The column prefix does not match with a table name or alias name used in the query

Msg 107, Level 16, State 3, Line 1

The column prefix does not match with a table name or alias name used in the query.

The actual Error message varies with the Alias being used. The usual message is as shown below.

The column prefix '%.*ls' does not match with a table name or alias name used in the query.

The % in the above can be replaced with the alias that was used and caused the issue.

For example, below are 2 scenarios that will lead to the SQL Error msg 107.

• When the Column Prefix doesnot correspond to the table or alias name that is used in the SQL query. The below query leads to the error. 

Use AdventureWorks2017
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SELECT P.*
FROM Person.Person
where FirstName='Adam'

Output:

Msg 107, Level 15, State 1, Line 7

The column prefix 'P' does not match with a table name or alias name used in the query.

In this query, the alias P cannot be identified and will result above error

• The table name is specified as a column prefix where as the alias name is supplied in the FROM clause. 

Use AdventureWorks2017
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SELECT Person.*
FROM Person.Person As PR
where FirstName='Adam'

Output:

Msg 107, Level 15, State 1, Line 7

The column prefix 'Person' does not match with a table name or alias name used in the query.

To avoid this error, always make sure that the table name used as a prefix of a column in a query exists in the FROM clause.

Use AdventureWorks2017
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SELECT Person.*
FROM Person.Person
where FirstName='Adam'

Also, to avoid the second cause of this error, once you assign an alias to a table in the FROM clause, make sure to use that alias in a column prefix and not the original table name:

Use AdventureWorks2017
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SELECT PR.*
FROM Person.Person As PR
where FirstName='Adam'