SQL Server: how to drop a schema and cascade the delete operation to all its objects? CASCADE drops the schema and all objects in the schema, including tables with primary/unique keys that are referenced by foreign keys in other tables. RESTRICT returns a warning about existing foreign key references and does not drop the schema. In Oracle: drop user schema2 cascade How to achieve the same in SQL Server? So, here's an update to your script for MSSQL. The command line syntax for dropping a user can be seen below: DROP USER edward CASCADE; If a user owns any database objects, that user can only be dropped with the Oracle DROP USER CASCADE command. e.g., database1 schema1 schema2 table1 table2 Drop schema: drop schema database1.schema2 The schema can not be dropped. CASCADE . ; Third, use CASCADE to delete schema and all of its objects, and in turn, all objects that depend on those objects. This will only drop the specified schema, dependent objects of the schema will be invalidated but not dropped. You must specify this clause to drop a user whose schema contains any objects. The invalidated object can be revalidated when an object that has same schema name is created. If you want to delete schema only when it is empty, you can use the RESTRICT option. Specify CASCADE to drop all objects in the user's schema before dropping the user. To delete the schema, we will first drop the dependent object, and for this, we will right-click on the myschema and select the Drop cascaded option from the given drop-down list. schema [,…] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ] Parameters Use the CASCADE parameter to drop a schema containing one or more objects. ; Second, use the IF EXISTS option to conditionally delete schema only if it exists. Second, use the IF EXISTS option to conditionally to delete schema only if it exists. When is not specified a non-cascaded drop will be performed. Syntax DROP SCHEMA [ IF EXISTS ] [database.] DROP SCHEMA removes schemas from the database. If you don’t specify the schema name explicitly, the statement assumes that you are removing the table from your own schema. Syntax: DROP SCHEMA [IF EXISTS] schema_name [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]; Let’s analyze the above syntax: First, specify the name of the schema from which you want to remove after the DROP SCHEMA keywords. The RESTRICT keyword is not optional. The RESTRICT keyword enforces the rule that no objects can be defined in the specified schema for the schema to be deleted from the database. DROP TABLE schema_name.table_name [CASCADE CONSTRAINTS | PURGE]; In this statement: First, indicate the table and its schema that you want to drop after the DROP TABLE clause. Step5 The drop cascade schema popup window will appear on the screen, where we click on the Yes button for deleting the dependent objects. DROP {DATABASE | SCHEMA} [IF EXISTS] db_name Drop schema in PostgreSQL 9.3.13. DROP SCHEMA name RESTRICT. Examples Permanently removes a schema from the database. In the following example, the schema "joeschma" is dropped: In this syntax: First, specify the name of the schema from which you want to remove after the DROP SCHEMA keywords. If RESTRICT is specified and if any schemas have user_name specified, the system does not drop the user and the schema. A schema can only be dropped by its owner or a superuser. Example. The Oracle DROP USER CASCADE command drops a user and all owned objects. Syntax: DROP SCHEMA [ IF EXISTS ] name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ] Drop schema in SQL Server 2014. With CASCADE, the system drops all schemas that have user_name as the owner, in addition to dropping the user_name. In order to drop a user, you must have the Oracle DROP USER system privilege. This will allow you to DROP ALL Schema objects, and THEN you'll have to add a DROP SCHEMA [schemaname=@schema] after this script executes.. 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