXEC dbo.sp_delete_jobsteplog
+EXECUTE dbo.sp_delete_jobsteplog
     @job_name = N'Weekly Sales Data Backup',
     @older_than = '10/25/2005 12:00:00',
     @larger_than = 104857600;

docs/relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-delete-log-shipping-alert-job-transact-sql.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: Removes an alert job from the log shipping monitor server if the jo
 author: MashaMSFT
 ms.author: mathoma
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest
-ms.date: 01/23/2024
+ms.date: 06/23/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: system-objects
 ms.topic: "reference"
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ This example shows the execution of `sp_delete_log_shipping_alert_job` to delete
 ```sql
 USE master;
 GO
-EXEC sp_delete_log_shipping_alert_job;
+
+EXECUTE sp_delete_log_shipping_alert_job;
 GO
 ```
 

docs/relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-delete-log-shipping-primary-database-transact-sql.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: Removes log shipping of primary database including backup job, and
 author: MashaMSFT
 ms.author: mathoma
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest
-ms.date: 01/23/2024
+ms.date: 06/23/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: system-objects
 ms.topic: "reference"
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Only members of the **sysadmin** fixed server role can run this procedure.
 This example illustrates using `sp_delete_log_shipping_primary_database` to delete the primary database [!INCLUDE [sssampledbobject-md](../../includes/sssampledbobject-md.md)].
 
 ```sql
-EXEC master.dbo.sp_delete_log_shipping_primary_database
+EXECUTE master.dbo.sp_delete_log_shipping_primary_database
     @database = N'AdventureWorks2022';
 GO
 ```

docs/relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-delete-log-shipping-primary-secondary-transact-sql.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: Removes the entry for a secondary database on the primary server.
 author: MashaMSFT
 ms.author: mathoma
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest
-ms.date: 01/23/2024
+ms.date: 06/23/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: system-objects
 ms.topic: "reference"
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Requires membership in the **sysadmin** fixed server role, or execute permission
 In the following example, `sp_delete_log_shipping_primary_secondary` is used to delete the secondary database `LogShipAdventureWorks` from the secondary server `FLATIRON`.
 
 ```sql
-EXEC master.dbo.sp_delete_log_shipping_primary_secondary
+EXECUTE master.dbo.sp_delete_log_shipping_primary_secondary
     @primary_database = N'AdventureWorks',
     @secondary_server = N'FLATIRON',
     @secondary_database = N'LogShipAdventureWorks';

docs/relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-delete-maintenance-plan-db-transact-sql.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: Disassociates the specified maintenance plan from the specified dat
 author: markingmyname
 ms.author: maghan
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest
-ms.date: 01/23/2024
+ms.date: 06/23/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: system-objects
 ms.topic: "reference"
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ When `sp_delete_maintenance_plan_db` removes the last database from the maintena
 Deletes the maintenance plan in the [!INCLUDE [sssampledbobject-md](../../includes/sssampledbobject-md.md)] database, previously added by using `sp_add_maintenance_plan_db`.
 
 ```sql
-EXEC sp_delete_maintenance_plan_db
+EXECUTE sp_delete_maintenance_plan_db
     N'FAD6F2AB-3571-11D3-9D4A-00C04FB925FC',
     N'AdventureWorks2022';
 ```

docs/relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-delete-maintenance-plan-job-transact-sql.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: Disassociates the specified maintenance plan from the specified job
 author: markingmyname
 ms.author: maghan
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest
-ms.date: 01/23/2024
+ms.date: 06/23/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: system-objects
 ms.topic: "reference"
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ When all jobs are removed from the maintenance plan, you should run `sp_delete_m
 This example deletes the job `B8FCECB1-E22C-11D2-AA64-00C04F688EAE` from the maintenance plan.
 
 ```sql
-EXEC sp_delete_maintenance_plan_job
+EXECUTE sp_delete_maintenance_plan_job
     N'FAD6F2AB-3571-11D3-9D4A-00C04FB925FC',
     N'B8FCECB1-E22C-11D2-AA64-00C04F688EAE';
 ```

docs/relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-delete-maintenance-plan-transact-sql.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: sp_delete_maintenance_plan deletes the specified maintenance plan.
 author: markingmyname
 ms.author: maghan
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest
-ms.date: 01/23/2024
+ms.date: 06/23/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: system-objects
 ms.topic: "reference"
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Specifies the ID of the maintenance plan to be deleted. *@plan_id* is **uniqueid
 Deletes the maintenance plan created by using `sp_add_maintenance_plan`.
 
 ```sql
-EXEC sp_delete_maintenance_plan 'FAD6F2AB-3571-11D3-9D4A-00C04FB925FC';
+EXECUTE sp_delete_maintenance_plan 'FAD6F2AB-3571-11D3-9D4A-00C04FB925FC';
 ```
 
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