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I have a MSSQL2005 DB with about 140 tables. I want to create either an accessible diagram or a printable API type document with the table structure. Is there a program that offers this kind of db visualization?
I find the diagramming built into SQL Server to be very clunky and very inaccessible for my DB size.
Take a look at SQL Doc.
I always used Visio for this type of thing.
I like Toad Data Modeler for this. It reverse-engineers Microsoft SQL Server databases (and other brands of databases too), but more than that, you can start making your modeling changes inside the tool and it'll generate change scripts.
If you use somebody else's tool, make sure that you can round trip changes - meaning, if you put all the time and effort into getting your documentation right, and then you change the database inside SQL, can you re-import your changes from the database without overwriting your work in the documentation tool? Most of 'em don't do that, but Toad Data Modeler does.
(Disclaimer - I work for Quest. I used this program before Quest bought it, though, and always loved it.)
http://www.quest.com/toad-data-modeler/
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We have the need to sync an Azure SQL Database (PaaS) with a SQL Server on-premises instance (on customer’s DataCenter), as both are being fed with data from different systems. Both databases share the same schema, and we need the sync process to be bidirectional, where every 5 minutes the data from the Azure SQL Database goes down and every hour the data from the SQL Server (Standard) instance goes up.
We thought of using SQL Data Sync (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sql-database/sql-database-get-started-sql-data-sync), as its the most straightforward solution to achieve what we want, were almost no configuration or custom code is needed. The main problem is that it’s still on Preview, and it has been like that for some years. So, my questions are:
1) Why is it still on preview?
2) What other alternatives would you consider for this requirement, without losing transparency and performance?
PS: There's a similar question form almost 3 years ago (Is SQL Azure Data Sync Production Ready?)
It will be GA this month.
SSIS could be another solution but it requires certain domain knowledge and effort to create an maintain the solution.
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Is there a database diagramming tool for SQL Server 2012 that does not affect the underlying database structure? I have a collection of tables that currently don't have any relationships defined. I would like to diagram the database tables to demonstrate where we should setup some relationships.
I was starting to use the diagramming tool in SSMS 2012, however from what I understand the underlying database will be changed as I add relationships and/or change table structures. I am just looking for a solution to diagram out possible changes rather than implement them.
Also, I am looking to avoid having to type in all the column names since the tables can contain a large number of columns.
You can right click on you DB the choose Generate Scripts
Then click Next until you have the option to choose Advanced
Click on Advanced, choose what you want to include in your scripts and Finish the process.
Then just run the script generated to create a new exact same DB where you will use the designer.
Visio (prior to Visio 2013) can be used to diagram database tables. Check out the Reverse Engineer option. The instructions here should help with creating the diagram. The changes you make can be saved locally without affecting the database.
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The organisation I work at usually uses Oracle or SQL Server for our databases. However we have a requirement to create only a small database, but the small amount of data it will hold is highly sensitive (IL3).
It has been specified that we need to encrypt the data 'at rest' and provide auditing of anyone looking at records in the database.
We know that SQL Server and Oracle can do that. But as this server will not be able to utilize existing licenses, an expensive edition of the database would be required to provide the functionality that is required. Thus we are considering alternatives with lower or no licensing costs.
We need to also be able to use a connector from Entity Framework Connector.
Are there any open source databases that can deliver that functionality?
Can Postgresql provide that functionality?
Thanks,
DavidC
The encryption is straightforward enough - just set up an encrypted partition and keep your data on there. That keeps the encryption out of reach of the RDBMS altogether.
For the auditing, it depends how strict you need to be. There's no way to keep someone with full superuser access from fiddling with logs etc.
However, you could log all queries and copy logs to a different machine (presumably keeping the logs on an encrypted partition too).
For routine access direct all access through custom functions that log access along with user details.
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i want tool for to generate DB diagram below, i need to generate particular db tables structure like below,
how can i do that?...is there any free tool or application is available for that. i already tried navicat8lite_ora_en and HeidiSQL. but i can't make it work.
Yes you can generate ERD with PHPMyAdmin. PHPMyadmin added this functionality from version 3.4
detail step to generate ERD: http://sforsuresh.in/generating-erd-using-phpmyadmin/
You can refer to PHPMyAdmin documentation for more info: http://www.phpmyadmin.net/documentation/#pmadb
MySQL Workbench will reverse engineer and engineer scripts for you. Output will be similar to what you have above, but not identical.
Try Vertabelo. It's an online database modeler working under Chrome. It is:
free to use,
OS independent,
allows versioning,
supports model validation,
generates SQL scripts for particular database:
allows sharing your DB model with other members of your team,
allows reverse engineering - so you can easily migrate your database to Vertabelo,
suports following databases:
PostgreSQL,
MySQL,
Oracle,
IBM DB2,
HSQLDB,
MS SQL Server.
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I would like to make the update of the web application as automated as possible.
I'm looking for a tool that can compare two instances of a database and generate an update script for me. As part of the build process create a instance of the last version of the database (ie currently in production) and compare that to what has been changed on the development version.
Any input is appreciated.
I like SqlDbDiff. Way cheaper than RedGate's SQL Compare
I answered the same question here.
Best of luck! As you will see, I like the Red-Gate tools.
See
Mechanisms for tracking DB schema changes
I believe the profluence of this question on SO speaks to the lack of a standard solution to this problem.
The great divide in approach is
- write delta scripts
- automate script generation from a "master" instance
It sounds like you want something in the latter camp.
Several such solutions and tools are noted in the above question.
so far, satisfied with RedGate. We use SQL version control + SQL Compare.
I've integrated it with Msbuild and Hudson. So that give us a complete continuous integration solution.
Here are couple more to add to the list:
ApexSQL Diff (schema compare) and ApexSQL Data Diff (data compare)
Comparison toolset
Adept SQL Diff