flowchart for sql procedure

Question

HI experts,

 

I would needed a quick help on to flowchart thing for sql server.

i need my code to be documented as presentation for client .

 

Please let me know what all things i can use and how, thanks if there is any software please let me know freeware or trial as of now not paid pls.

or any other solution u can.

 

thanks!

Answer 1

Can you please provide a little more information about what it is you are trying to acheive as a "flowchart thing" doesn't really mean much to me. 

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Answer 2

i have given task to document the SQL as well, i know that is something not any1 want to do. but it is production database and client want to have everything documented.

could you suggest me any other way to perform this kind of task.

Answer 3

run your favourite search engine for "documentation for sql server projects" and you will find what you ask for.

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JB

Answer 4

Related blog post:

http://www.sqlusa.com/bestpractices/stored-procedure-documentation/

To do documentation in an SS project:

1. For stored procedures, triggers, functions just add meaningful comments with -- or /* ... */

2. For tables, follow the example below from AdventureWorks using EXEC sys.sp_addextendedproperty to build a Data Dictionary:

USE [AdventureWorks2008]
GO

CREATE TABLE [Person].[Address](
	[AddressID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT FOR REPLICATION NOT NULL,
	[AddressLine1] [nvarchar](60) NOT NULL,
	[AddressLine2] [nvarchar](60) NULL,
	[City] [nvarchar](30) NOT NULL,
	[StateProvinceID] [int] NOT NULL,
	[PostalCode] [nvarchar](15) NOT NULL,
	[SpatialLocation] [geography] NULL,
	[rowguid] [uniqueidentifier] ROWGUIDCOL  NOT NULL,
	[ModifiedDate] [datetime] NOT NULL,
 CONSTRAINT [PK_Address_AddressID] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED 
(
	[AddressID] ASC
)WITH (PAD_INDEX  = OFF, STATISTICS_NORECOMPUTE  = OFF, IGNORE_DUP_KEY = OFF, ALLOW_ROW_LOCKS  = ON, ALLOW_PAGE_LOCKS  = ON) ON [PRIMARY]
) ON [PRIMARY]

GO

EXEC sys.sp_addextendedproperty @name=N'MS_Description', @value=N'Primary key for Address records.' , @level0type=N'SCHEMA',@level0name=N'Person', @level1type=N'TABLE',@level1name=N'Address', @level2type=N'COLUMN',@level2name=N'AddressID'
GO

EXEC sys.sp_addextendedproperty @name=N'MS_Description', @value=N'First street address line.' , @level0type=N'SCHEMA',@level0name=N'Person', @level1type=N'TABLE',@level1name=N'Address', @level2type=N'COLUMN',@level2name=N'AddressLine1'
GO

EXEC sys.sp_addextendedproperty @name=N'MS_Description', @value=N'Second street address line.' , @level0type=N'SCHEMA',@level0name=N'Person', @level1type=N'TABLE',@level1name=N'Address', @level2type=N'COLUMN',@level2name=N'AddressLine2'
GO

EXEC sys.sp_addextendedproperty @name=N'MS_Description', @value=N'Name of the city.' , @level0type=N'SCHEMA',@level0name=N'Person', @level1type=N'TABLE',@level1name=N'Address', @level2type=N'COLUMN',@level2name=N'City'
GO

EXEC sys.sp_addextendedproperty @name=N'MS_Description', @value=N'Unique identification number for the state or province. Foreign key to StateProvince table.' , @level0type=N'SCHEMA',@level0name=N'Person', @level1type=N'TABLE',@level1name=N'Address', @level2type=N'COLUMN',@level2name=N'StateProvinceID'
GO

EXEC sys.sp_addextendedproperty @name=N'MS_Description', @value=N'Postal code for the street address.' , @level0type=N'SCHEMA',@level0name=N'Person', @level1type=N'TABLE',@level1name=N'Address', @level2type=N'COLUMN',@level2name=N'PostalCode'
GO

EXEC sys.sp_addextendedproperty @name=N'MS_Description', @value=N'Latitude and longitude of this address.' , @level0type=N'SCHEMA',@level0name=N'Person', @level1type=N'TABLE',@level1name=N'Address', @level2type=N'COLUMN',@level2name=N'SpatialLocation'
GO

EXEC sys.sp_addextendedproperty @name=N'MS_Description', @value=N'ROWGUIDCOL number uniquely identifying the record. Used to support a merge replication sample.' , @level0type=N'SCHEMA',@level0name=N'Person', @level1type=N'TABLE',@level1name=N'Address', @level2type=N'COLUMN',@level2name=N'rowguid'
GO

EXEC sys.sp_addextendedproperty @name=N'MS_Description', @value=N'Date and time the record was last updated.' , @level0type=N'SCHEMA',@level0name=N'Person', @level1type=N'TABLE',@level1name=N'Address', @level2type=N'COLUMN',@level2name=N'ModifiedDate'
GO

EXEC sys.sp_addextendedproperty @name=N'MS_Description', @value=N'Street address information for customers, employees, and vendors.' , @level0type=N'SCHEMA',@level0name=N'Person', @level1type=N'TABLE',@level1name=N'Address'
GO

EXEC sys.sp_addextendedproperty @name=N'MS_Description', @value=N'Primary key (clustered) constraint' , @level0type=N'SCHEMA',@level0name=N'Person', @level1type=N'TABLE',@level1name=N'Address', @level2type=N'CONSTRAINT',@level2name=N'PK_Address_AddressID'
GO

ALTER TABLE [Person].[Address]  WITH CHECK ADD  CONSTRAINT [FK_Address_StateProvince_StateProvinceID] FOREIGN KEY([StateProvinceID])
REFERENCES [Person].[StateProvince] ([StateProvinceID])
GO

ALTER TABLE [Person].[Address] CHECK CONSTRAINT [FK_Address_StateProvince_StateProvinceID]
GO

EXEC sys.sp_addextendedproperty @name=N'MS_Description', @value=N'Foreign key constraint referencing StateProvince.StateProvinceID.' , @level0type=N'SCHEMA',@level0name=N'Person', @level1type=N'TABLE',@level1name=N'Address', @level2type=N'CONSTRAINT',@level2name=N'FK_Address_StateProvince_StateProvinceID'
GO

ALTER TABLE [Person].[Address] ADD  CONSTRAINT [DF_Address_rowguid]  DEFAULT (newid()) FOR [rowguid]
GO

EXEC sys.sp_addextendedproperty @name=N'MS_Description', @value=N'Default constraint value of NEWID()' , @level0type=N'SCHEMA',@level0name=N'Person', @level1type=N'TABLE',@level1name=N'Address', @level2type=N'CONSTRAINT',@level2name=N'DF_Address_rowguid'
GO

ALTER TABLE [Person].[Address] ADD  CONSTRAINT [DF_Address_ModifiedDate]  DEFAULT (getdate()) FOR [ModifiedDate]
GO

EXEC sys.sp_addextendedproperty @name=N'MS_Description', @value=N'Default constraint value of GETDATE()' , @level0type=N'SCHEMA',@level0name=N'Person', @level1type=N'TABLE',@level1name=N'Address', @level2type=N'CONSTRAINT',@level2name=N'DF_Address_ModifiedDate'
GO

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