MS SQL Server Tips
Get DB Table Size
The following will list the size of each table:
SELECT
s.Name AS SchemaName,
t.NAME AS TableName,
p.rows AS RowCounts,
SUM(a.total_pages) * 8 AS TotalSpaceKB,
SUM(a.used_pages) * 8 AS UsedSpaceKB,
(SUM(a.total_pages) - SUM(a.used_pages)) * 8 AS UnusedSpaceKB
FROM
sys.tables t
INNER JOIN
sys.schemas s ON s.schema_id = t.schema_id
INNER JOIN
sys.indexes i ON t.OBJECT_ID = i.object_id
INNER JOIN
sys.partitions p ON i.object_id = p.OBJECT_ID AND i.index_id = p.index_id
INNER JOIN
sys.allocation_units a ON p.partition_id = a.container_id
WHERE
t.NAME NOT LIKE 'dt%' -- filter out system tables for diagramming
AND t.is_ms_shipped = 0
AND i.OBJECT_ID > 255
GROUP BY
t.Name, s.Name, p.Rows
ORDER BY
s.Name, t.Name
The above is discussed here.
Get Referenced DB Entities
The following will show what DB entities are referenced:
USE DB_NAME;
SELECT referencing_schema_name, referencing_entity_name, referencing_id, referencing_class_desc, is_caller_dependent
FROM sys.dm_sql_referencing_entities ('NAMESPACE.FIELD_NAME', 'OBJECT');
The above is discussed here
Get Row Counts from Tables
select t.name TableName, i.rows Records from sysobjects t, sysindexes i where t.xtype = ‘U’ and i.id = t.id and i.indid in (0,1) order by TableName;