diff --git a/dbt/include/sqlserver/macros/materializations/tests/helper.sql b/dbt/include/sqlserver/macros/materializations/tests/helper.sql
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+++ b/dbt/include/sqlserver/macros/materializations/tests/helper.sql
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+{% macro sqlserver__get_test_sql(main_sql, fail_calc, warn_if, error_if, limit) -%}
+
+    {% set testview %}
+      dbo.testview_{{ range(1300, 19000) | random }}
+    {% endset %}
+
+    {% set sql = main_sql.replace("'", "''")%}
+
+    EXEC('create view {{testview}} as {{ sql }};')
+    select
+      {{ "top (" ~ limit ~ ')' if limit != none }}
+      {{ fail_calc }} as failures,
+      case when {{ fail_calc }} {{ warn_if }}
+        then 'true' else 'false' end as should_warn,
+      case when {{ fail_calc }} {{ error_if }}
+        then 'true' else 'false' end as should_error
+    from (
+      select * from {{testview}}
+    ) dbt_internal_test;
+
+    EXEC('drop view {{testview}};')
+
+{%- endmacro %}