Apply suggestions from Jakub's code review

VanMSFT · jaszymas · web-flow · commit bbc0f48c0793 · 2021-05-13T15:15:48.000-07:00
Co-authored-by: jaszymas &lt;jaszymas@microsoft.com&gt;
diff --git a/docs/relational-databases/security/permissions-database-engine.md b/docs/relational-databases/security/permissions-database-engine.md
@@ -363,8 +363,10 @@ These permissions currently only apply to Azure SQL Database, but are not the on
 
 | Base securable | Granular permissions on base securable | Permission type code | Securable that contains base securable | Permission on container securable that implies granular permission on base securable |Description |
 |--|--|--|--|--|--|
-|DATABASE|ENABLE LEDGER|EL|SERVER|CONTROL|Enables the grantee to create new ledger tables and convert existing tables to ledger tables.|
-|DATABASE|ALTER LEDGER|ALR|SERVER|CONTROL|Enables the grantee to convert existing ledger tables to regular tables, rename and drop ledger tables or columns.|
+|DATABASE|ENABLE LEDGER|EL|SERVER|CONTROL|Enables the grantee to create new ledger tables.|
+
+|DATABASE|ALTER LEDGER|ALR|SERVER|CONTROL|Enables the grantee to drop ledger tables.|
+
 |DATABASE|VIEW LEDGER CONTENT|VLC|SERVER|CONTROL|Enables the grantee to view database-level ledger catalog views and invoke verification.|
 |DATABASE|GENERATE LEDGER DIGEST|GLD|SERVER|CONTROL|Enables the grantee to generate a ledger digest.|
   
diff --git a/docs/relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-columns-transact-sql.md b/docs/relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-columns-transact-sql.md
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ monikerRange: ">=aps-pdw-2016||=azuresqldb-current||=azure-sqldw-latest||>=sql-s
 |is_masked|**bit**|**Applies to**: [!INCLUDE[ssCurrentLong](../../includes/sscurrent-md.md)] and later, [!INCLUDE[ssSDS_md](../../includes/sssds-md.md)].<br /><br /> Indicates if the column is masked by a dynamic data masking:<br /><br /> 0 = regular, not-masked column<br /><br /> 1 = column is masked|  
 |graph_type |**int** |Internal column with a set of values. The values are between 1-8 for graph columns and `NULL` for others.  |
 |graph_type_desc |**nvarchar(60)**  |internal column with a set of values |
-|is_dropped_ledger_table_column |**bit**  |**Applies to**: [!INCLUDE[sssdsfull](../../includes/sssdsfull-md.md)]. <br/><br/>Indicates a ledger table column that has been dropped.|
+|ledger_view_column_type|**tinyint**|**Applies to**: [!INCLUDE[ssSDS_md](../../includes/sssds-md.md)].<br /><br /> If not NULL, indicates the type of a column in a ledger view:<br /><br /> 1 = TRANSACTION_ID<br /> 2 = SEQUENCE_NUMBER<br /> 3 = OPERATION_TYPE<br /> 4 = OPERATION_TYPE_DESC|
+|ledger_view_column_type_desc|**nvarchar(60)**|**Applies to**: [!INCLUDE[ssSDS_md](../../includes/sssds-md.md)].<br /><br /> If not NULL, contains a textual description of the the type of a column in a ledger view:<br /><br /> TRANSACTION_ID<br /> SEQUENCE_NUMBER<br /> OPERATION_TYPE<br /> OPERATION_TYPE_DESC|
+
 
 ## Permissions  
  [!INCLUDE[ssCatViewPerm](../../includes/sscatviewperm-md.md)] For more information, see [Metadata Visibility Configuration](../../relational-databases/security/metadata-visibility-configuration.md).  
diff --git a/docs/relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-database-ledger-digest-locations-transact-sql.md b/docs/relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-database-ledger-digest-locations-transact-sql.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ms.author: vanto
 
 [!INCLUDE [Azure SQL Database](../../includes/applies-to-version/asdb.md)]
 
-Captures the current and the historical ledger digest storage endpoints.
+Captures the current and the historical ledger digest storage endpoints for the ledger feature.
 
 |Column name|Data type|Description|  
 |-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ Requires the **VIEW LEDGER CONTENT** or **ALTER LEDGER CONFIGURATION** permissio
 - [sys.ledger_column_history (Transact-SQL)](sys-ledger-column-history-transact-sql.md)
 - [sys.sp_generate_database_ledger_digest (Transact-SQL)](../system-stored-procedures/sys-sp-generate-database-ledger-digest-transact-sql.md)
 - [sys.sp_verify_database_ledger (Transact-SQL)](../system-stored-procedures/sys-sp-verify-database-ledger-transact-sql.md)
-- [sys.sp_verify_database_ledger_from_digest_storage (Transact-SQL)](../system-stored-procedures/sys-sp-verify-database-ledger-from-digest-storage-transact-sql.md)
+- [sys.sp_verify_database_ledger_from_digest_storage (Transact-SQL)](../system-stored-procedures/sys-sp-verify-database-ledger-from-digest-storage-transact-sql.md)
diff --git a/docs/relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-database-ledger-transaction-transact-sql.md b/docs/relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-database-ledger-transaction-transact-sql.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ms.author: vanto
 
 [!INCLUDE [Azure SQL Database](../../includes/applies-to-version/asdb.md)]
 
-Captures the cryptographically protected history of database transactions that update ledger tables in the database. A row in this view represents a database transaction.
+Captures the cryptographically protected history of database transactions against ledger tables in the database. A row in this view represents a database transaction.
 
 | Column name | Data type | Description |
 | --- | --- | --- |
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ Requires the **VIEW LEDGER CONTENT** permission.
 - [sys.database_ledger_digest_locations (Transact-SQL)](sys-database-ledger-digest-locations-transact-sql.md)
 - [sys.sp_generate_database_ledger_digest (Transact-SQL)](../system-stored-procedures/sys-sp-generate-database-ledger-digest-transact-sql.md)
 - [sys.sp_verify_database_ledger (Transact-SQL)](../system-stored-procedures/sys-sp-verify-database-ledger-transact-sql.md)
-- [sys.sp_verify_database_ledger_from_digest_storage (Transact-SQL)](../system-stored-procedures/sys-sp-verify-database-ledger-from-digest-storage-transact-sql.md)
+- [sys.sp_verify_database_ledger_from_digest_storage (Transact-SQL)](../system-stored-procedures/sys-sp-verify-database-ledger-from-digest-storage-transact-sql.md)
diff --git a/docs/relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-ledger-column-history-transact-sql.md b/docs/relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-ledger-column-history-transact-sql.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Captures the cryptographically protected history of operations on columns of led
 |**object_id**|**int**|The object ID of the ledger table.|
 |**column_id**|**int**|The column ID of the column in a ledger table. |
 |**column_name**|**sysname**|The name of the column in ledger table. If the operation has changed the column name, this column captures the new column name.|
-|**operation_type**|**tinyint**|The numeric value indicating the type of the operation<br/><br/>0 = CREATE – creating a column as part of creating the table containing the column using CREATE TABLE.<br/>1 = ADD – adding a column in a ledger table, using ALTER TABLE/ADD COLUMN.<br/>2 = RENAME – renaming a column in a ledger table.<br/>3 = DROP – dropping a column in a ledger table.|
+|**operation_type**|**tinyint**|The numeric value indicating the type of the operation<br/><br/>0 = CREATE – creating a column as part of creating the table containing the column using CREATE TABLE.<br/>1 = ADD – adding a column in a ledger table, using ALTER TABLE/ADD COLUMN..|
 |**operation_type_desc**|**nvarchar(60)**|Textual description of the value of operation_type.|
 
 ## Permissions
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ Requires the **VIEW LEDGER CONTENT** permission.
 - [sys.database_ledger_digest_locations (Transact-SQL)](sys-database-ledger-digest-locations-transact-sql.md)
 - [sys.sp_generate_database_ledger_digest (Transact-SQL)](../system-stored-procedures/sys-sp-generate-database-ledger-digest-transact-sql.md)
 - [sys.sp_verify_database_ledger (Transact-SQL)](../system-stored-procedures/sys-sp-verify-database-ledger-transact-sql.md)
-- [sys.sp_verify_database_ledger_from_digest_storage (Transact-SQL)](../system-stored-procedures/sys-sp-verify-database-ledger-from-digest-storage-transact-sql.md)
+- [sys.sp_verify_database_ledger_from_digest_storage (Transact-SQL)](../system-stored-procedures/sys-sp-verify-database-ledger-from-digest-storage-transact-sql.md)
diff --git a/docs/relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-ledger-table-history-transact-sql.md b/docs/relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-ledger-table-history-transact-sql.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Captures the cryptographically protected history of operations on ledger tables:
 |**table_name**|**sysname**|The name of the ledger table. If the operation has changed the table name, this column captures the new table name.|
 |**ledger_view_schema_name**|**sysname**|The name of the schema containing the ledger view for the ledger table. If the operation has changed the schema name, this column captures the new schema name.|
 |**ledger_view_name**|**sysname**|The name of the ledger view for the ledger table. If the operation has changed the view name, this column captures the new view name.|
-|**operation_type**|**tinyint**|The numeric value indicating the type of the operation<br/><br/>0 = CREATE – creating a ledger table.<br/>1 = DROP – dropping a ledger table.<br/>2 = RENAME – renaming a ledger table.<br/>3 = RENAME_VIEW – renaming the ledger view for a ledger table.<br/>4 = ENABLE_LEDGER – converting an existing table to a ledger table.<br/>5 = DISABLE_LEDGER – converting a ledger table to a regular table.|
+|**operation_type**|**tinyint**|The numeric value indicating the type of the operation<br/><br/>0 = CREATE – creating a ledger table.<br/>1 = DROP – dropping a ledger table.|
 |**operation_type_desc**|**nvarchar(60)**|Textual description of the value of operation_type.|
 |**transaction_id**|**bigint**|The transaction of the ID that included the operation on the ledger table. It identifies a row in [sys.database_ledger_transaction](sys-database-ledger-transaction-transact-sql.md).|
 |**sequence_number**|**bigint**|The sequence number of the operation within the transaction.|
@@ -92,4 +92,4 @@ ON h.transaction_id = t.transaction_id
 - [sys.database_ledger_digest_locations (Transact-SQL)](sys-database-ledger-digest-locations-transact-sql.md)
 - [sys.sp_generate_database_ledger_digest (Transact-SQL)](../system-stored-procedures/sys-sp-generate-database-ledger-digest-transact-sql.md)
 - [sys.sp_verify_database_ledger (Transact-SQL)](../system-stored-procedures/sys-sp-verify-database-ledger-transact-sql.md)
-- [sys.sp_verify_database_ledger_from_digest_storage (Transact-SQL)](../system-stored-procedures/sys-sp-verify-database-ledger-from-digest-storage-transact-sql.md)
+- [sys.sp_verify_database_ledger_from_digest_storage (Transact-SQL)](../system-stored-procedures/sys-sp-verify-database-ledger-from-digest-storage-transact-sql.md)
diff --git a/docs/relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sys-sp-verify-database-ledger-from-digest-storage-transact-sql.md b/docs/relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sys-sp-verify-database-ledger-from-digest-storage-transact-sql.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ A JSON document containing a list of ledger digests locations:
 Example of the input JSON document:
 
 ```json
-[{"path": “https://panantstorage.blob.core.windows.net/sqldbledgerdigests/serverName/DatabaseName/2020-1-1 00:00:00Z”, “last_digest_block_id”:42, "is_current:true"} , … ]
+[{"path": “https://mystorage.blob.core.windows.net/sqldbledgerdigests/serverName/DatabaseName/2020-1-1 00:00:00Z”, “last_digest_block_id”:42, "is_current:true"} , … ]
 ```
 
 ## Return code values
@@ -67,4 +67,4 @@ Requires the **VIEW LEDGER CONTENT** permission.
 - [sys.ledger_column_history (Transact-SQL)](../system-catalog-views/sys-ledger-column-history-transact-sql.md)
 - [sys.database_ledger_digest_locations (Transact-SQL)](../system-catalog-views/sys-database-ledger-digest-locations-transact-sql.md)
 - [sys.sp_generate_database_ledger_digest (Transact-SQL)](sys-sp-generate-database-ledger-digest-transact-sql.md)
-- [sys.sp_verify_database_ledger (Transact-SQL)](sys-sp-verify-database-ledger-transact-sql.md)
+- [sys.sp_verify_database_ledger (Transact-SQL)](sys-sp-verify-database-ledger-transact-sql.md)
diff --git a/docs/t-sql/statements/create-database-transact-sql.md b/docs/t-sql/statements/create-database-transact-sql.md
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ The name of the database that is to be copied.
 
 LEDGER = {ON | OFF}
 
-When set to `ON`, it creates a ledger database, in which the integrity of all user data is protected. Only ledger tables can be created in a ledger database. The default of `OFF`. The value of the `LEDGER` option cannot be changed once the database is created.
+When set to `ON`, it creates a ledger database, in which the integrity of all user data is protected. Only ledger tables can be created in a ledger database. The default is `OFF`. The value of the `LEDGER` option cannot be changed once the database is created.
 
 ## Remarks
 
@@ -1707,4 +1707,4 @@ CREATE DATABASE mytest
 - [ALTER DATABASE - Analytics Platform System](../../t-sql/statements/alter-database-transact-sql.md?view=aps-pdw-2016-au7&preserve-view=true)
 - [DROP DATABASE](../../t-sql/statements/drop-database-transact-sql.md)
 
-::: moniker-end
+::: moniker-end
diff --git a/docs/t-sql/statements/drop-table-transact-sql.md b/docs/t-sql/statements/drop-table-transact-sql.md
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ DROP TABLE { database_name.schema_name.table_name | schema_name.table_name | tab
 ## Permissions  
  Requires ALTER permission on the schema to which the table belongs, CONTROL permission on the table, or membership in the **db_ddladmin** fixed database role.
 
- If the statement renames a ledger table, `ALTER LEDGER` permission is required.
+ If the statement drops a ledger table, `ALTER LEDGER` permission is required.
+
   
 ## Examples  
   
@@ -161,4 +162,4 @@ DROP TABLE IF EXISTS T1;
  [DROP VIEW &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../t-sql/statements/drop-view-transact-sql.md)   
  [DROP PROCEDURE &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../t-sql/statements/drop-procedure-transact-sql.md)   
  [EVENTDATA &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../t-sql/functions/eventdata-transact-sql.md)   
- [sys.sql_expression_dependencies &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-sql-expression-dependencies-transact-sql.md)
+ [sys.sql_expression_dependencies &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-sql-expression-dependencies-transact-sql.md)
