sp_dropapprole (Transact-SQL)

Removes an application role from the current database.

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 DROP APPLICATION ROLE instead.

Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions

Syntax

sp_dropapprole [@rolename = ] 'role'

Arguments

• [ @rolename = ] 'role'
  Is the application role to remove. role is a sysname, with no default. role must exist in the current database.

Return Code Values

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Remarks

sp_dropapprole can only be used to remove application roles. If a role owns any securables, the role cannot be dropped. Before dropping an application role that owns securables, you must first transfer ownership of the securables, or drop them.

sp_dropapprole cannot be executed within a user-defined transaction.

Permissions

Requires ALTER ANY APPLICATION ROLE permission on the database.

Examples

The following example removes the SalesApp application role from the current database.

EXEC sp_dropapprole 'SalesApp'

See Also

Reference

Security Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)

sp_addapprole (Transact-SQL)

DROP APPLICATION ROLE (Transact-SQL)

sp_changeobjectowner (Transact-SQL)

sp_setapprole (Transact-SQL)

System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)