Merge pull request #34507 from rwestMSFT/rw-0623-stored-procedures-008

System stored procedure refresh - phase 8

Author: AnnaMHuff

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

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: sp_helprolemember returns information about the direct members of a
 author: markingmyname
 ms.author: maghan
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest
-ms.date: 05/15/2024
+ms.date: 06/23/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: system-objects
 ms.topic: "reference"
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ The name of a role in the current database. *@rolename* is **sysname**, with a d
 
 ## Remarks
 
-If the database contains nested roles, `MemberName` might be the name of a role. `sp_helprolemember` doesn't show membership obtained through nested roles. For example if `User1` is a member of `Role1`, and `Role1` is a member of `Role2`, `EXEC sp_helprolemember 'Role2';` returns `Role1`, but not the members of `Role1` (`User1` in this example). To return nested memberships, you must execute `sp_helprolemember` repeatedly for each nested role.
+If the database contains nested roles, `MemberName` might be the name of a role. `sp_helprolemember` doesn't show membership obtained through nested roles. For example if `User1` is a member of `Role1`, and `Role1` is a member of `Role2`, `EXECUTE sp_helprolemember 'Role2';` returns `Role1`, but not the members of `Role1` (`User1` in this example). To return nested memberships, you must execute `sp_helprolemember` repeatedly for each nested role.
 
 Use `sp_helpsrvrolemember` to display the members of a fixed server role.
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Requires membership in the **public** role.
 The following example displays the members of the `Sales` role in the [!INCLUDE [sssampledbobject-md](../../includes/sssampledbobject-md.md)] database.
 
 ```sql
-EXEC sp_helprolemember 'Sales';
+EXECUTE sp_helprolemember 'Sales';
 ```
 
 ## Related content

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

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: sp_helprotect returns a report that's information about user permis
 author: markingmyname
 ms.author: maghan
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest
-ms.date: 05/15/2024
+ms.date: 06/23/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: system-objects
 ms.topic: "reference"
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ All the parameters in the following procedure are optional. If executed with no
 If some but not all the parameters are specified, use named parameters to identify the particular parameter, or `NULL` as a placeholder. For example, to report all permissions for the grantor database owner (`dbo`), execute the following script:
 
 ```sql
-EXEC sp_helprotect NULL, NULL, dbo;
+EXECUTE sp_helprotect NULL, NULL, dbo;
 ```
 
 Or
 
 ```sql
-EXEC sp_helprotect @grantorname = 'dbo';
+EXECUTE sp_helprotect @grantorname = 'dbo';
 ```
 
 The output report is sorted by permission category, owner, object, grantee, grantor, protection type category, protection type, action, and column sequential ID.
@@ -107,39 +107,39 @@ Information returned is subject to restrictions on access to metadata. Entities
 The following example lists the permissions for the `titles` table.
 
 ```sql
-EXEC sp_helprotect 'titles';
+EXECUTE sp_helprotect 'titles';
 ```
 
 ### B. List the permissions for a user
 
 The following example lists all permissions that user `Judy` has in the current database.
 
 ```sql
-EXEC sp_helprotect NULL, 'Judy';
+EXECUTE sp_helprotect NULL, 'Judy';
 ```
 
 ### C. List the permissions granted by a specific user
 
 The following example lists all permissions granted by user `Judy` in the current database, and uses `NULL` as a placeholder for the missing parameters.
 
 ```sql
-EXEC sp_helprotect NULL, NULL, 'Judy';
+EXECUTE sp_helprotect NULL, NULL, 'Judy';
 ```
 
 ### D. List the statement permissions only
 
 The following example lists all the statement permissions in the current database, and uses `NULL` as a placeholder for the missing parameters.
 
 ```sql
-EXEC sp_helprotect NULL, NULL, NULL, 's';
+EXECUTE sp_helprotect NULL, NULL, NULL, 's';
 ```
 
 ### e. Listing the permissions for a CREATE statement
 
 The following example list all users who are granted the `CREATE TABLE` permission.
 
 ```sql
-EXEC sp_helprotect @name = 'CREATE TABLE';
+EXECUTE sp_helprotect @name = 'CREATE TABLE';
 ```
 
 ## Related content

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

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: sp_helpserver reports information about a particular remote or repl
 author: markingmyname
 ms.author: maghan
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest
-ms.date: 05/15/2024
+ms.date: 06/23/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: system-objects
 ms.topic: "reference"
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ The following example displays information about all servers by using `sp_helpse
 ```sql
 USE master;
 GO
-EXEC sp_helpserver;
+
+EXECUTE sp_helpserver;
 ```
 
 ### B. Display information about a specific server
@@ -105,7 +106,8 @@ The following example displays all information about the `SEATTLE2` server.
 ```sql
 USE master;
 GO
-EXEC sp_helpserver 'SEATTLE2';
+
+EXECUTE sp_helpserver 'SEATTLE2';
 ```
 
 ## Related content

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

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: sp_helpsort Displays the sort order and character set for the insta
 author: markingmyname
 ms.author: maghan
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest
-ms.date: 05/15/2024
+ms.date: 06/23/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: system-objects
 ms.topic: "reference"
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Requires membership in the **public** role.
 The following example displays the name of the default sort order of the server, its character set, and a table of its primary sort values.
 
 ```sql
-EXEC sp_helpsort;
+EXECUTE sp_helpsort;
 ```
 
 [!INCLUDE [ssResult](../../includes/ssresult-md.md)]

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

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: sp_helpsrvrole Returns a list of the SQL Server fixed server roles.
 author: markingmyname
 ms.author: maghan
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest
-ms.date: 05/15/2024
+ms.date: 06/23/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: system-objects
 ms.topic: "reference"
@@ -80,23 +80,25 @@ Requires membership in the **public** role.
 The following query returns the list of fixed server roles.
 
 ```sql
-EXEC sp_helpsrvrole;
+EXECUTE sp_helpsrvrole;
 ```
 
 ### B. List fixed and user-defined server roles
 
 The following query returns a list of both fixed and user-defined server roles.
 
 ```sql
-SELECT * FROM sys.server_principals WHERE type = 'R';
+SELECT *
+FROM sys.server_principals
+WHERE type = 'R';
 ```
 
 ### C. Return a description of a fixed server role
 
 The following query returns the name and description of the **diskadmin** fixed server roles.
 
 ```sql
-EXEC sp_helpsrvrole 'diskadmin';
+EXECUTE sp_helpsrvrole 'diskadmin';
 ```
 
 ## Related content

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

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: sp_helpsrvrolemember returns information about the members of a SQL
 author: markingmyname
 ms.author: maghan
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest
-ms.date: 05/15/2024
+ms.date: 06/23/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: system-objects
 ms.topic: "reference"
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Requires membership in the **public** role.
 The following example lists the members of the **sysadmin** fixed server role.
 
 ```sql
-EXEC sp_helpsrvrolemember 'sysadmin';
+EXECUTE sp_helpsrvrolemember 'sysadmin';
 ```
 
 ## Related content

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

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: sp_helpstats returns statistics information about columns and index
 author: markingmyname
 ms.author: maghan
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest
-ms.date: 05/15/2024
+ms.date: 06/23/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: system-objects
 ms.topic: "reference"
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ The following example creates single-column statistics for all eligible columns
 USE AdventureWorks2022;
 GO
 
-EXEC sp_createstats;
+EXECUTE sp_createstats;
 GO
 
-EXEC sp_helpstats
+EXECUTE sp_helpstats
     @objname = 'Sales.Customer',
     @results = 'ALL';
 ```

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

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: Displays the definition of a user-defined rule, default, unencrypte
 author: markingmyname
 ms.author: maghan
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest
-ms.date: 05/15/2024
+ms.date: 06/23/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: system-objects
 ms.topic: "reference"
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ The following example displays the definition of the trigger `dEmployee` in the
 ```sql
 USE AdventureWorks2022;
 GO
-EXEC sp_helptext 'HumanResources.dEmployee';
+
+EXECUTE sp_helptext 'HumanResources.dEmployee';
 GO
 ```
 
@@ -85,7 +86,8 @@ The following example displays the definition of the computed column `TotalDue`
 ```sql
 USE AdventureWorks2022;
 GO
-sp_helptext
+
+EXECUTE sp_helptext
     @objname = N'AdventureWorks2022.Sales.SalesOrderHeader',
     @columnname = TotalDue;
 GO

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

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: sp_helptrigger returns the type or types of DML triggers defined on
 author: markingmyname
 ms.author: maghan
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest
-ms.date: 05/15/2024
+ms.date: 06/23/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: system-objects
 ms.topic: "reference"
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ The following example executes `sp_helptrigger` to produce information about the
 ```sql
 USE AdventureWorks2022;
 GO
-EXEC sp_helptrigger 'Person.Person';
+
+EXECUTE sp_helptrigger 'Person.Person';
 ```
 
 ## Related content

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

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: sp_helpuser reports information about database-level principals in
 author: markingmyname
 ms.author: maghan
 ms.reviewer: randolphwest
-ms.date: 05/15/2024
+ms.date: 06/23/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: system-objects
 ms.topic: "reference"
@@ -91,23 +91,23 @@ Information returned is subject to restrictions on access to metadata. Entities
 The following example lists all users in the current database.
 
 ```sql
-EXEC sp_helpuser;
+EXECUTE sp_helpuser;
 ```
 
 ### B. List information for a single user
 
 The following example lists information about the user database owner (`dbo`).
 
 ```sql
-EXEC sp_helpuser 'dbo';
+EXECUTE sp_helpuser 'dbo';
 ```
 
 ### C. List information for a database role
 
 The following example lists information about the **db_securityadmin** fixed database role.
 
 ```sql
-EXEC sp_helpuser 'db_securityadmin';
+EXECUTE sp_helpuser 'db_securityadmin';
 ```
 
 ## Related content