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.
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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 |
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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. NULL = encrypted. |
Note |
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XML and CLR parameters are not supported for numbered procedures. |

Permissions
In SQL Server 2005 and later versions, the visibility of the metadata in catalog views is limited to securables that a user either owns or on which the user has been granted some permission. For more information, see Metadata Visibility Configuration.

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