Using TSQL we can find all dependent objects from all databases including remote server linked objects (sql_expression_dependencies is ) Contains one row for each by-name dependency on a user-defined entity in the current database. This includes dependencies between natively compiled, scalar user-defined functions, and other SQL Server modules.
CREATE TABLE #alldep ( dbname VARCHAR(100) ,objname VARCHAR(100) ,sdbname VARCHAR(100) ,sschma VARCHAR(100) ,stable VARCHAR(100) ,sserver VARCHAR(100) ) INSERT INTO #alldep EXEC SP_MSFOREACHDB 'use ? SELECT db_name() , OBJECT_NAME (referencing_id) AS referencing_object , referenced_database_name , referenced_schema_name , referenced_entity_name ,referenced_server_name FROM sys.sql_expression_dependencies WHERE referenced_database_name IS NOT NULL /* need to check*/ AND is_ambiguous = 0'
select * from #alldep select * from #alldep where sserver <> ''
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