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How to Disable and Drop all Temporal Tables from a database


DISABLE / DROP INDEX causing deadlockWill Temporal Tables be included in the Standard Edition of SQL Server 2016?Change the behavior of temporal tables to log actual value changes rather than dummy updatesRestore DB to older versionSimple way to Drop Test databases and restore from Prod databases on 2008r2Select TOP N Rows missing from SSMS temporal tableSQL Server 2016, temporal tables and compressed indexesTemporal tables: history table populationSQL Temporal Tables Include Current StateWhy do I have multiple (unassociated) temporal history tables?













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I'm working on a task where I need to backup and restore a database in another instance.



But, when I restore that database, I need to Drop all the History Tables associated with Temporal Tables.



Is there a quick way to do this? Any help is appreciated.










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    But, when I restore that database, I need to Drop all the History Tables associated with Temporal Tables.



    Is there a quick way to do this? Any help is appreciated.










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      I'm working on a task where I need to backup and restore a database in another instance.



      But, when I restore that database, I need to Drop all the History Tables associated with Temporal Tables.



      Is there a quick way to do this? Any help is appreciated.










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      I'm working on a task where I need to backup and restore a database in another instance.



      But, when I restore that database, I need to Drop all the History Tables associated with Temporal Tables.



      Is there a quick way to do this? Any help is appreciated.







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          I believe that's what you need.



          SET NOCOUNT ON ;
          DECLARE @cmd NVARCHAR (MAX);

          DECLARE
          @SchemaName VARCHAR(100),
          @TableName VARCHAR(100),
          @HistorySchemaName VARCHAR(100),
          @HistoryTableName VARCHAR(100);

          SET @cmd = '' ;

          SELECT TOP ( 1 )
          @SchemaName = SCHEMA_NAME(T1.schema_id ),
          @TableName = T1 .name,
          @HistorySchemaName = SCHEMA_NAME(T2.schema_id ),
          @HistoryTableName = T2 .name
          FROM sys .tables T1
          LEFT JOIN sys .tables T2
          ON T1.history_table_id = T2 .object_id
          WHERE T1. temporal_type = 2
          ORDER BY T1. name;


          WHILE @@ROWCOUNT = 1
          BEGIN
          SET @cmd = 'ALTER TABLE ' + QUOTENAME (@SchemaName ) + '. ' + QUOTENAME(@TableName) + ' SET ( SYSTEM_VERSIONING = OFF );
          DROP TABLE ' + QUOTENAME (@HistorySchemaName ) + '.' + QUOTENAME(@HistoryTableName );
          EXEC sp_executesql @cmd

          SELECT TOP ( 1 )
          @SchemaName = SCHEMA_NAME(T1.schema_id ),
          @TableName = T1 .name,
          @HistorySchemaName = SCHEMA_NAME(T2.schema_id ),
          @HistoryTableName = T2 .name
          FROM sys.tables T1
          LEFT JOIN sys.tables T2
          ON T1 .history_table_id = T2 .object_id
          WHERE
          T1 .temporal_type = 2
          AND T1 .name > @TableName
          ORDER BY T1 .name;
          END;





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            Probably one of the fastest answers I've ever come across! You obviously must have had this script in your back pocket. Maybe worth providing some context just for others as they come across it.

            – John Eisbrener
            yesterday











          • @bege1, did that worked for you?

            – Dan
            yesterday











          • @John, yes indeed! I do have this script but wrapped inside of a stored procedure where I used to need to remove history data when moving database around in a environment with multi-tenant databases.

            – Dan
            yesterday











          • This is working perfectly!!!!! Thanks for sharing @Dan

            – bege1
            6 hours ago










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          I believe that's what you need.



          SET NOCOUNT ON ;
          DECLARE @cmd NVARCHAR (MAX);

          DECLARE
          @SchemaName VARCHAR(100),
          @TableName VARCHAR(100),
          @HistorySchemaName VARCHAR(100),
          @HistoryTableName VARCHAR(100);

          SET @cmd = '' ;

          SELECT TOP ( 1 )
          @SchemaName = SCHEMA_NAME(T1.schema_id ),
          @TableName = T1 .name,
          @HistorySchemaName = SCHEMA_NAME(T2.schema_id ),
          @HistoryTableName = T2 .name
          FROM sys .tables T1
          LEFT JOIN sys .tables T2
          ON T1.history_table_id = T2 .object_id
          WHERE T1. temporal_type = 2
          ORDER BY T1. name;


          WHILE @@ROWCOUNT = 1
          BEGIN
          SET @cmd = 'ALTER TABLE ' + QUOTENAME (@SchemaName ) + '. ' + QUOTENAME(@TableName) + ' SET ( SYSTEM_VERSIONING = OFF );
          DROP TABLE ' + QUOTENAME (@HistorySchemaName ) + '.' + QUOTENAME(@HistoryTableName );
          EXEC sp_executesql @cmd

          SELECT TOP ( 1 )
          @SchemaName = SCHEMA_NAME(T1.schema_id ),
          @TableName = T1 .name,
          @HistorySchemaName = SCHEMA_NAME(T2.schema_id ),
          @HistoryTableName = T2 .name
          FROM sys.tables T1
          LEFT JOIN sys.tables T2
          ON T1 .history_table_id = T2 .object_id
          WHERE
          T1 .temporal_type = 2
          AND T1 .name > @TableName
          ORDER BY T1 .name;
          END;





          share|improve this answer


















          • 1





            Probably one of the fastest answers I've ever come across! You obviously must have had this script in your back pocket. Maybe worth providing some context just for others as they come across it.

            – John Eisbrener
            yesterday











          • @bege1, did that worked for you?

            – Dan
            yesterday











          • @John, yes indeed! I do have this script but wrapped inside of a stored procedure where I used to need to remove history data when moving database around in a environment with multi-tenant databases.

            – Dan
            yesterday











          • This is working perfectly!!!!! Thanks for sharing @Dan

            – bege1
            6 hours ago















          6














          I believe that's what you need.



          SET NOCOUNT ON ;
          DECLARE @cmd NVARCHAR (MAX);

          DECLARE
          @SchemaName VARCHAR(100),
          @TableName VARCHAR(100),
          @HistorySchemaName VARCHAR(100),
          @HistoryTableName VARCHAR(100);

          SET @cmd = '' ;

          SELECT TOP ( 1 )
          @SchemaName = SCHEMA_NAME(T1.schema_id ),
          @TableName = T1 .name,
          @HistorySchemaName = SCHEMA_NAME(T2.schema_id ),
          @HistoryTableName = T2 .name
          FROM sys .tables T1
          LEFT JOIN sys .tables T2
          ON T1.history_table_id = T2 .object_id
          WHERE T1. temporal_type = 2
          ORDER BY T1. name;


          WHILE @@ROWCOUNT = 1
          BEGIN
          SET @cmd = 'ALTER TABLE ' + QUOTENAME (@SchemaName ) + '. ' + QUOTENAME(@TableName) + ' SET ( SYSTEM_VERSIONING = OFF );
          DROP TABLE ' + QUOTENAME (@HistorySchemaName ) + '.' + QUOTENAME(@HistoryTableName );
          EXEC sp_executesql @cmd

          SELECT TOP ( 1 )
          @SchemaName = SCHEMA_NAME(T1.schema_id ),
          @TableName = T1 .name,
          @HistorySchemaName = SCHEMA_NAME(T2.schema_id ),
          @HistoryTableName = T2 .name
          FROM sys.tables T1
          LEFT JOIN sys.tables T2
          ON T1 .history_table_id = T2 .object_id
          WHERE
          T1 .temporal_type = 2
          AND T1 .name > @TableName
          ORDER BY T1 .name;
          END;





          share|improve this answer


















          • 1





            Probably one of the fastest answers I've ever come across! You obviously must have had this script in your back pocket. Maybe worth providing some context just for others as they come across it.

            – John Eisbrener
            yesterday











          • @bege1, did that worked for you?

            – Dan
            yesterday











          • @John, yes indeed! I do have this script but wrapped inside of a stored procedure where I used to need to remove history data when moving database around in a environment with multi-tenant databases.

            – Dan
            yesterday











          • This is working perfectly!!!!! Thanks for sharing @Dan

            – bege1
            6 hours ago













          6












          6








          6







          I believe that's what you need.



          SET NOCOUNT ON ;
          DECLARE @cmd NVARCHAR (MAX);

          DECLARE
          @SchemaName VARCHAR(100),
          @TableName VARCHAR(100),
          @HistorySchemaName VARCHAR(100),
          @HistoryTableName VARCHAR(100);

          SET @cmd = '' ;

          SELECT TOP ( 1 )
          @SchemaName = SCHEMA_NAME(T1.schema_id ),
          @TableName = T1 .name,
          @HistorySchemaName = SCHEMA_NAME(T2.schema_id ),
          @HistoryTableName = T2 .name
          FROM sys .tables T1
          LEFT JOIN sys .tables T2
          ON T1.history_table_id = T2 .object_id
          WHERE T1. temporal_type = 2
          ORDER BY T1. name;


          WHILE @@ROWCOUNT = 1
          BEGIN
          SET @cmd = 'ALTER TABLE ' + QUOTENAME (@SchemaName ) + '. ' + QUOTENAME(@TableName) + ' SET ( SYSTEM_VERSIONING = OFF );
          DROP TABLE ' + QUOTENAME (@HistorySchemaName ) + '.' + QUOTENAME(@HistoryTableName );
          EXEC sp_executesql @cmd

          SELECT TOP ( 1 )
          @SchemaName = SCHEMA_NAME(T1.schema_id ),
          @TableName = T1 .name,
          @HistorySchemaName = SCHEMA_NAME(T2.schema_id ),
          @HistoryTableName = T2 .name
          FROM sys.tables T1
          LEFT JOIN sys.tables T2
          ON T1 .history_table_id = T2 .object_id
          WHERE
          T1 .temporal_type = 2
          AND T1 .name > @TableName
          ORDER BY T1 .name;
          END;





          share|improve this answer













          I believe that's what you need.



          SET NOCOUNT ON ;
          DECLARE @cmd NVARCHAR (MAX);

          DECLARE
          @SchemaName VARCHAR(100),
          @TableName VARCHAR(100),
          @HistorySchemaName VARCHAR(100),
          @HistoryTableName VARCHAR(100);

          SET @cmd = '' ;

          SELECT TOP ( 1 )
          @SchemaName = SCHEMA_NAME(T1.schema_id ),
          @TableName = T1 .name,
          @HistorySchemaName = SCHEMA_NAME(T2.schema_id ),
          @HistoryTableName = T2 .name
          FROM sys .tables T1
          LEFT JOIN sys .tables T2
          ON T1.history_table_id = T2 .object_id
          WHERE T1. temporal_type = 2
          ORDER BY T1. name;


          WHILE @@ROWCOUNT = 1
          BEGIN
          SET @cmd = 'ALTER TABLE ' + QUOTENAME (@SchemaName ) + '. ' + QUOTENAME(@TableName) + ' SET ( SYSTEM_VERSIONING = OFF );
          DROP TABLE ' + QUOTENAME (@HistorySchemaName ) + '.' + QUOTENAME(@HistoryTableName );
          EXEC sp_executesql @cmd

          SELECT TOP ( 1 )
          @SchemaName = SCHEMA_NAME(T1.schema_id ),
          @TableName = T1 .name,
          @HistorySchemaName = SCHEMA_NAME(T2.schema_id ),
          @HistoryTableName = T2 .name
          FROM sys.tables T1
          LEFT JOIN sys.tables T2
          ON T1 .history_table_id = T2 .object_id
          WHERE
          T1 .temporal_type = 2
          AND T1 .name > @TableName
          ORDER BY T1 .name;
          END;






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            Probably one of the fastest answers I've ever come across! You obviously must have had this script in your back pocket. Maybe worth providing some context just for others as they come across it.

            – John Eisbrener
            yesterday











          • @bege1, did that worked for you?

            – Dan
            yesterday











          • @John, yes indeed! I do have this script but wrapped inside of a stored procedure where I used to need to remove history data when moving database around in a environment with multi-tenant databases.

            – Dan
            yesterday











          • This is working perfectly!!!!! Thanks for sharing @Dan

            – bege1
            6 hours ago












          • 1





            Probably one of the fastest answers I've ever come across! You obviously must have had this script in your back pocket. Maybe worth providing some context just for others as they come across it.

            – John Eisbrener
            yesterday











          • @bege1, did that worked for you?

            – Dan
            yesterday











          • @John, yes indeed! I do have this script but wrapped inside of a stored procedure where I used to need to remove history data when moving database around in a environment with multi-tenant databases.

            – Dan
            yesterday











          • This is working perfectly!!!!! Thanks for sharing @Dan

            – bege1
            6 hours ago







          1




          1





          Probably one of the fastest answers I've ever come across! You obviously must have had this script in your back pocket. Maybe worth providing some context just for others as they come across it.

          – John Eisbrener
          yesterday





          Probably one of the fastest answers I've ever come across! You obviously must have had this script in your back pocket. Maybe worth providing some context just for others as they come across it.

          – John Eisbrener
          yesterday













          @bege1, did that worked for you?

          – Dan
          yesterday





          @bege1, did that worked for you?

          – Dan
          yesterday













          @John, yes indeed! I do have this script but wrapped inside of a stored procedure where I used to need to remove history data when moving database around in a environment with multi-tenant databases.

          – Dan
          yesterday





          @John, yes indeed! I do have this script but wrapped inside of a stored procedure where I used to need to remove history data when moving database around in a environment with multi-tenant databases.

          – Dan
          yesterday













          This is working perfectly!!!!! Thanks for sharing @Dan

          – bege1
          6 hours ago





          This is working perfectly!!!!! Thanks for sharing @Dan

          – bege1
          6 hours ago










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