Jan 11, 2011 · Logically, sa user is sysadmin and has full permissions. ... you can grant execute premission on sp_creatediagram stored procedure to someone who needs to create the diagram; you can grant execute alter, rename or drop permisson as well.

Although any user with access to a database can create a diagram, once the diagram has been created, the only users who can see it are the diagram's creator and any member of the db_owner role. Ownership of diagrams can only be transferred to members of the db_owner role.

Nov 16, 2010 · In SQL 2008, Is it a way to grant permission to developer for view and create database diagrams without giving them dbo permission? To take credentials to create db. Diagram, Try this query: TT. You need to change database owner to be able to create database diagrams. To change the database owner: Then refresh databases in object explorer in SSMS.

Feb 13, 2025 · To use Database Diagram Designer it must first be set up by a member of the db_owner role (a role of SQL Server databases) to control access to diagrams. Each diagram has one and only one owner, the user who created it.

Aug 23, 2019 · Logged in as the DBO I create a database diagram in the Database Diagrams folder. Then I log in with only read permissions on the database and I can't see the diagram in the folder. What permission(s) do I need to be able to read the diagram, no edit?

Nov 22, 2024 · Every SQL Server securable has associated permissions that can be granted to a principal. Permissions in the Database Engine are managed at the server level assigned to logins and server roles, and at the database level assigned to database users and database roles.

Nov 22, 2024 · Permissions can be manipulated with the familiar Transact-SQL queries GRANT, DENY, and REVOKE. Information about permissions is visible in the sys.server_permissions and sys.database_permissions catalog views. There is also support for querying permissions information by using built-in functions.

Aug 14, 2009 · As SQL Server database diagrams are very powerful and require the user to be a member of the db_owner role, development servers are always the best option to work with database diagrams. Due to permissions issues, database diagrams are not suitable for …

Feb 1, 2013 · To grant 'view diagrams' permissions to a role or login , grant execute permissions on. dt_getobjwithprop_u. dt_getpropertiesbyid_u . This will allow viewing of the diagrams only with no...

Apr 17, 2019 · We've designed some database diagrams on our DEV server (we have SA access). We want our analysts to be able to see these diagrams but we don't want them to have db_owner access (even...