How to rename a table column name in Azure Synapse?

Mangesh Barmate 6 Reputation points
2022-06-23T04:00:53.82+00:00

Hi,

Unable to rename a table column name. Please help.

Azure Synapse Analytics
Azure Synapse Analytics
An Azure analytics service that brings together data integration, enterprise data warehousing, and big data analytics. Previously known as Azure SQL Data Warehouse.
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  1. PRADEEPCHEEKATLA-MSFT 75,286 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2022-06-23T12:40:22.57+00:00

    Hello @Mangesh Barmate ,

    Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A platform.

    sp_rename (Transact-SQL) - This feature is in Preview for columns in user tables.

    Note: In Azure Synapse Analytics, sp_rename is in Preview for dedicated SQL pools and can only be used to rename a COLUMN in a user object.

    Columns before Rename:

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    The following example renames the MedallionID column in the tripoutput table to MID.

    EXEC sp_rename 'dbo.tripoutput.MedallionID', 'MID', 'COLUMN';  
    

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    Columns after Rename:

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    Hope this helps. Do let us know if you any further queries.

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