Sorted it.
Using a certificate to sign the function, assign permissions to the certificate and create a login from that.
Busy documenting the process now.

OK, I'm back. So, having ascertained that Intellisense really does like to have a laugh at my expense I have now set up the desired permission.
Or rather, I have...

Hi Guys,
I'm struggling with using EXECUTE AS to assign a server-level permission to an account - could I ask somebody to see if I've just done 
something...

You should have a look at partitioning. IIRC as long as you have SP1 installed, you'll have access to this feature.
It took me a while to get the hang...

Wonderful, thank you very much.
I had tried a CROSS JOIN but hadn't nested the JSON_QUERY inside the OPENJSON. I would never have thought of that.
Thanks for your time.

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The Replication monitor should be able to supply you with that information.

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I haven't seen a query quite as spectacular as this one before but have come across similar creations in the past.
It looks like something that has been abused over...