On Transact SQL language the Msg 2812 Level 16 - Could not find stored procedure means that the procedure name is misspelled or does not exist.

Msg 2812 Level 16 Example:

We have the procedure getStudents:

USE model;
GO
CREATE PROCEDURE getStudents
   @LastName nvarchar(50)
AS
SELECT id, first_name, last_name
   FROM students
WHERE last_name = @LastName
ORDER BY first_name
GO

Invalid execution:

USE model;
GO
EXEC getStudents123 'DAVIS'
GO

Correct execution:

USE model;
GO
EXEC getStudents 'DAVIS'
GO

Other error messages:

• Specified scale is invalid
• Foreign key references invalid column in referenced table
• Table already has a primary key defined on it
• Column name does not exist in the target table or view
• Violation of PRIMARY KEY constraint
• Column names in each table must be unique
• There is already an object named in the database