Update Stored procedure (T-SQL ) modification automatically? - sql

Question

I have two identical stored procedures with dynamic query.
Let's say
Stored procedure A
Stored procedure B
Both are in different databases. But they have the same code (Not Complete Identical.4-5 lines differ).
Is there a way to update any modification done in stored procedure A to stored procedure B automatically?
Otherwise I always need to copy and paste changes manually. It is an error-prone activity. Can anyone help me on this ?

Answer 1

You could do something like that:
In database A:
design your stored procedure in a way, that you have a parameter for
the database in which you want to do the work
In database B:
Create a synonym for the procedure in database A
Example:
--create procedure in database A
create procedure dbo.StoredProc
(
#dbname --or dbid if you want
)
as
begin
--create your sql command here, using dynamic sql maybe
declare #sqlcmd NVARCHAR(MAX)=N''
set #sqlcmd = 'SELECT * FROM ' + #dbname + '.dbo.AnyTable'
exec sp_executesql #sqlcmd
end
--create a synonym for this procedure in database b:
create synonym dbo.StoredProc FOR databaseA.dbo.StoredProc
--then you can call your procedure in Database A and B like this:
declare #dbname NVARCHAR(100) = DB_NAME()
exec dbo.StoredProc #dbname
so you have to maintain your code only once, and in database b you only have kind of a "link" to this procedure.
hope this helps :)

Answer 2

This is basically what SSDT was designed for, the idea is that you write your T-SQL and schema as CREATE statements, you build a "dacpac" and then you use sqlpackage.exe to deploy the dacpac to whatever database you want.
Doing it this way you have an overhead of the SSDT project but it fixes exactly your main problem with the existing method "It is an error-prone activity."
My blog post shows how to get an existing database into SSDT (in this case adventureworks but replace adventureworks with your database):
https://the.agilesql.club/Blog/Ed-Elliott/AdventureWorksCI-Step2-MDF-To-Dot-Sql
Ed