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sp_external_policy_refresh (Transact-SQL)

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Applies to: SQL Server 2022 (16.x) Azure SQL Database

Forces immediate download of latest published policies for the whole instance (for every database).

Note

If there are any ongoing pull requests by the background task or by another user, the request waits until the former task is finished and starts a new pull. – This ensures that the result of calling this proc explicitly always results in a refreshed cache.

Syntax

sp_external_policy_refresh  [ @type = ] 'type'

Arguments

[ @type = ] 'type'

Type can be: reload (complete policy download) or update (incremental policy download). Default type is update.

Return code values

0 (success) or a nonzero number (failure)

Permissions

Requires ALTER SERVER STATE (covered by CONTROL SERVER) permission.

Examples

A. Complete policy refresh

The following example downloads complete set of policies.

EXEC sp_external_policy_refresh @type = 'reload'

B. Incremental policy refresh

The following example downloads policies incrementally by using the default type 'update'.

EXEC sp_external_policy_refresh

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