Find mismatching column types in database schema.sql

-- Find mismatching column types in database schema
-- Part of the SQL Server DBA Toolbox at https://github.com/DavidSchanzer/Sql-Server-DBA-Toolbox
-- This script identifies columns having different datatypes, for the same column name, sorted by the prevalence of the mismatched column

-- Do not lock anything, and do not get held up by any locks.
SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ UNCOMMITTED;

-- Calculate prevalence of column name
SELECT COLUMN_NAME,
       [%] = CONVERT(DECIMAL(12, 2), COUNT(COLUMN_NAME) * 100.0 / COUNT(*) OVER ())
INTO #Prevalence
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
GROUP BY COLUMN_NAME;

-- Do the columns differ on datatype across the schemas and tables?
SELECT DISTINCT
       C1.COLUMN_NAME,
       C1.TABLE_SCHEMA,
       C1.TABLE_NAME,
       C1.DATA_TYPE,
       C1.CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH,
       C1.NUMERIC_PRECISION,
       C1.NUMERIC_SCALE,
       p.[%]
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS C1
    INNER JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS C2
        ON C1.COLUMN_NAME = C2.COLUMN_NAME
    INNER JOIN #Prevalence p
        ON p.COLUMN_NAME = C1.COLUMN_NAME
WHERE (
          (C1.DATA_TYPE <> C2.DATA_TYPE)
          OR (C1.CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH <> C2.CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH)
          OR (C1.NUMERIC_PRECISION <> C2.NUMERIC_PRECISION)
          OR (C1.NUMERIC_SCALE <> C2.NUMERIC_SCALE)
      )
ORDER BY p.[%] DESC,
         C1.COLUMN_NAME,
         C1.TABLE_SCHEMA,
         C1.TABLE_NAME;

DROP TABLE #Prevalence;