Rename column SQL Server

You can use sp_rename to rename a column.

USE YourDatabase;  

GO  

EXEC sp_rename 'TableName.OldColumnName', 'NewColumnName', 'COLUMN';  

GO  

The first parameter is the object to be modified, the second parameter is the new name that will be given to the object, and the third parameter COLUMN informs the server that the rename is for the column, and can also be used to rename tables, index and alias data type.

4 years ago

If it is a deployment script then you can add adding some additional security to it by using this code

IF EXISTS (

        SELECT 1

        FROM sys.columns

        WHERE

            name = 'OldColumnName' AND

            object_name(object_id) = 'TableName'

    ) AND

    NOT EXISTS (

        SELECT 1

        FROM sys.columns

        WHERE

            name = 'NewColumnName' AND

            object_name(object_id) = 'TableName'

    )

    EXEC sp_RENAME 'SchemaName.TableName.OldColumnName', 'NewColumnName', 'COLUMN';

4 years ago