How can I get the list of tables in the stored procedure?

Solution 1:

Try more elegant way (but, it's solution works only in MS SQL 2008 or higher) -

SELECT DISTINCT 
      [object_name] = SCHEMA_NAME(o.[schema_id]) + '.' + o.name
    , o.type_desc
FROM sys.dm_sql_referenced_entities ('dbo.usp_test1', 'OBJECT') d
JOIN sys.objects o ON d.referenced_id = o.[object_id]
WHERE o.[type] IN ('U', 'V')

Solution 2:

The two highest voted answers use a lot of deprecated tables that should be avoided.
Here's a much cleaner way to do it.

Get all the tables on which a stored procedure depends:

SELECT DISTINCT p.name AS proc_name, t.name AS table_name
FROM sys.sql_dependencies d 
INNER JOIN sys.procedures p ON p.object_id = d.object_id
INNER JOIN sys.tables     t ON t.object_id = d.referenced_major_id
ORDER BY proc_name, table_name

Works with MS SQL SERVER 2005+

List of Changes:

• sysdepends should be replaced with sys.sql_dependencies
  • The new table uses object_id instead of id
  • The new table uses referenced_major_id instead of depid
• Using sysobjects should be replaced with more focused system catalog views
  • As marc_s pointed out, instead use sys.tables and sys.procedures
  • Note: This prevents having to check where o.xtype = 'p' (etc.)

• Also, there is really no need for a CTE which uses ROW_NUMBER() just in order to make sure we only have one of each record set returned. That's what DISTINCT is there for!

  • In fact, SQL is smart enough to use DISTINCT behind the scenes.

  • I submit into evidence: Exhibit A. The following queries have the same Execution Plan!

    -- Complex
    WITH MyPeople AS (
      SELECT id, name,
      ROW_NUMBER() OVER(PARTITION BY id, name ORDER BY id, name) AS row
      FROM People)
    SELECT id, name
    FROM MyPeople
    WHERE row = 1
    
    -- Better
    SELECT DISTINCT id, name
    FROM People
    

Solution 3:

;WITH stored_procedures AS (
SELECT 
o.name AS proc_name, oo.name AS table_name,
ROW_NUMBER() OVER(partition by o.name,oo.name ORDER BY o.name,oo.name) AS row
FROM sysdepends d 
INNER JOIN sysobjects o ON o.id=d.id
INNER JOIN sysobjects oo ON oo.id=d.depid
WHERE o.xtype = 'P')
SELECT proc_name, table_name FROM stored_procedures
WHERE row = 1
ORDER BY proc_name,table_name

Solution 4:

Here is the sql code for this

To get list of tables used in a stored procedure

;WITH stored_procedures AS (
SELECT 
o.name AS proc_name, oo.name AS table_name,
ROW_NUMBER() OVER(partition by o.name,oo.name ORDER BY o.name,oo.name) AS row
FROM sysdepends d 
INNER JOIN sysobjects o ON o.id=d.id
INNER JOIN sysobjects oo ON oo.id=d.depid
WHERE o.xtype = 'P')
SELECT proc_name, table_name FROM stored_procedures
WHERE row = 1
ORDER BY proc_name,table_name

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Reverse - To find Stored Procedure Related to Table in Database – Search in All Stored Procedure

There two ways to this

----Option 1
SELECT DISTINCT so.name
FROM syscomments sc
INNER JOIN sysobjects so ON sc.id=so.id
WHERE sc.TEXT LIKE '%tablename%'

----Option 2
SELECT DISTINCT o.name, o.xtype
FROM syscomments c
INNER JOIN sysobjects o ON c.id=o.id
WHERE c.TEXT LIKE '%tablename%'

PS: sp_help and sp_depends does not always return accurate results.

Reference:

1. Sql Server Central - Get list of tables used in a stored procedure
2. SqlAuthority - Find Stored Procedure Related to Table in Database – Search in All Stored Procedure