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When tables have different number of indexes the compare will show differences when in reality the indexes are the same, just not aligned.
A table on server 1 has 2 indexes. The same table on server 2 has 4 indexes. Depending on the order that the script generates the DDL the compare might show all 4 indexes as different/new where it should show 2 as the same and 2 new.
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38 votes
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Filter Improvements
I use SQL Compare very rarely. Most of the time I use it to find the differences between two databases with different structure version. And therefore I need to see in a blink of an eye what dml triggers are missing or outdated or whatever. Currently there is no possibility to filter for table objects like dml triggers.
It would be very nice if there is an option to restrict the view depending on sub elements like Index, Column, Collation, Trigger.
Maybe it would be enough if the seach bar at the top would also search the SQL view of…7 votes -
Allow comparing objects of all types with different names, not just tables.
It would be nice to be able to use RGSC to compare such objects by re-mapping. A recent change allows doing this, but with tables only. All other objects would be a helpful touch.
This could be useful for several scenarios, including demonstrating a proposed change to a current version. We also sometimes end up with different test versions of objects that differ slightly with less than helpful comments. (b/c all our devs' code is self documenting!)42 votes -
BUG: Filter Rules do not apply to triggers.
We're using MS Data Sync Services which makes heavy use of versioned tables and triggers to populate these tables. The objects are named x.x.x.xTableName (example 1.0.0.13Table and 1.0.0.13Tabledeletetrigger. The triggers to populate these objects are placed on the base table (TableName, not x.x.x.xTableName).
To create deployment scripts, I utilize filter rules to remove table names, stored procedures, UDDTs, etc. used by Data Sync Services. However, the DSS triggers placed upon the base table are still scripted out; they are not filtered out as I would expect.
P.S. For those thinking of using Data Sync…
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filter
In SQL Compare make it remember the filter you last choose.
I set up my filters and saved them to a file. Then picked that file in the filter drop down.
The next time I bring up SQL Compare, I have to pick the filter again from the drop down. SQL Compare should remember the last one I used. Or give me the option to remember it like The Project Options allow you to save as My Defaults.
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Option to script indexes and triggers into their own sub-folders
Project level option to script indexes and triggers into their own sub-folders. This allow for a more granular check-in and makes text diffs more clear.
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Color-coding servers
For safety when moving among servers, I have the desktop backgrounds of my servers color coded as follows:
My workstation - green
Other developers' workstations - blue
Development - yellow
UAT - orange
Production - redIn SQL Server Management Studio, I've colored the status bar for any query window in the corresponding servers the same way.
It would be nice if I could color-code the two halves of the "compare to" window in SQL Compare and SQL Data Compare the same way, based on the server/instance name!
Even better, could it pull the color values from some SQL Server…
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Add Last Modified Date Column to Comparison Report
Add the Last Modified Date Column to the Comparison Report, like it's shown in the Application.
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Pull filter from source controlled database
When comparing a source controlled database (SSC) to a live database, it would make sense to use the source controlled database's object filter (filter.scpf file) when running the comparison instead of having to manually recreate the filter inside of the SCP project. Also, it would be better if the SCP project stored a link to the filter file used instead of storing the filter string, as it is very inconvenient to have to maintain these separately. If the filter file is changed in SSC, I want SCP to be able to pick up the change automatically.
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Add Summary Details to Script
It would be helpful if the comment header of scripts generated by SQL Compare included the list of Actions present in the Summary tab of the Deployment dialog box.
We keep copies of all Production deployment scripts, but without scanning through the entire script, it can be hard to identify what is going on in each script. Having an option to include that data in the comment header would make it easier for us to track down and review what changes went out with what release.
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Add a "source option" for nuget package store
It can be very useful to add an option for reading from a nuget package store, in addition to "Direct From Source Control" and "Scripts folder".
The package should be reached unsing the http url. This is useful when reading from a build server outcome, which can upload the packages to the nuget store.33 votes -
Show/deploy static data changes in SQL Compare UI
Please add an option in the UI of SQL Compare to include static data. This would be equivalent to the command-line option "Include:StaticData"
If selected it would compare and deploy data changes to the target DB (along with the schema changes), and ideally it could also link the static data table in the target DB if not already linked. Use case is where a new table is created and linked in a dev branch and you want to deploy to trunk.
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Ignore database variables used in Visual Studio Project
There are cases when for continuous intergration we use Visual Studio Project 2013 to build our databses. Sometimes we need to use database variables these look like: [$(DatabaseName)]. Though Visual Studio can recognize it as a variable, redgate will not and will output that as it is for deployment or comparison.There need to be an option where these variables can be ignored or output using the variable name which is specified in the project.
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option to ignore case in schema name compare
In version 11.1.30.30, I have 2 database where objects only differ because on schema has names that are camel cased and the other is all lowercased; everything else is identical but keeps showing in list of 'objects tat exist in both but are different'
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Make SQL Compare Three-part identifiers aware and filterable
Not always a deployed database has the same name of the source database due to customers' naming conventions. So it'd be great if SQL Compare will be three-part identifiers aware, so that if you compare the same table from different named databases as following:
SELECT *
FROM MyDatabaseA.MyTableSELECT *
FROM MyDatabaseB.MyTableSQL Compare will not show them as different if you want a three-part identifiers insensitive comparison.
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Ability to Compare from a dacpac to a Database and generate sync scripts
I understand that you have the ability to compare DBs to sqlproj but it would be nice to have it compare with a dacpac. That way I can build a project, persist that build number and deploy from that dacpac.
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Add option to stop processing if the database in the USE statement doesn't exist
If you run a script with option to use the "USE database" clause and the database doesn't exist the script will go ahead and attempt to run the script in the current database. This is usually "master" if you are in a new query window and if you only adding new items it will add them all to the master db.
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Sync a Database to a Source Control Repository
We really need the ability to "sync" a database to VCS repository, not just compare. I know this limitation exists by design because conflicts can be missed, but we have a scenario that demands it. We have batch check-ins that can take up to a half a day to commit manually.
10 votes
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