How to: Create SQL Server Unit Tests for Functions, Triggers, & Stored Procedures
09/10/2025 You can write unit tests that evaluate changes to any database object. However SQL Server Data Tools includes support for creating tests for database functions, triggers, and stored proc
You can write unit tests that evaluate changes to any database object. However SQL Server
Data Tools includes support for creating tests for database functions, triggers, and stored
procedures from a database project node in SQL Server Object Explorer. Transact-SQL code
stubs can be automatically generated for you to customize.
- See
Walkthrough: Create and run a SQL Server unit test
for an example of adding a unit
test for a stored procedure, in the “To create a SQL Server unit test for the stored
procedures” section.
The Inconclusive test condition is the default condition that is added to every test. This
test condition is included to indicate that test verification isn’t implemented yet. Delete
this test condition from your test after you add other test conditions. For more
information, see
How to: Add Test Conditions to SQL Server Unit Tests.
Create and define SQL Server unit tests
How to: Create an Empty SQL Server Unit Test