## Sql_variant data uses sql_variant collation rather than database collation

### Scope
Transparent

### Version Introduced
4.5

### Source Analyzer Status
Not planned

### Change Description
`sql_variant` data uses `sql_variant` collation rather than database collation. 

- [ ] Quirked
- [ ] Build-time break

### Recommended Action
This change addresses possible data corruption if the database collation differs from the `sql_variant` collation. Applications that rely on the corrupted data may experience failure. 

### Affected APIs
* Not detectable via API analysis

### Category
Data

[More information](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh367887(v=vs.110).aspx#xml)

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