DependencyWalker Class
The DependencyWalker object is a tool to perform scripting operations that involve dependencies such as identifying dependent relationships. The tool and converts this output to a list.
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll)
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo::DependencyWalker
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo::Scripter
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | DependencyWalker() | Initializes a new instance of the DependencyWalker class. |
![]() | DependencyWalker(Server^) | Initializes a new instance of the DependencyWalker class on the specified instance of SQL Server. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | DependencyTree | Gets or sets a server dependency tree. |
![]() | FilterCallbackFunction | Gets or sets the scripting options that allow URNs to be filtered out while running the DiscoverDependencies method. |
![]() | KnownObjectsList | Gets or sets a list of all known objects in a server. |
![]() | Server | Gets or sets the instance of Microsoft SQL Server that the DependencyWalker tool object is associated with. |
![]() | Total | Gets or sets the number of objects that have been processed by the DependencyWalker object. |
![]() | TotalCount | Gets or sets the count of objects discovered by a dependency walker. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | DiscoverDependencies(array<SqlSmoObject^>^, Boolean) | Creates a hierarchical object tree that represents the parent or child dependent relationships for a specified object array of SQL Server objects on the instance of SQL Server. |
![]() | DiscoverDependencies(array<SqlSmoObject^>^, DependencyType) | Creates a hierarchical object tree that represents the parent or child dependent relationships for a specified object array of SQL Server objects on the instance of SQL Server. |
![]() | DiscoverDependencies(array<Urn^>^, Boolean) | Creates a hierarchical object tree that represents the parent- or child-dependent relationships for a specified T:Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Urn array of SQL Server objects on the instance of SQL Server. |
![]() | DiscoverDependencies(array<Urn^>^, DependencyType) | Creates a hierarchical object tree that represents the parent- or child-dependent relationships for a specified T:Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Urn array of SQL Server objects on the instance of SQL Server. |
![]() | DiscoverDependencies(UrnCollection^, Boolean) | Creates a hierarchical object tree that represents the parent or child dependent relationships for a specified T:Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Urn collection of SQL Server objects on the instance of SQL Server. |
![]() | DiscoverDependencies(UrnCollection^, DependencyType) | Creates a hierarchical object tree that represents the parent or child dependent relationships for a specified T:Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Urn collection of SQL Server objects on the instance of SQL Server. |
![]() | Equals(Object^) | (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | Finalize() | (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetHashCode() | (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetServerObject() | Returns the Server object that represents the instance of SQL Server on which the dependency discovery operation is running. |
![]() | GetType() | (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | MemberwiseClone() | (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | ToString() | (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | WalkDependencies(DependencyTree^) | Creates a linear list of objects and their dependencies from a specified DependencyTree object. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | DiscoveryProgress | Raises an event at intervals and reports progress on the DiscoveryProgress method. |
The DependencyWalker object does not represent any physical SQL Server object.
Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are safe for multithreaded operations. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.




