How do I change db schema to dbo

Question

I imported a bunch of tables from an old sql server (2000) to my 2008 database. All the imported tables are prefixed with my username, for example: jonathan.MovieData. In the table properties it lists jonathan as the db schema. When I write stored procedures I now have to include jonathan. in front of all the table names which is confusing.

How do I change all my tables to be dbo instead of jonathan?

Current result: jonathan.MovieData

Desired result: dbo.MovieData

Answer 1

Way to do it for an individual thing:

alter schema dbo transfer jonathan.MovieData

Answer 2

Open SQL server as SA account and click on new query past the blow queries

than click on execute, it will rollback all owned schema back to SA account

alter authorization on schema::[db_datareader] to [dbo]
alter authorization on schema::[db_datareader] to [db_datareader]
alter authorization on schema::[db_datawriter] to [dbo]
alter authorization on schema::[db_datawriter] to [db_datawriter]
alter authorization on schema::[db_securityadmin] to [dbo]
alter authorization on schema::[db_securityadmin] to [db_securityadmin]
alter authorization on schema::[db_accessadmin] to [dbo]
alter authorization on schema::[db_accessadmin] to [db_accessadmin]
alter authorization on schema::[db_backupoperator] to [dbo]
alter authorization on schema::[db_backupoperator] to [db_backupoperator]
alter authorization on schema::[db_ddladmin] to [dbo]
alter authorization on schema::[db_ddladmin] to [db_ddladmin]
alter authorization on schema::[db_owner] to [dbo]
alter authorization on schema::[db_owner] to [db_owner]

Answer 3

USE MyDB;
GO
ALTER SCHEMA dbo TRANSFER jonathan.MovieData;
GO

Ref: ALTER SCHEMA

Answer 4

ms-help://MS.SQLCC.v9/MS.SQLSVR.v9.en/tsqlref9/html/0a760138-460e-410a-a3c1-d60af03bf2ed.htm

ALTER SCHEMA schema_name TRANSFER securable_name