diff --git a/contrib/babelfishpg_common/sql/geography.sql b/contrib/babelfishpg_common/sql/geography.sql
index 8e6e2147390..00ad2c7f97d 100644
--- a/contrib/babelfishpg_common/sql/geography.sql
+++ b/contrib/babelfishpg_common/sql/geography.sql
@@ -433,6 +433,19 @@ CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION sys.STDimension(geom sys.GEOGRAPHY)
 	END;
 	$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql IMMUTABLE STRICT PARALLEL SAFE;
 
+--Parse
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION sys.Geography__Parse(geography_tagged_text sys.NVARCHAR)
+    RETURNS sys.GEOGRAPHY
+    AS $$
+    BEGIN
+        IF UPPER(geography_tagged_text COLLATE sys.DATABASE_DEFAULT) = 'NULL' THEN
+            RETURN NULL;
+        END IF;
+
+        RETURN sys.geogfromtext_helper(geography_tagged_text, 4326);
+    END;
+    $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql STRICT IMMUTABLE PARALLEL SAFE;
+
 --STGeomType 
 CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION sys.STGeometryType(geog sys.GEOGRAPHY)
 	RETURNS sys.NVARCHAR(4000)
diff --git a/contrib/babelfishpg_common/sql/geometry.sql b/contrib/babelfishpg_common/sql/geometry.sql
index eb470643d95..e5ec6d71908 100644
--- a/contrib/babelfishpg_common/sql/geometry.sql
+++ b/contrib/babelfishpg_common/sql/geometry.sql
@@ -449,6 +449,19 @@ CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION sys.STGeometryType(geom sys.GEOMETRY)
 	END;
 	$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql IMMUTABLE STRICT PARALLEL SAFE;
 
+--Parse
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION sys.Geometry__Parse(geometry_tagged_text sys.NVARCHAR)
+    RETURNS sys.GEOMETRY
+    AS $$
+    BEGIN
+	    IF UPPER(geometry_tagged_text COLLATE sys.DATABASE_DEFAULT) = 'NULL' THEN
+            RETURN NULL;
+        END IF;
+
+        RETURN sys.geomfromtext_helper(geometry_tagged_text, 0);
+    END;
+    $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql STRICT IMMUTABLE PARALLEL SAFE;
+
 -- STDisjoint
 -- Checks if two geometries have no points in common
 CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION sys.STDisjoint(geom1 sys.GEOMETRY, geom2 sys.GEOMETRY)
diff --git a/contrib/babelfishpg_common/sql/upgrades/spatial_types--6.0.0--6.1.0.sql b/contrib/babelfishpg_common/sql/upgrades/spatial_types--6.0.0--6.1.0.sql
index be61622b28c..1a6c7621827 100644
--- a/contrib/babelfishpg_common/sql/upgrades/spatial_types--6.0.0--6.1.0.sql
+++ b/contrib/babelfishpg_common/sql/upgrades/spatial_types--6.0.0--6.1.0.sql
@@ -1,8 +1,34 @@
 -------------------------------------------------------
 ---- Include changes related to spatial types here ----
 -------------------------------------------------------
---STGeomType
+--parse
+--Geometry 
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION sys.Geometry__Parse(geometry_tagged_text sys.NVARCHAR)
+    RETURNS sys.GEOMETRY
+    AS $$
+    BEGIN
+        IF UPPER(geometry_tagged_text COLLATE sys.DATABASE_DEFAULT) = 'NULL' THEN
+            RETURN NULL;
+        END IF;
+
+        RETURN sys.geomfromtext_helper(geometry_tagged_text, 0);
+    END;
+    $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql STRICT IMMUTABLE PARALLEL SAFE;
 
+--Geography
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION sys.Geography__Parse(geography_tagged_text sys.NVARCHAR)
+    RETURNS sys.GEOGRAPHY
+    AS $$
+    BEGIN
+        IF UPPER(geography_tagged_text COLLATE sys.DATABASE_DEFAULT) = 'NULL' THEN
+            RETURN NULL;
+        END IF;
+
+        RETURN sys.geogfromtext_helper(geography_tagged_text, 4326);
+    END;
+    $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql STRICT IMMUTABLE PARALLEL SAFE;
+
+--STGeomType
 --Geometry
 CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION sys.STGeometryType(geom sys.GEOMETRY)
 	RETURNS sys.NVARCHAR(4000)
@@ -43,4 +69,4 @@ CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION sys.STGeometryType(geog sys.GEOGRAPHY)
 		
 	    RAISE EXCEPTION 'Unexpected geometry type format: %. Expected ST_* prefix.', geom_type;
 	END;
-	$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql IMMUTABLE STRICT PARALLEL SAFE;
\ No newline at end of file
+	$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql IMMUTABLE STRICT PARALLEL SAFE;
diff --git a/contrib/babelfishpg_tsql/antlr/TSqlParser.g4 b/contrib/babelfishpg_tsql/antlr/TSqlParser.g4
index aa0fbec23ea..f280a1e1180 100644
--- a/contrib/babelfishpg_tsql/antlr/TSqlParser.g4
+++ b/contrib/babelfishpg_tsql/antlr/TSqlParser.g4
@@ -3962,6 +3962,7 @@ geospatial_static_method
     | STLINEFROMTEXT
     | STPOLYFROMTEXT
     | POINT
+    | PARSE
     ;
 
 hierarchyid_methods
@@ -3970,7 +3971,6 @@ hierarchyid_methods
 
 hierarchyid_static_method
     : GETROOT
-    | PARSE
     ;
 
 datatype_static_method
diff --git a/test/JDBC/expected/Test-spatial-functions-3-vu-cleanup.out b/test/JDBC/expected/Test-spatial-functions-3-vu-cleanup.out
index 50f11453245..56f1c67de89 100644
--- a/test/JDBC/expected/Test-spatial-functions-3-vu-cleanup.out
+++ b/test/JDBC/expected/Test-spatial-functions-3-vu-cleanup.out
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+USE TestGeospatialParse_DB 
+
+DROP TABLE TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 
+
+DROP TABLE TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 
+
+USE MASTER 
+
+DROP VIEW TestGeospatialParse_ParseGeomView3 
+
+DROP VIEW TestGeospatialParse_ParseGeogView3 
+
+DROP TABLE TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3 
+
+DROP TABLE TestGeospatialParse_GeogTemp3 
+
+DROP DATABASE TestGeospatialParse_DB 
+
 USE TestGeospatialMethods3_DB;
 
 DROP VIEW TestGeospatialMethods3_STGeometryType_GEOM_View_db;
@@ -15,3 +33,4 @@ DROP TABLE TestGeospatialMethods3_STGeometryType_GEOM_Temp;
 DROP TABLE TestGeospatialMethods3_STGeometryType_GEOG_Temp;
 
 DROP DATABASE TestGeospatialMethods3_DB;
+
diff --git a/test/JDBC/expected/Test-spatial-functions-3-vu-prepare.out b/test/JDBC/expected/Test-spatial-functions-3-vu-prepare.out
index 8c966de7172..5363d55fdff 100644
--- a/test/JDBC/expected/Test-spatial-functions-3-vu-prepare.out
+++ b/test/JDBC/expected/Test-spatial-functions-3-vu-prepare.out
@@ -1,3 +1,142 @@
+CREATE DATABASE TestGeospatialParse_DB;
+
+USE TestGeospatialParse_DB;
+
+CREATE TABLE TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 ( ID INT PRIMARY KEY, GeomColumn geometry ); 
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (1, geometry::Parse('POINT(3.0 4.0)'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (2, geometry::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1, 2 2)'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (3, geometry::Parse('POLYGON((0 0, 0 1, 1 1, 1 0, 0 0))'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (4, geometry::Parse('POINT(1.0 2.0)'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (5, geometry::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0, 5 5)'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (7, geometry::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0 0, 1 1 1, 2 2 2)'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (8, geometry::Parse('LINESTRING M(0 0 0, 1 1 1, 2 2 2)'));
+~~ERROR (Code: 33557097)~~
+
+~~ERROR (Message: parse error - invalid geometry)~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (9, geometry::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0 0 0, 1 1 1 1, 2 2 2 2)'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (10, geometry::Parse('POINT(1 2 3)'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (11, geometry::Parse('POINT M(1 2 3)'));
+~~ERROR (Code: 33557097)~~
+
+~~ERROR (Message: parse error - invalid geometry)~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (12, geometry::Parse('POINT(1 2 3 4)'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (13, geometry::Parse('POLYGON((0 0 0, 0 1 1, 1 1 1, 1 0 0, 0 0 0))'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (14, geometry::Parse('POLYGON M((0 0 0, 0 1 1, 1 1 1, 1 0 0, 0 0 0))'));
+~~ERROR (Code: 33557097)~~
+
+~~ERROR (Message: parse error - invalid geometry)~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (15, geometry::Parse('POLYGON((0 0 0 0, 0 1 1 1, 1 1 1 1, 1 0 0 0, 0 0 0 0))'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+
+CREATE TABLE TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 ( ID INT PRIMARY KEY, GeogColumn geography ); 
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (1, geography::Parse('POINT(3.0 4.0)'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (2, geography::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1, 2 2)'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (3, geography::Parse('POLYGON((0 0, 0 1, 1 1, 1 0, 0 0))'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (4, geography::Parse('POINT(1.0 2.0)'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (5, geography::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0, 5 5)'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (6, geography::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0 0, 1 1 1, 2 2 2)'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (7, geography::Parse('LINESTRING M(0 0 0, 1 1 1, 2 2 2)'));
+~~ERROR (Code: 33557097)~~
+
+~~ERROR (Message: parse error - invalid geometry)~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (8, geography::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0 0 0, 1 1 1 1, 2 2 2 2)'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (9, geography::Parse('POINT(1 2 3)'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (10, geography::Parse('POINT M(1 2 3)'));
+~~ERROR (Code: 33557097)~~
+
+~~ERROR (Message: parse error - invalid geometry)~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (11, geography::Parse('POINT(1 2 3 4)'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (12, geography::Parse('POLYGON((0 0 0, 0 1 1, 1 1 1, 1 0 0, 0 0 0))'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (13, geography::Parse('POLYGON M((0 0 0, 0 1 1, 1 1 1, 1 0 0, 0 0 0))'));
+~~ERROR (Code: 33557097)~~
+
+~~ERROR (Message: parse error - invalid geometry)~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (14, geography::Parse('POLYGON((0 0 0 0, 0 1 1 1, 1 1 1 1, 1 0 0 0, 0 0 0 0))'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+
+
+USE MASTER
+
+CREATE TABLE TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3 ( ID INT PRIMARY KEY, GeomColumn geometry ); 
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (1, geometry::Parse('POINT(3.0 4.0)'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (2, geometry::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1)'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (3, geometry::Parse('POLYGON((0 0, 0 2, 2 2, 2 0, 0 0))'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (4, geometry::Parse('POINT(47.65100 -22.34900)'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+
+CREATE TABLE TestGeospatialParse_GeogTemp3 ( ID INT PRIMARY KEY, GeogColumn geography ); 
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeogTemp3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (1, geography::Parse('POINT(3.0 4.0)'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeogTemp3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (2, geography::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1)'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeogTemp3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (3, geography::Parse('POLYGON((0 0, 0 2, 2 2, 2 0, 0 0))'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeogTemp3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (4, geography::Parse('POINT(47.65100 -22.34900)'));
+~~ROW COUNT: 1~~
+
+
+CREATE VIEW TestGeospatialParse_ParseGeomView3 AS SELECT GeomColumn.STAsText() AS ParsedGeom FROM TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3 ORDER BY GeomColumn.STX;
+
+CREATE VIEW TestGeospatialParse_ParseGeogView3 AS SELECT GeogColumn.STAsText() AS ParsedGeog FROM TestGeospatialParse_GeogTemp3 ORDER BY GeogColumn.Lat;
+
 CREATE DATABASE TestGeospatialMethods3_DB;
 
 USE TestGeospatialMethods3_DB;
diff --git a/test/JDBC/expected/Test-spatial-functions-3-vu-verify.out b/test/JDBC/expected/Test-spatial-functions-3-vu-verify.out
index 967137cbfa9..35839387aed 100644
--- a/test/JDBC/expected/Test-spatial-functions-3-vu-verify.out
+++ b/test/JDBC/expected/Test-spatial-functions-3-vu-verify.out
@@ -1,4 +1,911 @@
 
+--Parse functions test 
+-- geometry::Parse with POINT
+DECLARE @geomText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @geomText = 'POINT(1.0 2.0)';
+SELECT geometry::Parse(@geomText).STAsText() AS ParsedGeometry;
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar
+POINT(1 2)
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- geometry::Parse with LINESTRING
+DECLARE @geomText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @geomText = 'LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1, 2 2)';
+SELECT geometry::Parse(@geomText).STAsText() AS ParsedGeometry;
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar
+LINESTRING(0 0,1 1,2 2)
+~~END~~
+
+
+DECLARE @geomText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @geomText = 'POLYGON((0 0, 0 1, 1 1, 1 0, 0 0))';
+SELECT geometry::Parse(@geomText).STAsText() AS ParsedGeometry;
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar
+POLYGON((0 0,0 1,1 1,1 0,0 0))
+~~END~~
+
+
+DECLARE @geogText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @geogText = 'POINT(1.0 2.0)';
+SELECT geography::Parse(@geogText).STAsText() AS ParsedGeography;
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar
+POINT(1 2)
+~~END~~
+
+
+DECLARE @geogText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @geogText = 'LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1, 2 2)';
+SELECT geography::Parse(@geogText).STAsText() AS ParsedGeography;
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar
+LINESTRING(0 0,1 1,2 2)
+~~END~~
+
+
+DECLARE @geogText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @geogText = 'POLYGON((0 0, 0 1, 1 1, 1 0, 0 0))';
+SELECT geography::Parse(@geogText).STAsText() AS ParsedGeography;
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar
+POLYGON((0 0,0 1,1 1,1 0,0 0))
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- Parse with real-world coordinates 
+DECLARE @geomText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @geomText = 'POINT(-122.34900 47.65100)';
+SELECT geometry::Parse(@geomText).STAsText() AS ParsedGeometry;
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar
+POINT(-122.349 47.651)
+~~END~~
+
+
+DECLARE @geogText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @geogText = 'POINT(-122.34900 47.65100)';
+SELECT geography::Parse(@geogText).STAsText() AS ParsedGeography;
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar
+POINT(-122.349 47.651)
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- Parse from table column
+SELECT ID, geometry::Parse(GeomColumn.STAsText()).STAsText() AS ParsedGeom FROM TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3 ORDER BY ID;
+go
+~~START~~
+int#!#nvarchar
+1#!#POINT(3 4)
+2#!#LINESTRING(0 0,1 1)
+3#!#POLYGON((0 0,0 2,2 2,2 0,0 0))
+4#!#POINT(47.651 -22.349)
+~~END~~
+
+
+SELECT ID, geography::Parse(GeogColumn.STAsText()).STAsText() AS ParsedGeog FROM TestGeospatialParse_GeogTemp ORDER BY ID;
+go
+~~ERROR (Code: 33557097)~~
+
+~~ERROR (Message: relation "testgeospatialparse_geogtemp" does not exist)~~
+
+
+-- Parse with STEquals in WHERE clause
+DECLARE @searchText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @searchText = 'POINT(3.0 4.0)';
+SELECT ID FROM TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3 WHERE geometry::Parse(@searchText).STEquals(GeomColumn) = 1 ORDER BY ID;
+go
+~~START~~
+int
+1
+~~END~~
+
+
+DECLARE @searchText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @searchText = 'POINT(3.0 4.0)';
+SELECT ID FROM TestGeospatialParse_GeogTemp WHERE geography::Parse(@searchText).STEquals(GeogColumn) = 1 ORDER BY ID;
+go
+~~ERROR (Code: 33557097)~~
+
+~~ERROR (Message: relation "testgeospatialparse_geogtemp" does not exist)~~
+
+
+-- Parse with JOIN and STIntersects
+DECLARE @refText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @refText = 'POINT(3.0 4.0)';
+SELECT g1.ID, g2.ID FROM TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3 g1 
+JOIN TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3 g2 ON geometry::Parse(@refText).STIntersects(g1.GeomColumn) = 1 
+ORDER BY g1.ID, g2.ID;
+go
+~~START~~
+int#!#int
+1#!#1
+1#!#2
+1#!#3
+1#!#4
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- Parse with CASE and STDistance
+DECLARE @testText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @testText = 'POINT(1.0 2.0)';
+SELECT ID, 
+CASE WHEN geometry::Parse(@testText).STDistance(GeomColumn) < 5.0 THEN 'Near' ELSE 'Far' END AS Proximity
+FROM TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3 ORDER BY ID;
+go
+~~START~~
+int#!#varchar
+1#!#Near
+2#!#Near
+3#!#Near
+4#!#Far
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- Parse with CTE
+DECLARE @refText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @refText = 'POINT(3.0 4.0)';
+WITH ParseCTE AS (
+    SELECT ID, geometry::Parse(@refText).STDistance(GeomColumn) AS Distance 
+    FROM TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3
+)
+SELECT * FROM ParseCTE WHERE Distance < 10.0 ORDER BY Distance;
+go
+~~START~~
+int#!#float
+1#!#0.0
+3#!#2.23606797749979
+2#!#3.605551275463989
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- Parse with cross-database query (geometry)
+DECLARE @refText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @refText = 'POINT(3.0 4.0)';
+SELECT ID, geometry::Parse(@refText).STDistance(GeomColumn) AS Distance 
+FROM TestGeospatialParse_DB.dbo.TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3ORDER BY ID;
+go
+~~ERROR (Code: 33557097)~~
+
+~~ERROR (Message: syntax error near 'BY' at line 5 and character position 72)~~
+
+
+-- Parse with cross-database query (geography)
+DECLARE @refText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @refText = 'POINT(3.0 4.0)';
+SELECT ID, geography::Parse(@refText).STDistance(GeogColumn) AS Distance 
+FROM TestGeospatialParse_DB.dbo.TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 ORDER BY ID;
+go
+~~START~~
+int#!#float
+1#!#0.0
+2#!#247520.76060020996
+3#!#399384.36945885984
+4#!#313588.39721259556
+5#!#77836.58790621723
+6#!#247520.76060020996
+8#!#247520.76060020996
+9#!#313588.39721259556
+11#!#313588.39721259556
+12#!#399384.36945885984
+14#!#399384.36945885984
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- NULL variable input (geometry)
+DECLARE @nullText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @nullText = NULL;
+SELECT geometry::Parse(@nullText) AS ParsedGeometry;
+go
+~~START~~
+geometry
+<NULL>
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- NULL variable input (geography)
+DECLARE @nullText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @nullText = NULL;
+SELECT geography::Parse(@nullText) AS ParsedGeography;
+go
+~~START~~
+geography
+<NULL>
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- 'NULL' string literal - should error 
+DECLARE @nullString NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @nullString = 'NULL';
+SELECT geometry::Parse(@nullString) AS ParsedGeometry;
+go
+~~START~~
+geometry
+<NULL>
+~~END~~
+
+
+DECLARE @nullString NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @nullString = 'NULL';
+SELECT geography::Parse(@nullString) AS ParsedGeography;
+go
+~~START~~
+geography
+<NULL>
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- POINT EMPTY 
+DECLARE @emptyPoint NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @emptyPoint = 'POINT EMPTY';
+SELECT geometry::Parse(@emptyPoint).STAsText() AS ParsedGeometry;
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar
+POINT EMPTY
+~~END~~
+
+
+DECLARE @emptyPoint NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @emptyPoint = 'POINT EMPTY';
+SELECT geography::Parse(@emptyPoint).STAsText() AS ParsedGeography;
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar
+POINT EMPTY
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- Whitespace handling 
+DECLARE @geomText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @geomText = ' POINT ( 1.0 2.0 ) ';
+SELECT geometry::Parse(@geomText).STAsText() AS ParsedGeometry;
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar
+POINT(1 2)
+~~END~~
+
+
+DECLARE @geogText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @geogText = ' POINT ( 1.0 2.0 ) ';
+SELECT geography::Parse(@geogText).STAsText() AS ParsedGeography;
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar
+POINT(1 2)
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- Parse with different case
+DECLARE @lowerText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @lowerText = 'point(1.0 2.0)';
+SELECT geometry::Parse(@lowerText).STAsText() AS ParsedGeometry;
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar
+POINT(1 2)
+~~END~~
+
+
+DECLARE @upperText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @upperText = 'POINT(1.0 2.0)';
+SELECT geography::Parse(@upperText).STAsText() AS ParsedGeography;
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar
+POINT(1 2)
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- Nested function calls
+SELECT ID, geometry::Parse(GeomColumn.STAsText()).STDimension() AS Dimension 
+FROM TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3 ORDER BY ID;
+go
+~~START~~
+int#!#int
+1#!#0
+2#!#1
+3#!#2
+4#!#0
+~~END~~
+
+
+SELECT ID, geography::Parse(GeogColumn.STAsText()).STDimension() AS Dimension 
+FROM TestGeospatialParse_GeogTemp3 ORDER BY ID;
+go
+~~START~~
+int#!#int
+1#!#0
+2#!#1
+3#!#2
+4#!#0
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- Parse with function results
+SELECT geometry::Parse(geometry::Point(1.0, 2.0, 4326).STAsText()).STAsText() AS ParsedFromFunction;
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar
+POINT(1 2)
+~~END~~
+
+
+SELECT geography::Parse(geography::Point(1.0, 2.0, 4326).STAsText()).STAsText() AS ParsedFromFunction;
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar
+POINT(2 1)
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- Direct NULL input
+SELECT geometry::Parse(NULL);
+go
+~~START~~
+geometry
+<NULL>
+~~END~~
+
+
+SELECT geography::Parse(NULL);
+go
+~~START~~
+geography
+<NULL>
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- 'NULL' string literal
+SELECT geometry::Parse('NULL');
+go
+~~START~~
+geometry
+<NULL>
+~~END~~
+
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('NULL');
+go
+~~START~~
+geography
+<NULL>
+~~END~~
+
+
+SELECT geometry::Parse('  NULL   ');
+go
+~~ERROR (Code: 33557097)~~
+
+~~ERROR (Message: Invalid geometry)~~
+
+
+-- XYZM coordinates (4D)
+SELECT geometry::Parse('POINT(1 2 3 4)').STAsText();
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar
+POINT(1 2)
+~~END~~
+
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('POINT(1 2 3 4)').STAsText();
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar
+POINT(1 2)
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- XYZ coordinates (3D)
+SELECT geometry::Parse('POINT(1 2 3)').STAsText();
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar
+POINT(1 2)
+~~END~~
+
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('POINT(1 2 3)').STAsText();
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar
+POINT(1 2)
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- Invalid: single coordinate - should error
+SELECT geometry::Parse('POINT(1)');   
+go
+~~ERROR (Code: 33557097)~~
+
+~~ERROR (Message: Invalid geometry)~~
+
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('POINT(1)').STAsText();
+go
+~~ERROR (Code: 33557097)~~
+
+~~ERROR (Message: Invalid geometry)~~
+
+
+-- Invalid polygon: insufficient points - should error
+SELECT geometry::Parse('POLYGON((0 0, 1 1))');
+go
+~~ERROR (Code: 33557097)~~
+
+~~ERROR (Message: geometry requires more points)~~
+
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('POLYGON((0 0, 1 1))');
+go
+~~ERROR (Code: 33557097)~~
+
+~~ERROR (Message: geometry requires more points)~~
+
+
+-- Invalid WKT string - should error
+SELECT geometry::Parse('hello');
+go
+~~ERROR (Code: 33557097)~~
+
+~~ERROR (Message: Invalid geometry)~~
+
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('hello');
+go
+~~ERROR (Code: 33557097)~~
+
+~~ERROR (Message: Invalid geometry)~~
+
+
+-- Large coordinate values
+SELECT geometry::Parse('POINT(999999999 999999999)').STAsText();
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar
+POINT(999999999 999999999)
+~~END~~
+
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('POINT(999999999 999999999)').STAsText();
+go
+~~ERROR (Code: 33557097)~~
+
+~~ERROR (Message: Latitude values must be between -90 and 90 degrees)~~
+
+
+-- Boundary coordinate values
+SELECT geometry::Parse('POINT(-180 -90)').STAsText();
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar
+POINT(-180 -90)
+~~END~~
+
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('POINT(-180 -90)').STAsText();
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar
+POINT(-180 -90)
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- LINESTRING EMPTY
+SELECT geometry::Parse('LINESTRING EMPTY').STAsText();
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar
+LINESTRING EMPTY
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- Case insensitivity for LINESTRING
+SELECT geometry::Parse('lineString(0 0, 1 1)').STAsText();
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar
+LINESTRING(0 0,1 1)
+~~END~~
+
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('LINESTRING EMPTY').STAsText();
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar
+LINESTRING EMPTY
+~~END~~
+
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('lineString(0 0, 1 1)').STAsText();
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar
+LINESTRING(0 0,1 1)
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- UNION with Parse
+SELECT geometry::Parse('POINT(1 2)').STAsText() AS geom
+UNION
+SELECT geometry::Parse('POINT(3 4)').STAsText()
+UNION
+SELECT geometry::Parse('NULL').STAsText();
+ORDER BY geom DESC;
+go
+~~ERROR (Code: 33557097)~~
+
+~~ERROR (Message: syntax error near 'ORDER' at line 7 and character position 0)~~
+
+
+-- GROUP BY with spatial type
+SELECT GeomColumn.STGeometryType() AS GeomType, 
+       COUNT(*) AS Count
+FROM TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3
+GROUP BY GeomColumn.STGeometryType()
+ORDER BY GeomType;
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar#!#int
+LineString#!#1
+Point#!#2
+Polygon#!#1
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- Window function with Parse
+SELECT ID, 
+       geometry::Parse('POINT(0 0)').STDistance(GeomColumn) AS Distance,
+       ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY geometry::Parse('POINT(0 0)').STDistance(GeomColumn)) AS RowNum
+FROM TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3;
+go
+~~START~~
+int#!#float#!#bigint
+2#!#0.0#!#1
+3#!#0.0#!#2
+1#!#5.0#!#3
+4#!#52.63169769255026#!#4
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- CAST result to VARCHAR
+SELECT CAST(geometry::Parse('POINT(1 2)').STAsText() AS VARCHAR(100)) AS Result;
+go
+~~START~~
+varchar
+POINT(1 2)
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- Empty string - should error
+SELECT geometry::Parse('');
+go
+~~ERROR (Code: 33557097)~~
+
+~~ERROR (Message: Invalid input: string is empty or contains only whitespace characters)~~
+
+
+-- hierarchyid::Parse
+select hierarchyid::Parse('/1/3/2/');
+go
+~~ERROR (Code: 33557097)~~
+
+~~ERROR (Message: 'HIERARCHYID datatype' is not currently supported in Babelfish)~~
+
+
+-- hierarchyid::Parse with variable
+DECLARE @node hierarchyid;
+SET @node = hierarchyid::Parse('/1/3/2/');
+SELECT @node AS NodeValue;
+go
+~~ERROR (Code: 33557097)~~
+
+~~ERROR (Message: 'HIERARCHYID datatype' is not currently supported in Babelfish)~~
+
+
+-- CTE with multiple geometry types
+WITH ParseCTE AS (
+    SELECT 1 AS ID, geometry::Parse('POINT(1 2)').STAsText() AS GeomText
+    UNION ALL
+    SELECT 2, geometry::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1)').STAsText()
+    UNION ALL
+    SELECT 3, geometry::Parse('POLYGON((0 0, 0 10, 10 10, 10 0, 0 0))').STAsText()
+)
+SELECT ID, GeomText FROM ParseCTE ORDER BY ID;
+go
+~~START~~
+int#!#nvarchar
+1#!#POINT(1 2)
+2#!#LINESTRING(0 0,1 1)
+3#!#POLYGON((0 0,0 10,10 10,10 0,0 0))
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- CTE with geography types
+WITH GeogCTE AS (
+    SELECT 1 AS ID, geography::Parse('POINT(-122.349 47.651)').STAsText() AS GeogText
+    UNION ALL
+    SELECT 2, geography::Parse('LINESTRING(-122.36 47.65, -122.34 47.66)').STAsText()
+)
+SELECT ID, GeogText FROM GeogCTE ORDER BY ID;
+go
+~~START~~
+int#!#nvarchar
+1#!#POINT(-122.349 47.651)
+2#!#LINESTRING(-122.36 47.65,-122.34 47.66)
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- Window function with STDimension
+SELECT *, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY Dimension) AS RowNum FROM (
+    SELECT 1 AS ID, geometry::Parse('POINT(1 2)').STDimension() AS Dimension
+    UNION ALL
+    SELECT 2, geometry::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1)').STDimension()
+    UNION ALL
+    SELECT 3, geometry::Parse('POLYGON((0 0, 0 10, 10 10, 10 0, 0 0))').STDimension()
+) AS Results;
+go
+~~START~~
+int#!#int#!#bigint
+1#!#0#!#1
+2#!#1#!#2
+3#!#2#!#3
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- Schema-qualified Parse
+SELECT sys.geometry::Parse('POINT(1 2)').STAsText() AS Result;
+go
+~~START~~
+nvarchar
+POINT(1 2)
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- Invalid geometry type - should error
+SELECT geometry::Parse('INVALID(1 2)');
+go
+~~ERROR (Code: 33557097)~~
+
+~~ERROR (Message: Invalid geometry)~~
+
+
+-- GROUP BY with STDimension
+SELECT Dimension, COUNT(*) AS Count FROM (
+    SELECT geometry::Parse('POINT(1 2)').STDimension() AS Dimension
+    UNION ALL
+    SELECT geometry::Parse('POINT(3 4)').STDimension()
+    UNION ALL
+    SELECT geometry::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1)').STDimension()
+    UNION ALL
+    SELECT geometry::Parse('POLYGON((0 0, 0 10, 10 10, 10 0, 0 0))').STDimension()
+) AS Results
+GROUP BY Dimension
+ORDER BY Dimension;
+go
+~~START~~
+int#!#int
+0#!#2
+1#!#1
+2#!#1
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- Parse returning geometry object (no STAsText)
+SELECT geometry::Parse('POINT(1 2 3 4)');
+go
+~~START~~
+geometry
+00000000010F000000000000F03F000000000000004000000000000008400000000000001040
+~~END~~
+
+
+SELECT geometry::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1)');
+go
+~~START~~
+geometry
+00000000011400000000000000000000000000000000000000000000F03F000000000000F03F
+~~END~~
+
+
+SELECT geometry::Parse('POLYGON((0 0, 0 10, 10 10, 10 0, 0 0))');
+go
+~~START~~
+geometry
+00000000010005000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000244000000000000024400000000000002440000000000000244000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001000000020000000001000000FFFFFFFF0000000003
+~~END~~
+
+
+SELECT geometry::Parse('POINT(999999999 999999999)');
+go
+~~START~~
+geometry
+00000000010C000080FF64CDCD41000080FF64CDCD41
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- Z coordinate (elevation)
+SELECT geometry::Parse('POINT Z(1 2 3)');
+go
+~~START~~
+geometry
+00000000010D000000000000F03F00000000000000400000000000000840
+~~END~~
+
+
+-- M coordinate (measure)
+SELECT geometry::Parse('POINT M(1 2 4)');
+go
+~~ERROR (Code: 33557097)~~
+
+~~ERROR (Message: parse error - invalid geometry)~~
+
+
+-- M coordinate (measure)
+SELECT geometry::Parse('POLYGON M((0 0 0, 0 10 0, 10 10 0, 10 0 0, 0 0 0))');
+go
+~~ERROR (Code: 33557097)~~
+
+~~ERROR (Message: parse error - invalid geometry)~~
+
+
+-- geography with XYZM
+SELECT geography::Parse('POINT(1 2 3 4)');
+go
+~~START~~
+geography
+E6100000010F0000000000000040000000000000F03F00000000000008400000000000001040
+~~END~~
+
+
+SELECT geometry::Parse('LINESTRING Z(0 0 0, 1 1 1, 2 2 2)');
+go
+~~START~~
+geometry
+0000000001050300000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000F03F000000000000F03F000000000000004000000000000000400000000000000000000000000000F03F000000000000004001000000010000000001000000FFFFFFFF0000000002
+~~END~~
+
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('LINESTRING Z(0 0 0, 1 1 1)');
+go
+~~START~~
+geography
+E6100000011500000000000000000000000000000000000000000000F03F000000000000F03F0000000000000000000000000000F03F
+~~END~~
+
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('POINT Z(1 2 3)');
+go
+~~START~~
+geography
+E6100000010D0000000000000040000000000000F03F0000000000000840
+~~END~~
+
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('LINESTRING Z(0 0 0, 1 1 1)');
+go
+~~START~~
+geography
+E6100000011500000000000000000000000000000000000000000000F03F000000000000F03F0000000000000000000000000000F03F
+~~END~~
+
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('POLYGON Z((0 0 0, 0 1 0, 1 1 0, 1 0 0, 0 0 0))');
+go
+~~START~~
+geography
+E610000001010500000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000F03F0000000000000000000000000000F03F000000000000F03F0000000000000000000000000000F03F000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001000000020000000001000000FFFFFFFF0000000003
+~~END~~
+
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('point z(1 2 3)');
+go
+~~START~~
+geography
+E6100000010D0000000000000040000000000000F03F0000000000000840
+~~END~~
+
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('POINT ZM(1 2 3 4)');
+go
+~~START~~
+geography
+E6100000010F0000000000000040000000000000F03F00000000000008400000000000001040
+~~END~~
+
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('LINESTRING ZM(0 0 0 0, 1 1 1 1)');
+go
+~~START~~
+geography
+E6100000011700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000F03F000000000000F03F0000000000000000000000000000F03F0000000000000000000000000000F03F
+~~END~~
+
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('point zm(1 2 3 4)');
+go
+~~START~~
+geography
+E6100000010F0000000000000040000000000000F03F00000000000008400000000000001040
+~~END~~
+
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('POINT(1 2 3 4)');
+go
+~~START~~
+geography
+E6100000010F0000000000000040000000000000F03F00000000000008400000000000001040
+~~END~~
+
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1)');
+go
+~~START~~
+geography
+E6100000011400000000000000000000000000000000000000000000F03F000000000000F03F
+~~END~~
+
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('POLYGON((0 0, 0 1, 1 1, 1 0, 0 0))');
+go
+~~START~~
+geography
+E610000001000500000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000F03F0000000000000000000000000000F03F000000000000F03F0000000000000000000000000000F03F0000000000000000000000000000000001000000020000000001000000FFFFFFFF0000000003
+~~END~~
+
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('POINT M(1 2 4)');
+go
+~~ERROR (Code: 33557097)~~
+
+~~ERROR (Message: parse error - invalid geometry)~~
+
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('LINESTRING M(0 0 0, 1 1 1)');
+go
+~~ERROR (Code: 33557097)~~
+
+~~ERROR (Message: parse error - invalid geometry)~~
+
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('POLYGON M((0 0 0, 0 1 0, 1 1 0, 1 0 0, 0 0 0))');
+go
+~~ERROR (Code: 33557097)~~
+
+~~ERROR (Message: parse error - invalid geometry)~~
+
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('point m(1 2 4)');
+go
+~~ERROR (Code: 33557097)~~
+
+~~ERROR (Message: parse error - invalid geometry)~~
+
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('POINT(-122.349 47.651)');
+go
+~~START~~
+geography
+E6100000010C17D9CEF753D347407593180456965EC0
+~~END~~
+
+
+
+--STGeometryType()
 USE TestGeospatialMethods3_DB;
 go
 
diff --git a/test/JDBC/input/datatypes/Test-spatial-functions-3-vu-cleanup.txt b/test/JDBC/input/datatypes/Test-spatial-functions-3-vu-cleanup.txt
index 0f0f1f9ac44..56f1c67de89 100644
--- a/test/JDBC/input/datatypes/Test-spatial-functions-3-vu-cleanup.txt
+++ b/test/JDBC/input/datatypes/Test-spatial-functions-3-vu-cleanup.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+USE TestGeospatialParse_DB 
+
+DROP TABLE TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 
+
+DROP TABLE TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 
+
+USE MASTER 
+
+DROP VIEW TestGeospatialParse_ParseGeomView3 
+
+DROP VIEW TestGeospatialParse_ParseGeogView3 
+
+DROP TABLE TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3 
+
+DROP TABLE TestGeospatialParse_GeogTemp3 
+
+DROP DATABASE TestGeospatialParse_DB 
+
 USE TestGeospatialMethods3_DB;
 
 DROP VIEW TestGeospatialMethods3_STGeometryType_GEOM_View_db;
@@ -14,4 +32,5 @@ DROP VIEW TestGeospatialMethods3_STGeometryType_GEOG_View_Temp;
 DROP TABLE TestGeospatialMethods3_STGeometryType_GEOM_Temp;
 DROP TABLE TestGeospatialMethods3_STGeometryType_GEOG_Temp;
 
-DROP DATABASE TestGeospatialMethods3_DB;
\ No newline at end of file
+DROP DATABASE TestGeospatialMethods3_DB;
+
diff --git a/test/JDBC/input/datatypes/Test-spatial-functions-3-vu-prepare.txt b/test/JDBC/input/datatypes/Test-spatial-functions-3-vu-prepare.txt
index f96adec8698..c567213b767 100644
--- a/test/JDBC/input/datatypes/Test-spatial-functions-3-vu-prepare.txt
+++ b/test/JDBC/input/datatypes/Test-spatial-functions-3-vu-prepare.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,58 @@
+CREATE DATABASE TestGeospatialParse_DB;
+
+USE TestGeospatialParse_DB;
+
+CREATE TABLE TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 ( ID INT PRIMARY KEY, GeomColumn geometry ); 
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (1, geometry::Parse('POINT(3.0 4.0)'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (2, geometry::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1, 2 2)'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (3, geometry::Parse('POLYGON((0 0, 0 1, 1 1, 1 0, 0 0))'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (4, geometry::Parse('POINT(1.0 2.0)'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (5, geometry::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0, 5 5)'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (7, geometry::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0 0, 1 1 1, 2 2 2)'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (8, geometry::Parse('LINESTRING M(0 0 0, 1 1 1, 2 2 2)'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (9, geometry::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0 0 0, 1 1 1 1, 2 2 2 2)'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (10, geometry::Parse('POINT(1 2 3)'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (11, geometry::Parse('POINT M(1 2 3)'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (12, geometry::Parse('POINT(1 2 3 4)'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (13, geometry::Parse('POLYGON((0 0 0, 0 1 1, 1 1 1, 1 0 0, 0 0 0))'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (14, geometry::Parse('POLYGON M((0 0 0, 0 1 1, 1 1 1, 1 0 0, 0 0 0))'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (15, geometry::Parse('POLYGON((0 0 0 0, 0 1 1 1, 1 1 1 1, 1 0 0 0, 0 0 0 0))'));
+
+CREATE TABLE TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 ( ID INT PRIMARY KEY, GeogColumn geography ); 
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (1, geography::Parse('POINT(3.0 4.0)'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (2, geography::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1, 2 2)'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (3, geography::Parse('POLYGON((0 0, 0 1, 1 1, 1 0, 0 0))'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (4, geography::Parse('POINT(1.0 2.0)'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (5, geography::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0, 5 5)'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (6, geography::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0 0, 1 1 1, 2 2 2)'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (7, geography::Parse('LINESTRING M(0 0 0, 1 1 1, 2 2 2)'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (8, geography::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0 0 0, 1 1 1 1, 2 2 2 2)'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (9, geography::Parse('POINT(1 2 3)'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (10, geography::Parse('POINT M(1 2 3)'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (11, geography::Parse('POINT(1 2 3 4)'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (12, geography::Parse('POLYGON((0 0 0, 0 1 1, 1 1 1, 1 0 0, 0 0 0))'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (13, geography::Parse('POLYGON M((0 0 0, 0 1 1, 1 1 1, 1 0 0, 0 0 0))'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (14, geography::Parse('POLYGON((0 0 0 0, 0 1 1 1, 1 1 1 1, 1 0 0 0, 0 0 0 0))'));
+
+
+USE MASTER
+
+CREATE TABLE TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3 ( ID INT PRIMARY KEY, GeomColumn geometry ); 
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (1, geometry::Parse('POINT(3.0 4.0)'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (2, geometry::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1)'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (3, geometry::Parse('POLYGON((0 0, 0 2, 2 2, 2 0, 0 0))'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3 (ID, GeomColumn) VALUES (4, geometry::Parse('POINT(47.65100 -22.34900)'));
+
+CREATE TABLE TestGeospatialParse_GeogTemp3 ( ID INT PRIMARY KEY, GeogColumn geography ); 
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeogTemp3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (1, geography::Parse('POINT(3.0 4.0)'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeogTemp3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (2, geography::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1)'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeogTemp3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (3, geography::Parse('POLYGON((0 0, 0 2, 2 2, 2 0, 0 0))'));
+INSERT INTO TestGeospatialParse_GeogTemp3 (ID, GeogColumn) VALUES (4, geography::Parse('POINT(47.65100 -22.34900)'));
+
+CREATE VIEW TestGeospatialParse_ParseGeomView3 AS SELECT GeomColumn.STAsText() AS ParsedGeom FROM TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3 ORDER BY GeomColumn.STX;
+
+CREATE VIEW TestGeospatialParse_ParseGeogView3 AS SELECT GeogColumn.STAsText() AS ParsedGeog FROM TestGeospatialParse_GeogTemp3 ORDER BY GeogColumn.Lat;
+
 CREATE DATABASE TestGeospatialMethods3_DB;
 
 USE TestGeospatialMethods3_DB;
diff --git a/test/JDBC/input/datatypes/Test-spatial-functions-3-vu-verify.sql b/test/JDBC/input/datatypes/Test-spatial-functions-3-vu-verify.sql
index 2c755d05d7b..26335e88cbf 100644
--- a/test/JDBC/input/datatypes/Test-spatial-functions-3-vu-verify.sql
+++ b/test/JDBC/input/datatypes/Test-spatial-functions-3-vu-verify.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,433 @@
+--Parse functions test 
+
+-- geometry::Parse with POINT
+DECLARE @geomText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @geomText = 'POINT(1.0 2.0)';
+SELECT geometry::Parse(@geomText).STAsText() AS ParsedGeometry;
+go
+
+-- geometry::Parse with LINESTRING
+DECLARE @geomText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @geomText = 'LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1, 2 2)';
+SELECT geometry::Parse(@geomText).STAsText() AS ParsedGeometry;
+go
+
+DECLARE @geomText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @geomText = 'POLYGON((0 0, 0 1, 1 1, 1 0, 0 0))';
+SELECT geometry::Parse(@geomText).STAsText() AS ParsedGeometry;
+go
+
+DECLARE @geogText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @geogText = 'POINT(1.0 2.0)';
+SELECT geography::Parse(@geogText).STAsText() AS ParsedGeography;
+go
+
+DECLARE @geogText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @geogText = 'LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1, 2 2)';
+SELECT geography::Parse(@geogText).STAsText() AS ParsedGeography;
+go
+
+DECLARE @geogText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @geogText = 'POLYGON((0 0, 0 1, 1 1, 1 0, 0 0))';
+SELECT geography::Parse(@geogText).STAsText() AS ParsedGeography;
+go
+
+-- Parse with real-world coordinates 
+DECLARE @geomText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @geomText = 'POINT(-122.34900 47.65100)';
+SELECT geometry::Parse(@geomText).STAsText() AS ParsedGeometry;
+go
+
+DECLARE @geogText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @geogText = 'POINT(-122.34900 47.65100)';
+SELECT geography::Parse(@geogText).STAsText() AS ParsedGeography;
+go
+
+-- Parse from table column
+SELECT ID, geometry::Parse(GeomColumn.STAsText()).STAsText() AS ParsedGeom FROM TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3 ORDER BY ID;
+go
+
+SELECT ID, geography::Parse(GeogColumn.STAsText()).STAsText() AS ParsedGeog FROM TestGeospatialParse_GeogTemp ORDER BY ID;
+go
+
+-- Parse with STEquals in WHERE clause
+DECLARE @searchText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @searchText = 'POINT(3.0 4.0)';
+SELECT ID FROM TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3 WHERE geometry::Parse(@searchText).STEquals(GeomColumn) = 1 ORDER BY ID;
+go
+
+DECLARE @searchText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @searchText = 'POINT(3.0 4.0)';
+SELECT ID FROM TestGeospatialParse_GeogTemp WHERE geography::Parse(@searchText).STEquals(GeogColumn) = 1 ORDER BY ID;
+go
+
+-- Parse with JOIN and STIntersects
+DECLARE @refText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @refText = 'POINT(3.0 4.0)';
+SELECT g1.ID, g2.ID FROM TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3 g1 
+JOIN TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3 g2 ON geometry::Parse(@refText).STIntersects(g1.GeomColumn) = 1 
+ORDER BY g1.ID, g2.ID;
+go
+
+-- Parse with CASE and STDistance
+DECLARE @testText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @testText = 'POINT(1.0 2.0)';
+SELECT ID, 
+CASE WHEN geometry::Parse(@testText).STDistance(GeomColumn) < 5.0 THEN 'Near' ELSE 'Far' END AS Proximity
+FROM TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3 ORDER BY ID;
+go
+
+-- Parse with CTE
+DECLARE @refText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @refText = 'POINT(3.0 4.0)';
+WITH ParseCTE AS (
+    SELECT ID, geometry::Parse(@refText).STDistance(GeomColumn) AS Distance 
+    FROM TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3
+)
+SELECT * FROM ParseCTE WHERE Distance < 10.0 ORDER BY Distance;
+go
+
+-- Parse with cross-database query (geometry)
+DECLARE @refText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @refText = 'POINT(3.0 4.0)';
+SELECT ID, geometry::Parse(@refText).STDistance(GeomColumn) AS Distance 
+FROM TestGeospatialParse_DB.dbo.TestGeospatialParse_GeometryTable3ORDER BY ID;
+go
+
+-- Parse with cross-database query (geography)
+DECLARE @refText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @refText = 'POINT(3.0 4.0)';
+SELECT ID, geography::Parse(@refText).STDistance(GeogColumn) AS Distance 
+FROM TestGeospatialParse_DB.dbo.TestGeospatialParse_GeographyTable3 ORDER BY ID;
+go
+
+-- NULL variable input (geometry)
+DECLARE @nullText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @nullText = NULL;
+SELECT geometry::Parse(@nullText) AS ParsedGeometry;
+go
+
+-- NULL variable input (geography)
+DECLARE @nullText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @nullText = NULL;
+SELECT geography::Parse(@nullText) AS ParsedGeography;
+go
+
+-- 'NULL' string literal - should error 
+DECLARE @nullString NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @nullString = 'NULL';
+SELECT geometry::Parse(@nullString) AS ParsedGeometry;
+go
+
+DECLARE @nullString NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @nullString = 'NULL';
+SELECT geography::Parse(@nullString) AS ParsedGeography;
+go
+
+-- POINT EMPTY 
+DECLARE @emptyPoint NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @emptyPoint = 'POINT EMPTY';
+SELECT geometry::Parse(@emptyPoint).STAsText() AS ParsedGeometry;
+go
+
+DECLARE @emptyPoint NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @emptyPoint = 'POINT EMPTY';
+SELECT geography::Parse(@emptyPoint).STAsText() AS ParsedGeography;
+go
+
+-- Whitespace handling 
+DECLARE @geomText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @geomText = ' POINT ( 1.0 2.0 ) ';
+SELECT geometry::Parse(@geomText).STAsText() AS ParsedGeometry;
+go
+
+DECLARE @geogText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @geogText = ' POINT ( 1.0 2.0 ) ';
+SELECT geography::Parse(@geogText).STAsText() AS ParsedGeography;
+go
+
+-- Parse with different case
+DECLARE @lowerText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @lowerText = 'point(1.0 2.0)';
+SELECT geometry::Parse(@lowerText).STAsText() AS ParsedGeometry;
+go
+
+DECLARE @upperText NVARCHAR(MAX);
+SET @upperText = 'POINT(1.0 2.0)';
+SELECT geography::Parse(@upperText).STAsText() AS ParsedGeography;
+go
+
+-- Nested function calls
+SELECT ID, geometry::Parse(GeomColumn.STAsText()).STDimension() AS Dimension 
+FROM TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3 ORDER BY ID;
+go
+
+SELECT ID, geography::Parse(GeogColumn.STAsText()).STDimension() AS Dimension 
+FROM TestGeospatialParse_GeogTemp3 ORDER BY ID;
+go
+
+-- Parse with function results
+SELECT geometry::Parse(geometry::Point(1.0, 2.0, 4326).STAsText()).STAsText() AS ParsedFromFunction;
+go
+
+SELECT geography::Parse(geography::Point(1.0, 2.0, 4326).STAsText()).STAsText() AS ParsedFromFunction;
+go
+
+-- Direct NULL input
+SELECT geometry::Parse(NULL);
+go
+
+SELECT geography::Parse(NULL);
+go
+
+-- 'NULL' string literal
+SELECT geometry::Parse('NULL');
+go
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('NULL');
+go
+
+SELECT geometry::Parse('  NULL   ');
+go
+
+-- XYZM coordinates (4D)
+SELECT geometry::Parse('POINT(1 2 3 4)').STAsText();
+go
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('POINT(1 2 3 4)').STAsText();
+go
+
+-- XYZ coordinates (3D)
+SELECT geometry::Parse('POINT(1 2 3)').STAsText();
+go
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('POINT(1 2 3)').STAsText();
+go
+
+-- Invalid: single coordinate - should error
+SELECT geometry::Parse('POINT(1)');   
+go
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('POINT(1)').STAsText();
+go
+
+-- Invalid polygon: insufficient points - should error
+SELECT geometry::Parse('POLYGON((0 0, 1 1))');
+go
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('POLYGON((0 0, 1 1))');
+go
+
+-- Invalid WKT string - should error
+SELECT geometry::Parse('hello');
+go
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('hello');
+go
+
+-- Large coordinate values
+SELECT geometry::Parse('POINT(999999999 999999999)').STAsText();
+go
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('POINT(999999999 999999999)').STAsText();
+go
+
+-- Boundary coordinate values
+SELECT geometry::Parse('POINT(-180 -90)').STAsText();
+go
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('POINT(-180 -90)').STAsText();
+go
+
+-- LINESTRING EMPTY
+SELECT geometry::Parse('LINESTRING EMPTY').STAsText();
+go
+
+-- Case insensitivity for LINESTRING
+SELECT geometry::Parse('lineString(0 0, 1 1)').STAsText();
+go
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('LINESTRING EMPTY').STAsText();
+go
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('lineString(0 0, 1 1)').STAsText();
+go
+
+-- UNION with Parse
+SELECT geometry::Parse('POINT(1 2)').STAsText() AS geom
+UNION
+SELECT geometry::Parse('POINT(3 4)').STAsText()
+UNION
+SELECT geometry::Parse('NULL').STAsText();
+ORDER BY geom DESC;
+go
+
+-- GROUP BY with spatial type
+SELECT GeomColumn.STGeometryType() AS GeomType, 
+       COUNT(*) AS Count
+FROM TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3
+GROUP BY GeomColumn.STGeometryType()
+ORDER BY GeomType;
+go
+
+-- Window function with Parse
+SELECT ID, 
+       geometry::Parse('POINT(0 0)').STDistance(GeomColumn) AS Distance,
+       ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY geometry::Parse('POINT(0 0)').STDistance(GeomColumn)) AS RowNum
+FROM TestGeospatialParse_GeomTemp3;
+go
+
+-- CAST result to VARCHAR
+SELECT CAST(geometry::Parse('POINT(1 2)').STAsText() AS VARCHAR(100)) AS Result;
+go
+
+-- Empty string - should error
+SELECT geometry::Parse('');
+go
+
+-- hierarchyid::Parse
+select hierarchyid::Parse('/1/3/2/');
+go
+
+-- hierarchyid::Parse with variable
+DECLARE @node hierarchyid;
+SET @node = hierarchyid::Parse('/1/3/2/');
+SELECT @node AS NodeValue;
+go
+
+-- CTE with multiple geometry types
+WITH ParseCTE AS (
+    SELECT 1 AS ID, geometry::Parse('POINT(1 2)').STAsText() AS GeomText
+    UNION ALL
+    SELECT 2, geometry::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1)').STAsText()
+    UNION ALL
+    SELECT 3, geometry::Parse('POLYGON((0 0, 0 10, 10 10, 10 0, 0 0))').STAsText()
+)
+SELECT ID, GeomText FROM ParseCTE ORDER BY ID;
+go
+
+-- CTE with geography types
+WITH GeogCTE AS (
+    SELECT 1 AS ID, geography::Parse('POINT(-122.349 47.651)').STAsText() AS GeogText
+    UNION ALL
+    SELECT 2, geography::Parse('LINESTRING(-122.36 47.65, -122.34 47.66)').STAsText()
+)
+SELECT ID, GeogText FROM GeogCTE ORDER BY ID;
+go
+
+-- Window function with STDimension
+SELECT *, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY Dimension) AS RowNum FROM (
+    SELECT 1 AS ID, geometry::Parse('POINT(1 2)').STDimension() AS Dimension
+    UNION ALL
+    SELECT 2, geometry::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1)').STDimension()
+    UNION ALL
+    SELECT 3, geometry::Parse('POLYGON((0 0, 0 10, 10 10, 10 0, 0 0))').STDimension()
+) AS Results;
+go
+
+-- Schema-qualified Parse
+SELECT sys.geometry::Parse('POINT(1 2)').STAsText() AS Result;
+go
+
+-- Invalid geometry type - should error
+SELECT geometry::Parse('INVALID(1 2)');
+go
+
+-- GROUP BY with STDimension
+SELECT Dimension, COUNT(*) AS Count FROM (
+    SELECT geometry::Parse('POINT(1 2)').STDimension() AS Dimension
+    UNION ALL
+    SELECT geometry::Parse('POINT(3 4)').STDimension()
+    UNION ALL
+    SELECT geometry::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1)').STDimension()
+    UNION ALL
+    SELECT geometry::Parse('POLYGON((0 0, 0 10, 10 10, 10 0, 0 0))').STDimension()
+) AS Results
+GROUP BY Dimension
+ORDER BY Dimension;
+go
+
+-- Parse returning geometry object (no STAsText)
+SELECT geometry::Parse('POINT(1 2 3 4)');
+go
+
+SELECT geometry::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1)');
+go
+
+SELECT geometry::Parse('POLYGON((0 0, 0 10, 10 10, 10 0, 0 0))');
+go
+
+SELECT geometry::Parse('POINT(999999999 999999999)');
+go
+
+-- Z coordinate (elevation)
+SELECT geometry::Parse('POINT Z(1 2 3)');
+go
+
+-- M coordinate (measure)
+SELECT geometry::Parse('POINT M(1 2 4)');
+go
+
+-- M coordinate (measure)
+SELECT geometry::Parse('POLYGON M((0 0 0, 0 10 0, 10 10 0, 10 0 0, 0 0 0))');
+go
+
+-- geography with XYZM
+SELECT geography::Parse('POINT(1 2 3 4)');
+go
+
+SELECT geometry::Parse('LINESTRING Z(0 0 0, 1 1 1, 2 2 2)');
+go
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('LINESTRING Z(0 0 0, 1 1 1)');
+go
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('POINT Z(1 2 3)');
+go
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('LINESTRING Z(0 0 0, 1 1 1)');
+go
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('POLYGON Z((0 0 0, 0 1 0, 1 1 0, 1 0 0, 0 0 0))');
+go
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('point z(1 2 3)');
+go
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('POINT ZM(1 2 3 4)');
+go
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('LINESTRING ZM(0 0 0 0, 1 1 1 1)');
+go
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('point zm(1 2 3 4)');
+go
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('POINT(1 2 3 4)');
+go
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1)');
+go
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('POLYGON((0 0, 0 1, 1 1, 1 0, 0 0))');
+go
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('POINT M(1 2 4)');
+go
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('LINESTRING M(0 0 0, 1 1 1)');
+go
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('POLYGON M((0 0 0, 0 1 0, 1 1 0, 1 0 0, 0 0 0))');
+go
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('point m(1 2 4)');
+go
+
+SELECT geography::Parse('POINT(-122.349 47.651)');
+go
+
+--STGeometryType()
 
 USE TestGeospatialMethods3_DB;
 go
@@ -483,4 +913,4 @@ go
 
 -- SRID 999999
 SELECT geometry::STGeomFromText('POINT(1 2)', 999999).STGeometryType();
-go
\ No newline at end of file
+go
diff --git a/test/JDBC/singledb_jdbc_schedule b/test/JDBC/singledb_jdbc_schedule
index 77e2d8e7ce9..5b6dec42db0 100644
--- a/test/JDBC/singledb_jdbc_schedule
+++ b/test/JDBC/singledb_jdbc_schedule
@@ -29,3 +29,6 @@ ignore#!#user_token-dep-vu-verify
 ignore#!#proc_ownership_chaining-vu-prepare
 ignore#!#proc_ownership_chaining-vu-verify
 ignore#!#proc_ownership_chaining-vu-cleanup
+ignore#!#Test-spatial-functions-3-vu-prepare
+ignore#!#Test-spatial-functions-3-vu-verify
+ignore#!#Test-spatial-functions-3-vu-cleanup
diff --git a/test/python/expected/upgrade_validation/expected_dependency.out b/test/python/expected/upgrade_validation/expected_dependency.out
index 17ee8459b0b..472bb29b751 100644
--- a/test/python/expected/upgrade_validation/expected_dependency.out
+++ b/test/python/expected/upgrade_validation/expected_dependency.out
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ Function sys.geography(sys.bbf_varbinary)
 Function sys.geography(sys.bpchar)
 Function sys.geography(sys.geography,integer,boolean)
 Function sys.geography(text,integer,boolean)
+Function sys.geography__parse(sys.nvarchar)
 Function sys.geography__stflipcoordinates(sys.geography)
 Function sys.geographyastextbp_helper(sys.geography,integer,boolean)
 Function sys.geographyastextvar_helper(sys.geography)
@@ -465,6 +466,7 @@ Function sys.geometry(sys.bbf_varbinary)
 Function sys.geometry(sys.bpchar)
 Function sys.geometry(sys.geometry,integer,boolean)
 Function sys.geometry(text,integer,boolean)
+Function sys.geometry__parse(sys.nvarchar)
 Function sys.geometry__point(double precision,double precision,integer)
 Function sys.geomfromtext_helper(text,integer)
 Function sys.geompoint_helper(double precision,double precision,integer)