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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. 6 votes
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  2. When using the Data Compare if I click on the JSON Data Viewer, the differences between the 2 values are not shown, it would be wonderful if the differences between 2 JSON columns could be displayed with highlighting !

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  3. I mean BYOK (Bring your own key). These can be useful if you have your own OpenAI or GitHub copilot keys, instead of paying -again- for another AI service.

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  4. Generate instant INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE scripts (from Source, from Target) from data comparison results window for multiple records with Ctrl+click.

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  5. In SQL Server Managment Studio there is an view: Object explorer details. Where I can see details for all tables in my database. And for example I can sort tables by row count. Similar view in DbForge has fixed columns: Schema, Principal, Partitioned, Create Date, Modify Date, filegroup, Change tracking, Lock_Escalation. But there is no possibility to add extra columns especially: Data space used, index space used, row count.

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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. When changing database tables or code with dbForge, auto-complete won't adapt to the changes until the cache is manually refreshed.

    You can force a refresh using the Edit menu, Code Completion, then Refresh Local Cache. There's also a hotkey for this-- Control-Shift-R.

    That said, when dbForge is making a change to an object, it should automatically update its cache for that object without us having to manually refresh the full cache.

    This is also a suggestion for your MySQL product:

    https://devart.uservoice.com/forums/77293-dbforge-studio-for-mysql/suggestions/6768746-show-refactoring-changes-in-open-tabs

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    Please note that you can use the ‘Automatically refresh suggestions cache every xxx minutes’ option available in the ‘General’ branch of the ‘Options’ window that can be opened by selecting ‘Tools → Options…’ from the main menu.

  9. It would be very helpful to rename tabs, or at least provide a customisable format beyond the default. It's very hard to remember which SQLx.sql tab you need to switch to when you've got several open at once.

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    This feature is available in dbForge SQL Complete and can be setups as follows:
    1. Select ‘SQL Complete → Options…’ from the main menu. The ‘Options’ window opens.
    2. Navigate to the ‘SSMS Caption’ section.

  10. At present, if I developed a SQL query, stored it and try to load it back into dbForge at a later date, dbForge 'remembers' the SQL connection it is associated with and tries to connect automatically. I want to be able to disable this behaviour via options - eg opening file does NOT try to be clever.

    EXTENDED RATIONALE

    In common usage, the feature is quite useful. Unfortunately, in some of the projects I am working with, I have to constantly switch between different environments (prod, pre-prod, demo, devops, etc) protected by external VPN. All environments are hosting the same…

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  11. In SSMS, when you search for a term, all locations of that term are highlighted on the scrollbar, making it easy to navigate to the locations of that term and to know where they appear in the file. In dbForge Studio, you can bookmark all, but that requires you to scroll through the entire document to find all instances and does not provide a complete picture of all of the places the term appears.

    This is a very important feature that is missing for me as I rely on that heavily in SSMS. I would like to see similar functionality…

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  12. "smart rename" to rename an object in database automatically and its reference and dependency.
    Just like competitive product "red-gate sql prompt" did.

    By the way , Devart DBforge Studio for SQL Server is very good and powerful IDE for me. I've bought a licsence.

    Thank you and best wishes.
    Happy New Year. ^_^

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  13. Like "Enterprise Architect" do it, But it UI design very Bad ,no friendly.
    So, I Hope you can develop it.

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  14. Abitlity to view/create/modify SSIS packages

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  15. To show a 'many' relationship on the child side, a 'crow's foot' shape is used now. SSMS uses 1 and * (asterisk sign) to show one-to-many relation. So you can add similar notation to the Diagram Document Options. (Now there are two options available: IE and IDEF1X)

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  16. Add an option allowing to check if a record already exists when adding identical record.

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  17. Ability To Hide Relationships On A Diagram

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  18. Please, make it possible to connect MS SQL help in dbForge. Following this improvement need to use sql server management studio completely disappear.

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  19. I'd like a hotkey option to copy database diagram to my chosen default format, like PNG. I'm currently having 3-4 steps to simply save the diagram as a PNG. I'd also like the option to COPY TO CLIPBOARD AS: PNG, JPEG, ETC.

    One additional thought, attaching a comment to a table, not free floating. Kinda like a visio diagram. That would be nice for helping improve speed of documentation.

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  20. 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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