1. Michelle Haarhues
Keeping up with SSMS

2. About Me
SQL Server DBA for 10+ years How to Connect LinkedIn: Blog:

3. What We Will Cover
Sampling of enhancements, features, and fixes in v17 SSMS Tips and Tricks

4. SSMS Version

5. What is New in SSMS

6. What’s New in V17.0
Enhancement: SQL Server PowerShell removed from SSMS and ships via the PowerShell gallery. 
Fixed: Unable to change the Compatibility Level of a database on SQL Server 2017.
Fixed: SSMS hung for a long time while getting the properties of a database which is being restored or offline.
Fixed: SSMS was taking the database offline when scripting.

7. Activity Monitor

8. What’s New in V17.1
Fixed: SSMS 17.0 was breaking SSDT on Visual Studio Fixed: Clicking on "Restart" at the end of setup was not restarting the machine. Fixed: "Databases" node was not expanded when connected to an Azure database created using "AS COPY". Fixed: SSMS was accidentally deleting Azure database objects when scripting the deletion.

9. What’s New in V17.2
Default scripting options have changed including Match Script Settings to Source.

10. What’s New in V17.2 (cont.)
Five authentication methods Windows Authentication SQL Server Authentication Active Directory - Universal with MFA support Active Directory - Password Active Directory – Integrated

11. What’s New in V17.3
Enhancement: "Import Flat File" wizard added to improve the import of CSV files. Fixed: "Out of Memory" issues in SSMS when running queries. Fixed: "Select Top 1000 rows" and "Edit Top 200 rows" were not working.

12. What’s New in V17.4
Enhancement: Added SQL Vulnerability Assessment. Fixed: SSMS would crash sometimes when the connection to a remote machine was closed. Fixed: SSMS would crash when the user did not have VIEW SERVER STATE permissions.

13. What’s New in V17.5
Enhancement: SQL Data Discovery & Classification feature. Enhancement: Support for SkipRows option to the Delimited Text External File Format (Azure DW). Enhancement: Enabled display of estimated plan button for SQL Data Warehouse in Showplan.

15. What’s New in V17.6
Enhancement: Added settings to not force brackets around names when dragging & dropping from Object Explorer to Query Window. Fixed: Intermittent hang that could occur when right-clicking a Table or Index node in Object Explorer. Fixed: Database Mail Configuration Wizard was throwing an exception when trying to display/manage more than 16 profiles.

16. What’s New in v17.7
Enhancement: New scheduling feature for SSIS packages deployed to Azure SQL Database. Fixed: Changing the schedule of an existing Maintenance Plan was throwing an exception. Fixed: Scripting stored procedure against Azure SQL Data Warehouse not working for non-admin user. Fixed: User was unable to set or change compatibility level (the drop-down was empty) in Azure.

17. What’s New in V17.8.1
Enhancement: Updated AUTOGROW_ALL_FILES configuration option for Filegroups. Known Issues: Clicking the Script button after modifying any Filegroup property in the Properties window, generates two scripts - one script with a USE statement, and a second with a USE master statement. Known Issues: Some latency in XEvents viewer may occur.

18. What’s New in V17.9
Fixed: Replication Monitor (SqlMonitor.exe) not starting. Fixed: Import Flat File Wizard not allowing changing the destination table when the table already existed. Fixed: “Master” not displayed in the "Available Databases" in the dropdown when connected to a specific database (Azure SQL).

19. What’s New in
Fixed: Connection being closed and reopened with the running of each query when using "Active Directory - Universal with MFA Support" authentication with SQL query editor. Fixed: Restore plan would fail to find a restore plan, or would generate an inefficient restore plan under certain conditions. Fixed: "Import Data-tier Application" wizard would generate an error when connected to an Azure SQL database.

20. https://docs. microsoft

21. What’s New in v18.0
Smaller Download Size SSMS can be installed in custom folder SSMS does not share components with SQL Engine anymore SSMS requires NetFx or greater SSMS not supported on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 Supports SQL Server 2019

22. Tips and Tricks in SSMS

24. Questions

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