Accessing stored procedures

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Hello,
I have an MSSQL Server 2014 Essentials installed, with Management Studio and SDK.
I imported a database from an older project that contains stored procedures. I need to know what exactly these procedures do, but I can't seem to access them. When I try, there is an error message:

The TextHeader property is not available for StoredProcedure '[dbo].[ProcedureName]'. This property does not exist for this Object or may not be accessible due to insufficient permissions. The text is encrypted (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo).

I am logged in as SA.
Is there any way to access the procedures?

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They are most probably encrypted, you will need to decrypt to remove padlock icon.

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There are third party applications - Red Gate for instance - that will let you view encrypted stored procedures. Alternatively, you can use DAC - see an article here: http://sqlmag.com/database-security/decrypt-sql-server-objects It is a bit dated, but I think it is still accurate.