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Deprecated Database Engine Features in SQL Server 2017

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This topic describes the deprecated SQL Server Database Engine features that are still available in SQL Server 2017 (14.x). Deprecated features should not be used in new applications.

When a feature is marked deprecated, it means:

• The feature is in maintenance mode only. No new changes will be done, including those related to inter-operability with new features.

• We strive not to remove a deprecated feature from future releases to make upgrades easier. However, under rare situations, we may choose to permanently remove the feature from SQL Server if it limits future innovations.

• For new development work, we do not recommend using deprecated features.

You can monitor the use of deprecated features by using the SQL Server Deprecated Features Object performance counter and trace events. For more information, see Use SQL Server Objects.

The value of these counters are also available by executing the following statement:

SELECT * FROM sys.dm_os_performance_counter
WHERE object_name = 'SQLServer:Deprecated Features';

Note

This list is identical to the [!INCLUDEsssql15-md] list. There are no new deprecated or discontinued Database Engine features announced for [!INCLUDEsssqlv14-md].

Features deprecated in the next version of SQL Server

The following SQL Server Database Engine features will be deprecated in the next version of SQL Server. Do not use these features in new development work, and modify applications that currently use these features as soon as possible. The Feature name value appears in trace events as the ObjectName and in performance counters and sys.dm_os_performance_counters as the instance name.

Back up and Restore

Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
RESTORE { DATABASE | LOG } WITH [MEDIA]PASSWORD continues to be deprecated. BACKUP { DATABASE | LOG } WITH PASSWORD and BACKUP { DATABASE | LOG } WITH MEDIAPASSWORD are discontinued.	None.	BACKUP DATABASE or LOG WITH PASSWORD BACKUP DATABASE or LOG WITH MEDIAPASSWORD

Compatibility levels

Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
Upgrade from version 100 (SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2).	When a SQL Server version goes out of support, the associated Database Compatibility Level will be marked deprecated. However, we will continue to support applications certified on any supported database compatibility level as long as possible, to make the upgrades easier. For more information about compatibility levels, see ALTER DATABASE Compatibility Level (Transact-SQL).	Database compatibility level 100

Database objects

Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
Ability to return result sets from triggers	None	Returning results from trigger

Encryption

Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
Encryption using RC4 or RC4_128 is deprecated and is scheduled to be removed in the next version. Decrypting RC4 and RC4_128 is not deprecated.	Use another encryption algorithm such as AES.	Deprecated encryption algorithm

Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
Hash algorithms	Using the MD2, MD4, MD5, SHA, and SHA1 is deprecated.	Use SHA2_256 or SHA2_512 instead. Older algorithms will continue working, but they will raise a deprecation event.

Remote servers

Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
Remote servers	sp_addremotelogin sp_addserver sp_dropremotelogin sp_helpremotelogin sp_remoteoption	Replace remote servers by using linked servers. sp_addserver can only be used with the local option.
Remote servers	@@remserver	Replace remote servers by using linked servers.
Remote servers	SET REMOTE_PROC_TRANSACTIONS	Replace remote servers by using linked servers.

Set options

Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
Set options	SET ROWCOUNT for INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements	TOP keyword

Table hints

Category	Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
HOLDLOCK table hint without parenthesis.	Use HOLDLOCK with parenthesis.	HOLDLOCK table hint without parenthesis

Features deprecated in a future version of SQL Server

The following SQL Server Database Engine features are supported in the next version of SQL Server, but will be deprecated in a later version. The specific version of SQL Server has not been determined.

Compatibility levels

Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
sp_dbcmptlevel	ALTER DATABASE ... SET COMPATIBILITY_LEVEL. For more information, see ALTER DATABASE Compatibility Level (Transact-SQL).	sp_dbcmptlevel
Database compatibility level 110 and 120.	Plan to upgrade the database and application for a future release. However, we will continue to support applications certified on any supported database compatibility level as long as possible, to make the upgrades easier. For more information about compatibility levels, see ALTER DATABASE Compatibility Level (Transact-SQL).	Database compatibility level 110 Database compatibility level 120

Backup and restore

Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
BACKUP { DATABASE | LOG } TO TAPE BACKUP { DATABASE | LOG } TO device_that_is_a_tape	BACKUP { DATABASE | LOG } TO DISK BACKUP { DATABASE | LOG } TO device_that_is_a_disk	BACKUP DATABASE or LOG TO TAPE
sp_addumpdevice 'tape'	sp_addumpdevice 'disk'	ADDING TAPE DEVICE
sp_helpdevice	sys.backup_devices	sp_helpdevice

Collations

Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
Korean_Wansung_Unicode Lithuanian_Classic SQL_AltDiction_CP1253_CS_AS	None. These collations exist in SQL Server 2005 (9.x), but are not visible through fn_helpcollations.	Korean_Wansung_Unicode Lithuanian_Classic SQL_AltDiction_CP1253_CS_AS
Hindi Macedonian	These collations exist in SQL Server 2005 (9.x) and higher, but are not visible through fn_helpcollations. Use Macedonian_FYROM_90 and Indic_General_90 instead.	Hindi Macedonian
Azeri_Latin_90 Azeri_Cyrilllic_90	Azeri_Latin_100 Azeri_Cyrilllic_100	Azeri_Latin_90 Azeri_Cyrilllic_90

Configuration

Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
SET ANSI_NULLS OFF and ANSI_NULLS OFF database option SET ANSI_PADDING OFF and ANSI_PADDING OFF database option SET CONCAT_NULL_YIELDS_NULL OFF and CONCAT_NULL_YIELDS_NULL OFF database option SET OFFSETS	None. ANSI_NULLS, ANSI_PADDING and CONCAT_NULLS_YIELDS_NULL will always be set to ON. SET OFFSETS will be unavailable.	SET ANSI_NULLS OFF SET ANSI_PADDING OFF SET CONCAT_NULL_YIELDS_NULL OFF SET OFFSETS ALTER DATABASE SET ANSI_NULLS OFF ALTER DATABASE SET ANSI_PADDING OFF ALTER DATABASE SET CONCAT_NULL_YIELDS_NULL OFF

Data types

Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
Data types	sp_addtype sp_droptype	CREATE TYPE DROP TYPE
Data types	timestamp syntax for rowversion data type	rowversion data type syntax
Data types	Ability to insert null values into timestamp columns.	Use a DEFAULT instead.
Data types	'text in row' table option	Use varchar(max), nvarchar(max), and varbinary(max) data types. For more information, see sp_tableoption (Transact-SQL).
Data types	Data types: text ntext image	Use varchar(max), nvarchar(max), and varbinary(max) data types.

Database management

Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
sp_attach_db sp_attach_single_file_db	CREATE DATABASE statement with the FOR ATTACH option. To rebuild multiple log files, when one or more have a new location, use the FOR ATTACH_REBUILD_LOG option.	sp_attach_db sp_attach_single_file_db

Database objects

Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
CREATE DEFAULT DROP DEFAULT sp_bindefault sp_unbindefault	DEFAULT keyword in CREATE TABLE and ALTER TABLE	CREATE_DROP_DEFAULT sp_bindefault sp_unbindefault
CREATE RULE DROP RULE sp_bindrule sp_unbindrule	CHECK keyword in CREATE TABLE and ALTER TABLE	CREATE_DROP_RULE sp_bindrule sp_unbindrule
sp_change_users_login	Use ALTER USER.	sp_change_users_login
sp_depends	sys.dm_sql_referencing_entities and sys.dm_sql_referenced_entities	sp_depends
sp_renamedb	MODIFY NAME in ALTER DATABASE	sp_renamedb
sp_getbindtoken	Use MARS or distributed transactions.	sp_getbindtoken

Database options

Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
sp_bindsession	Use MARS or distributed transactions.	sp_bindsession
sp_resetstatus	ALTER DATABASE SET { ONLINE | EMERGENCY }	sp_resetstatus
TORN_PAGE_DETECTION option of ALTER DATABASE	PAGE_VERIFY TORN_PAGE_DETECTION option of ALTER DATABASE	ALTER DATABASE WITH TORN_PAGE_DETECTION

DBCC

Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
DBCC DBREINDEX	REBUILD option of ALTER INDEX.	DBCC DBREINDEX
DBCC INDEXDEFRAG	REORGANIZE option of ALTER INDEX	DBCC INDEXDEFRAG
DBCC SHOWCONTIG	sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats	DBCC SHOWCONTIG
DBCC PINTABLE DBCC UNPINTABLE	Has no effect.	DBCC [UN]PINTABLE

Extended properties

| Level0type = 'type' and Level0type = 'USER' to add extended properties to level-1 or level-2 type objects.|Use Level0type = 'USER' only to add an extended property directly to a user or role.

Use Level0type = 'SCHEMA' to add an extended property to level-1 types such as TABLE or VIEW, or level-2 types such as COLUMN or TRIGGER. For more information, see sp_addextendedproperty (Transact-SQL). | EXTPROP_LEVEL0TYPE

EXTPROP_LEVEL0USER |

Extended stored procedures

Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
xp_grantlogin xp_revokelogin xp_loginConfig	Use CREATE LOGIN Use DROP LOGIN IsIntegratedSecurityOnly argument of SERVERPROPERTY	xp_grantlogin
xp_revokelogin xp_loginconfig
srv_alloc srv_convert srv_describe srv_getbindtoken srv_got_attention srv_message_handler srv_paramdata srv_paraminfo srv_paramlen srv_parammaxlen srv_paramname srv_paramnumber srv_paramset srv_paramsetoutput srv_paramstatus srv_paramtype srv_pfield srv_pfieldex srv_rpcdb srv_rpcname srv_rpcnumber srv_rpcoptions srv_rpcowner srv_rpcparams srv_senddone srv_sendmsg srv_sendrow srv_setcoldata srv_setcollen srv_setutype srv_willconvert srv_wsendmsg	Use CLR Integration instead.	XP_API
sp_addextendedproc sp_dropextendedproc sp_helpextendedproc	Use CLR Integration instead.	sp_addextendedproc sp_dropextendedproc sp_helpextendedproc

Function

Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
fn_get_sql	sys.dm_exec_sql_text	fn_get_sql

High availability

Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
database mirroring	Always On availability groups If your edition of SQL Server does not support Always On availability groups, use log shipping.	DATABASE_MIRRORING

Index options

Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
sp_indexoption	ALTER INDEX	sp_indexoption
CREATE TABLE, ALTER TABLE, or CREATE INDEX syntax without parentheses around the options.	Rewrite the statement to use the current syntax.	INDEX_OPTION

Instance options

Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
sp_configure option 'allow updates'	System tables are no longer updatable. Setting has no effect.	sp_configure 'allow updates'
sp_configure options: 'locks' 'open objects' 'set working set size'	Now automatically configured. Setting has no effect.	sp_configure 'locks' sp_configure 'open objects' sp_configure 'set working set size'
sp_configure option 'priority boost'	System tables are no longer updatable. Setting has no effect. Use the Windows start /high ... program.exe option instead.	sp_configure 'priority boost'
sp_configure option 'remote proc trans'	System tables are no longer updatable. Setting has no effect.	sp_configure 'remote proc trans'

Linked servers

Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
Specifying the SQLOLEDB provider for linked servers.	SQL Server Native Client (SQLNCLI)	SQLOLEDDB for linked servers

Locking

Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
sp_lock	sys.dm_tran_locks	sp_lock

Metadata

Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
FILE_ID INDEXKEY_PROPERTY	FILE_IDEX sys.index_columns	FILE_ID INDEXKEY_PROPERTY

Native XML WEb Services

Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
Native XML Web Services	The CREATE ENDPOINT or ALTER ENDPOINT statement with the FOR SOAP option. sys.endpoint_webmethods sys.soap_endpoints	Use Windows Communications Foundation (WCF) or ASP.NET instead.

Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
Removable databases	sp_certify_removable sp_create_removable	sp_detach_db
Removable databases	sp_dbremove	DROP DATABASE

Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
Security	The ALTER LOGIN WITH SET CREDENTIAL syntax	Replaced by the new ALTER LOGIN ADD and DROP CREDENTIAL syntax
Security	sp_addapprole sp_dropapprole	CREATE APPLICATION ROLE DROP APPLICATION ROLE
Security	sp_addlogin sp_droplogin	CREATE LOGIN DROP LOGIN
Security	sp_adduser sp_dropuser	CREATE USER DROP USER
Security	sp_grantdbaccess sp_revokedbaccess	CREATE USER DROP USER
Security	sp_addrole sp_droprole	CREATE ROLE DROP ROLE
Security	sp_approlepassword sp_password	ALTER APPLICATION ROLE ALTER LOGIN
Security	sp_changedbowner	ALTER AUTHORIZATION
Security	sp_changeobjectowner	ALTER SCHEMA or ALTER AUTHORIZATION
Security	sp_control_dbmasterkey_password	A master key must exist and password must be correct.
Security	sp_defaultdb sp_defaultlanguage	ALTER LOGIN
Security	sp_denylogin sp_grantlogin sp_revokelogin	ALTER LOGIN DISABLE CREATE LOGIN DROP LOGIN
Security	USER_ID	DATABASE_PRINCIPAL_ID
Security	sp_srvrolepermission sp_dbfixedrolepermission	These stored procedures return information that was correct in [!INCLUDEssVersion2000]. The output does not reflect changes to the permissions hierarchy implemented in SQL Server 2008. For more information, see Permissions of Fixed Server Roles.
Security	GRANT ALL DENY ALL REVOKE ALL	GRANT, DENY, and REVOKE specific permissions.
Security	PERMISSIONS intrinsic function	Query sys.fn_my_permissions instead.
Security	SETUSER	EXECUTE AS
Security	RC4 and DESX encryption algorithms	Use another algorithm such as AES.

XML

Deprecated feature	Replacement	Feature name
Inline XDR Schema Generation	The XMLDATA directive to the FOR XML option is deprecated. Use XSD generation in the case of RAW and AUTO modes. There is no replacement for the XMLDATA directive in EXPLICT mode.	XMLDATA

Note

The cookie OUTPUT parameter for sp_setapprole is currently documented as varbinary(8000) which is the correct maximum length. However the current implementation returns varbinary(50). If developers have allocated varbinary(50) the application might require changes if the cookie return size increases in a future release. Though not a deprecation issue this is mentioned in this topic because the application adjustments are similar. For more information, see sp_setapprole (Transact-SQL).

See Also

Discontinued Database Engine Functionality in SQL Server 2016