DROP AGGREGATE (Transact-SQL)

Removes a user-defined aggregate function from the current database. User-defined aggregate functions are created by using CREATE AGGREGATE.

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Syntax

DROP AGGREGATE [ schema_name. ] aggregate_name

Arguments

  • schema_name
    Is the name of the schema to which the user-defined aggregate function belongs.

  • aggregate_name
    Is the name of the user-defined aggregate function you want to drop.

Remarks

DROP AGGREGATE does not execute if there are any views, functions, or stored procedures created with schema binding that reference the user-defined aggregate function you want to drop.

Permissions

To execute DROP AGGREGATE, at a minimum, a user must have ALTER permission on the schema to which the user-defined aggregate belongs, or CONTROL permission on the aggregate.

Examples

The following example drops the aggregate Concatenate.

DROP AGGREGATE dbo.Concatenate