how to change column name sql code example

Example 1: change column names mssql

--The following example renames the column TerritoryID in the table Sales.SalesTerritory to TerrID in the AdventureWorks database.

EXEC sp_rename 'Sales.SalesTerritory.TerritoryID', 'TerrID', 'COLUMN';

Example 2: sql rename column

EXEC SP_RENAME 'TABLE_NAME.OLD_COLUMN_NAME','NEW_COLUMN_NAME'

Example 3: modify column name in tsql

sp_rename 'table_name.old_column', 'new_name', 'COLUMN';