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# sys.numbered_procedures (Transact-SQL)
[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-asdw-pdw_md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-asdw-pdw-md.md)]

  Contains a row for each SQL Server stored procedure that was created as a numbered procedure. This does not show a row for the base (number = 1) stored procedure. Entries for the base stored procedures can be found in views such as **sys.objects** and **sys.procedures**.  
  
> [!IMPORTANT]  
>  Numbered procedures are deprecated. Use of numbered procedures is discouraged. A DEPRECATION_ANNOUNCEMENT event is fired when a query that uses this catalog view is compiled.  
  
|Column name|Data type|Description|  
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|  
|**object_id**|**int**|ID of the object of the stored procedure.|  
|**procedure_number**|**smallint**|Number of this procedure within the object, 2 or greater.|  
|**definition**|**nvarchar(max)**|The SQL Server text that defines this procedure.<br /><br /> NULL = encrypted.|  
  
> [!NOTE]  
>  XML and CLR parameters are not supported for numbered procedures.  
  
## Permissions  
 [!INCLUDE[ssCatViewPerm](../../includes/sscatviewperm-md.md)] For more information, see [Metadata Visibility Configuration](../../relational-databases/security/metadata-visibility-configuration.md).  
  
## See Also  
 [Object Catalog Views &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/object-catalog-views-transact-sql.md)   
 [Catalog Views &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/catalog-views-transact-sql.md)