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  1. Next/Previous Difference buttons to keep cursor in middle of text

    Currently, when going through differences, the highlighted line can be at the bottom of the window, so subsequent lines cannot be seen. It would be better if the view scrolled around the cursor position so that the current difference was always in the middle of the window.

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  2. Option for 'Ignore Users'

    Can we have an option that allow us to ignore the database users?

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    7 votes
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  3. Ignore datatypes

    I created a new database based on an existing but replaced all datetime columns by datetime2(2) and do not want to show this as difference neither want it be rolled back, when I create deployment scripts.

    Same could happen, if I change the size of a varchar, decimal or integer datatypes (bigint <> int <> smallint ...) and even, if a number is in one database is stored in a varchar field, I could want to ignore this and deploy only everything else

    See also
    https://redgate.uservoice.com/forums/141379-sql-compare/suggestions/7109654-an-ignore-option-for-differences-between-varchar
    which suggests to ignore varchar vs. nvarchar

    BTW: I solved my problem by syncing…

    9 votes
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  4. Let SQL Compare adopt the Comparison Options of Source Control Source

    Unfortunately SQL Compare does not adopt the Comparison Options specified by the Source (here git repository created by SQL Source Control) which are saved in "ComparisonOptions.xml" in the git repository. Instead in SQL Compare I have to click on "Edit project" -> "Options" and check again "Ignore users' permissions and role memberships". This feels somehow not intuitive. During setup of the SQL Compare project a checkbox "adopt comparison options from source" would be nice - or maybe an "adopt" button just after setup.

    I saved the SQL Compare project as an .scp file which in fact is an XML file.…

    9 votes
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  5. Connections page

    I cannot connect to my databases on startup. The credentials are the same as I use in other programs and scripts but no dice. Some more meaningful error messages as well as options to specify the port and not clearing down the user/password fields would also be useful.

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  6. Option for 'Ignore Users'

    Can we have an option that allow us to ignore the database users?

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    4 votes
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  7. Option to ignore rowguid column generated by Merge Replication

    When SQL Server sets up merge replication it creates a rowguid column to maintain integrity between the tables of the publisher and subscriber. Typically this setup doesn't exist in non-prod environments which ends up generating false positives differences.

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  8. When selecting to re-compare the databases after a change script include only the selected objects and not all (faster)

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  9. Report preferences should be stored in the project

    It would be helpful if the definition for SQL Compare reports were stored in the individual projects and not as an application preference. I have 5 different databases and use the report on differences for all 5. I always have to switch the path for the reports. This change would solve that issue.

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  10. Bring back the side by side html output!!

    Many people have stated this but the side by side html output was more helpful and saved more time for us.

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  11. Add option for older version of HTML Report in SQL Compare 13

    The new version of the HTML report is not as useful as side-by-side comparsions. I don't like the new version, and the developers like it even less. Thanks!

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  12. /force command no longer creates directory if it does not exist

    In previous versions of SQL Compare the /force switch would create the entire file path that was specified for the report output. In version 13, if any of the path does not exist the report generation fails for a 'Could not find a part of the path' error. Only if the path and the file already exist, will the /force switch work.

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  13. Delete custom filter confirmation

    I would like to see an option when clicking the trash can next to a custom filter rule, it would ask "Are you sure..." (I'll leave the text up to you). Too many times, I have clicked on the trash can instead of the pencil (edit) and poof--all my filters for that object type are gone.

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  14. HTML Comparison Results

    Bring back the side by side html output, please!!!

    27 votes
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  15. Add high contrast or colorblind friendly highlighting

    Previous versions of SQL Compare had much higher contrast on change highlighting in SQL View. SQL Compare 13 has a highlight tone that I can barely see at all. Please consider adding either configurable highlighting, or high contrast modes so people with vision issues can easily see changes.

    4 votes
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  16. New interface worse than version 11.3

    Hi

    I shortly was using the newest version of Data compare and Sql Compare. And I find it a bit too dark, to crowded. Hard to find the different options to compare, deploy.

    I today migrated to a new machine and installed back again version 11.3 and that make me happier than the last version. Also my co workers using the new version are not happy about the user interface

    4 votes
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  17. Side by side compare.

    Please bring back the compare results in a side by side compare with modify date as in compare version 12

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  18. compare multple databases

    I'm going through an exercise of determining object changes between versions of an app suite containing 55 databases.
    It would be nice to be able to specify which databases to compare during a single run instead of processing it one database at a time.

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  19. When comparing sequences, should be able to ignore the START WITH value

    When comparing sequences, ANY difference triggers the program to indicate a difference. In reality, when it comes to sequences, the START WITH value changes with use. If two environments are being compared and one is used for different testing, or even as a production environment, the START WITH value will likely be different. This doesn’t mean the sequences are different and, in fact, can lead to serious problems for objects that rely on the next value in the sequence being unique. There should be a way to ignore the START WITH value when comparing sequences.

    26 votes
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  20. I liked it they it was in Version 12. we could see side by side comparison. and also you used to show the last modification date

    I liked it they it was in Version 12. we could see side by side comparison. and also you used to show the last modification date

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