drop-aggregate-transact-sql.md

title	DROP AGGREGATE (Transact-SQL)
description	DROP AGGREGATE (Transact-SQL)
author	markingmyname
ms.author	maghan
ms.date	05/10/2017
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	t-sql
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helpviewer_keywords	aggregate functions [SQL Server], removing removing user-defined functions dropping user-defined functions user-defined functions [CLR integration] deleting user-defined functions DROP AGGREGATE statement
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DROP AGGREGATE (Transact-SQL)

[!INCLUDE SQL Server]

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 [ IF EXISTS ] [ schema_name . ] aggregate_name  

Arguments

IF EXISTS
Applies to: [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] ( [!INCLUDEsssql16-md] through current version).

Conditionally drops the aggregate only if it already exists.

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;  

See Also

CREATE AGGREGATE (Transact-SQL)
Create User-defined Aggregates