⟩ How to rename an existing table with the "sp_rename" stored procedure in MS SQL Server?
If you have an existing table and you want to change the table name, you can use the "sp_rename ... 'OBJECT'" stored procedure. "sp_rename" allows you to change names of COLUMN, DATABASE, INDEX, USERDATATYPE, and OBJECT (including tables). The tutorial example below shows you how to rename a table:
sp_rename 'tip', 'faq', 'OBJECT'
GO
Caution: Changing any part of an object name could break
scripts and stored procedures.
SELECT name, type_desc, create_date FROM sys.tables
GO
name type_desc create_date
faq USER_TABLE 2007-05-19 23:05:43.700
tipBackup USER_TABLE 2007-05-19 23:25:23.357
You can also rename a table with on the Object Explorer window of SQL Server Management Studio. See tutorials on rename table columns.
