How to script SQL server database role?

Question

I need to make a script to copy one particular database role from one SQL server to another.

Is there an easy way to generate a script that creates the role and all the

Answer 1

-- Use this if you have a lot of permissions assigned to a Database Role
-- Before running, set results to Text

SET NOCOUNT ON

Use MyDB;  -- CHANGE DATABASE NAME

DECLARE @RoleName varchar(50) = 'sp_exec' --- change role name here

SELECT 'CREATE ROLE [' + @RoleName + '];'+ char(13)

SELECT  'GRANT ' + prm.permission_name + ' ON [' + 
OBJECT_NAME(major_id) + '] TO [' + rol.name + '] ;' + char(13) COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS

from sys.database_permissions prm

    join sys.database_principals rol on

        prm.grantee_principal_id = rol.principal_id

where rol.name = @RoleName