Thursday, 11 September 2025

SQL DBA - Find the no of databases base, no of tables each database and no of column each table

We got requirement  how many no of database in each instance ,  how many  no of tables each database and how many  no of columns in each table. 
Below queries  useful to get the above information. 

1. Below queries will return with multiple result set  with above information. 
--Number of Databases in the Cluster (Production Only)
SELECT COUNT(*) AS NumberOfDatabases
FROM sys.databases
WHERE name NOT IN ('master','tempdb','model','msdb','staging' );  -- Adjust this filter based on your naming convention
--SELECT * FROM sys.databases

--2. Number of Tables Within Each Database
DECLARE @sql NVARCHAR(MAX) = '';
SELECT @sql += '
USE [' + name + '];
SELECT ''' + name + ''' AS DatabaseName, COUNT(*) AS TableCount
FROM sys.tables;
'
FROM sys.databases
WHERE name NOT IN ('master','tempdb','model','msdb','staging' ) AND state_desc = 'ONLINE';
EXEC sp_executesql @sql;

--3. Number of Columns Within Each Table
DECLARE @sql NVARCHAR(MAX) = '';

SELECT @sql += '
USE [' + name + '];
SELECT ''' + name + ''' AS DatabaseName, 
       t.name AS TableName, 
       COUNT(c.column_id) AS ColumnCount
FROM sys.tables t
JOIN sys.columns c ON t.object_id = c.object_id
GROUP BY t.name;
'
FROM sys.databases
WHERE name NOT IN ('master','tempdb','model','msdb','staging' ) AND state_desc = 'ONLINE';

EXEC sp_executesql @sql;


2. Below Query  will give the same information in single result set. 
DECLARE @sql NVARCHAR(MAX) = '';

-- Create temp table to store results
SET @sql = '
IF OBJECT_ID(''tempdb..#DBTableColumnInfo'') IS NOT NULL DROP TABLE #DBTableColumnInfo;
CREATE TABLE #DBTableColumnInfo (
    DatabaseName SYSNAME,
    TableName SYSNAME,
    ColumnCount INT
);';

-- Append dynamic SQL for each database
SELECT @sql += '
USE [' + name + '];
INSERT INTO #DBTableColumnInfo (DatabaseName, TableName, ColumnCount)
SELECT 
    ''' + name + ''' AS DatabaseName,
    t.name AS TableName,
    COUNT(c.column_id) AS ColumnCount
FROM sys.tables t
JOIN sys.columns c ON t.object_id = c.object_id
GROUP BY t.name;
'
FROM sys.databases
WHERE name NOT IN ('master','tempdb','model','msdb','staging' ) AND state_desc = 'ONLINE';

-- Final select
SET @sql += '
SELECT 
    DatabaseName,
    COUNT(DISTINCT TableName) AS TableCount,
    SUM(ColumnCount) AS TotalColumns
FROM #DBTableColumnInfo
GROUP BY DatabaseName;

SELECT * FROM #DBTableColumnInfo;

SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT DatabaseName) AS TotalProductionDatabases FROM #DBTableColumnInfo;
';

EXEC sp_executesql @sql;


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