sp_dbcmptlevel (Transact-SQL)
Applies to:
SQL Server
Sets certain database behaviors to be compatible with the specified version of SQL Server.
Important
This feature will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature. Use ALTER DATABASE Compatibility Levelinstead.
Transact-SQL syntax conventions
Syntax
sp_dbcmptlevel [ [ @dbname = ] name ]
[ , [ @new_cmptlevel = ] version ]
Arguments
[ @dbname = ] name
Is the name of the database for which the compatibility level is to be changed. Database names must conform to the rules for identifiers. name is sysname, with a default of NULL.
[ @new_cmptlevel = ] version
Is the version of SQL Server with which the database is to be made compatible. version is tinyint, with a default of NULL. The value must be one of the following:
90 = SQL Server 2005 (9.x)
100 = SQL Server 2008 (10.0.x)
110 = SQL Server 2012 (11.x)
120 = SQL Server 2014 (12.x)
130 = SQL Server 2016 (13.x)
Return Code Values
0 (success) or 1 (failure)
Result Sets
If no parameters are specified or if the name parameter is not specified, sp_dbcmptlevel returns an error.
If name is specified without version, the Database Engine returns a message displaying the current compatibility level of the specified database.
Remarks
For a description of compatibilities levels, see ALTER DATABASE Compatibility Level (Transact-SQL).
Permissions
Only the database owner, members of the sysadmin fixed server role, and the db_owner fixed database role (if you are changing the current database) can execute this procedure.
See Also
Database Engine Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)
ALTER DATABASE (Transact-SQL)
Reserved Keywords (Transact-SQL)
System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)