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dbForge Studio for SQL Server is an SQL server development tool incorporating query builder, data import/export and compare tools for managing and analyzing data.

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  1. resize recent files list

    Add a splitter, giving the ability to horizontally resize the "Recent Files" list in the start page. It would also be nice if the new size was "remembered" the next time Studio was reopened.

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  2. Change query result window behaviour

    Some users (and I'm amonh them) prefer to see query results in separate window. I can change it when I open new query, but there is no option to make this choice by default. In SQL Server Management Studio you can move between these windows (query, result, output window) by pressing F6, there is no hotkey for that.

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  3. Add suggestions for bulk insert operation

    At this moment if I create bulk insert command dbForge has no suggestions for options. Can you add it please?

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  4. When we write Queries, the [dbo] should prefix to the appropriate object to execute queries more faster.

    When we write Queries, the [dbo] should prefix to the appropriate object to execute queries more faster.

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  5. We really need the ability to backup and restore Azure SQL databases

    SQL Server (non-Azure) makes it very easy to backup and restore. Not so with Azure. Even if we can't restore to Azure, it would be great to backup the database like any other SQL database, and restore it to a local SQL instance.

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  6. Save Window Layouts

    The ability to save and restore different window layouts

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  7. Keyboard shortcut for selecting connection

    Mostly love the way dbForge Studio treats connections: the way you can set a color and shape, the way they persist and can be selected in the toolbar dropdown, etc.

    It would be great if that dropdown could be selected via keyboard shortcut.

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  8. Displaying calculations in the status bar

    I'm mooching this off of SqlRefactorStudio for SSMS, but since I'm really loving my dbForge Studio experience ... as T-SQL proficiency increases across my company, even our accountants are diving straight into SQL coding. They (and therefore I) have an inherent love of highlighting cells in Excel and seeing a number of common math done on the selected region such as SUM, MAX, MIN, and AVERAGE.

    SQL Refactor Studio (for SSMS) has this remarkable ability to highlight cells in the result set and display the math dynamically in the status bar. dbForge Studio in all its magnificence doesn't have this…

    23 votes
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  9. Add properties dialog and shrink option

    Simple feature missing from dbForge Studio SQL - DB properties dialog, so I cannot, for example, view size of DB.
    Also - a related feature - database shrink option is not there. Shrinking whole DB and/or just transaction logs is a common task in our workflow, to save space on DB server, after a backup was restored.

    Both features are present in MS SQL Management Studio. If dbForge is to replace MS tool, it must have these two features.

    8 votes
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  10. Data compare / Copy selected records with foreign keys into another DB

    Please implement selective export of certain records and all related records in child tables (by foreign key).
    Doing whole data compare in our case is estimated at 7.5hrs, which is too long for practical use.
    This feature would be very useful in our reproduce/troubleshoot workflows, replacing whole DB backup/restore, which is roughly 150GB, times 2, to be moved over network.

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  11. Import data-tier application(.bacpac file) same option as present in MS SQL MS

    Would be great to have the same option to import from Windows Azure

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  12. Give ability to rename database(remote and local) as it's available at Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio

    See title

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  13. Save remote server address or add flag "Save this server address"

    Save remote server address or add flag "Save this server address" for choosing from "Server" dropdown when new connection is created

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  14. Allow databases to be grouped in folders

    It would be great to be able to group databases into custom folders. This is very useful when you have a lot of databases and many of them are logically related (like ReportServer and ReportServerTempDb)

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  15. Auto-refresh before editing a view or table

    When right-clicking a view or table, please have SQL Studio do a background "refresh" of the view or table before opening the edit window so the user can be assured of getting the current code or view. If I don't remember to hit F5 or 'refresh' I get old, cached data which can be very confusing and frustrating.

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  16. Add feature to disable edit, update, insert or delete functionality in Query Builder

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  17. Include SQL text in data export

    When exporting data to a spreadsheet, it would be nice if it would include the SQL that produced the data in a separate spreadsheet tab. Toad does this and it's a nice feature because if you produce data for someone and they later want the same data, you can just have them send you the spreadsheet so you can run the exact same query for them again.

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  18. Add Pan mode to navigate

    Add the ability to pan the schema using the mouse. Like we see on other product with the hand tool icon. It would be simpler then using the scroll bar or or mouse wheel with keyboard.

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  19. Add filter for Object Search

    Please add a filter to Object Search results like 'Display distinct names of objects only' (or similar),. That will help with searching objects (tables/views) that contain certain data, but not data itself. Say when I search for string 'rufhweirfi' in my a database, it returns me 4000+ rows from 58 tables, but I need only names of objects that contain such data. That would help with searching pairs master-detail in database that has no relationships for tables.

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  20. Find and Replace Dialogue: safer scope defaults

    The Find and Replace defaults to a scope of "All Open Documents", which is quite irritating and potentially dangerous when Replacing. This causes a jump to a different open document and is an unnecessary distraction. A safer and more reasonable default would be "Current Document", as most of the time I am interested in finding something in the current document. Very rarely am I interested in finding text in all other open documents (Object Finder is a better tool for that kind of thing) and would only want to Replace in All Open Documents in very controlled circumstances.

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