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  1. Remember Credentials - Encrypt and Trust Server Certificate Settings

    On the New or Edit Projects popup, when user selects the "Remember Credentials" option for server, also remember the Encrypt and Trust Server Certificate Settings for that server and database combination.

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  2. Add "xxx tables or views with 0 rows" to the result list

    Today, empty tables that have no rows appear in the list of "xxx tables or views with identical rows only". It would be more accurate to split this list into tables/views with data that are identical and table/views that are empty.

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  3. validate where clauses

    I have written were clauses for about 100 tables for data sync. while I do not want to sync just yet I do want to make sure I have no typos in the where clauses. Please add some option to run a "select top 1 where ..." from each table marked for comparison so I can fast check for where clause errors (currently I have to wait for each table to completely compare and if I have typos in the where clause of table 98 it will take me long time to find this out)

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  4. excel report customization

    Exporting the comparison results as excel file with customization:

    We are using Redgate trial version of "SQL Data Compare 14" using command line for the past couple of days for the data comparison work. As of now I understand that while exporting the comparative data in excel, each table result will be available in individual excel and the report summary for the consolidated tables. I want to know whether I can change the format of the excel file which is generated (excel customization). If so, please let me know how to do that process also I have attached the format…

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  5. Add possibility to add CHANGE_TRACKING_CONTEXT to deployment script

    Provide an option (in gui and command line) to add a CHANGETRACKINGCONTEXT to the generated deployment script.

    This is helpful when using sql change tracking for synchronization to manage whether the changed made under a provided CHANGETRACKINGCONTEXT need to be synchronized or not.

    When enabling change tracking we have to make sure that the data in the tables are identical on both sides. Thats were we use SQL Data Compare, but the changes made for that "initial sync" shouldn't be recognized by change tracking for later synchronization.

    This would be very easy if you could just…

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  6. respect "smooth screen fonts" setting

    I have eyesight issues that mean that I need to take steps to reduce my eye strain when using the computer. One of the things that seems to help (counter intuitively, it would seem) is to switch off "smooth edges of screen fonts". However RedGate tools seem to ignore this setting altogether.

    Can you guys address this please? It doesn't affect SQL Source Control (fortunately), but render SQL Compare and SQL Data Compare physically painful to use at times.

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  7. Provide screen zoom capability (CTRL+ScrollWheel). This would help support 508 compliance.

    SQL Data Compare report output can be hard to read on a small laptop screen. Zoom capability with horizontal/vertical scroll capability would be helpful for viewing report output on smaller screens.

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  8. Last Action Indicator

    I use SQL Compare and SQL Data Compare and am often multi-tasking while running things. When I get back to the product, I can't remember if the results being shown are after a compare finished, or after I deployed differences.

    I would like to suggest an indicator, icon, or bar be included in the display to tell me the last step that was run by the tool (e.g. Compare Completed, Deployment to [left | right] completed, etc...), or maybe a summary of the last step (compare completed #### differences found, ##,### records added | updated | deleted on 5/6/2024 2:14…

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  9. Delete all rows or Truncate of target table

    to make a green field before compare. Mostly i use Data compare to refresh data from the live system to the dev/qa/... which is sometimes a mess. So i have to clear the target tables by hand before.

    This could be done in a global switch in "Edit project" -> "Options" but during the Deploy workflow I would remind the user and let him uncheck if required.

    Or at least make a clipboard copy for the scheme.tablename from the result window to make a manual truncate easier.

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  10. Project level variables / merge fields

    We use data compare to run a sync of lots of data across many tables all linked to a specific organization in a multi-tenant db.
    It would be great to be able to define a variable at the project level, e.g. InstanceID, then be able to set a sql comparison to InstanceID = [InstanceID] (or @InstanceID). That way we could copy a project and just edit the InstanceID instead of going into 30 definitions and changing every ID. Would be most useful as a simple text replace, so we could use "between 1 and 2" or like 'abc%'.

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  11. Create an option to change the direction of the update in a project without having to re-build the project

    I sometimes need to make changes to both the From database and the To database, it would be useful to be able to change the direction of the deployment script after having completed the comparison of the data. This would be useful in the SQL Compare tool as well.

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  12. Behavior of "Escape" / "RETURN" for cancelling or accepting in any (modal) dialog

    hi there,

    i would like to have a continuous behavior throughout the whole application regarding "Escape" -> Cancel and "RETURN" -> Accept.

    Its basically the same like his idea:
    https://redgate.uservoice.com/forums/147879-sql-data-compare/suggestions/37568173-escape-to-close-value-details
    but everywhere in the whole Red-Gate ecosystem would be much appretiated.

    regards,
    Martin

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  13. Add option to drop a constraint instead of a "nocheck"

    My suggestion is to have an option to drop a foreign key in data compare instead of doing a "NOCHECK" / "WITH CHECK CHECK CONSTRAINT" with an "ALTER TABLE". Yes the way its done covers most cases but sometime the foreign key name need to be renamed in the same time. A drop/create can solve the issue. It's just a way to provide more control.

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  14. Setting Comparison Key and check box selection feature

    using the SQL Data Compare version 10 and Version 14.1 ( by the way I saw the same issue in version 13.)
    For tables where the user has to set the Comparison Keys
    In version 10 when the Comparison Key is SET and it changes to Custom , the check both between the two databases been compared is selected automatically. This is not the case in version 14.1

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  15. Escape to close value details

    In SQL Data Compare, when I click on the box to show Value details, the box pops up just fine. However, I really really want it to close when I hit Escape. Having to actually 'X' out of that box bothers me. I may have dozens or hundreds of records I need to check quickly, and it takes so much longer.

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