Easy-to-use graphical management tool for managing SQL Server

SQL Server Management Studio

SQL Server Management Studio 18.11

  -  667 MB  -  Freeware

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What's new in this version:

New Item:
- Azure Data Studio installation integration Installation of SSMS installs Azure Data Studio 1.34.0

Data Classification:
- Updated user interface Modified the Data Classification UI panel to allow users to select specific Schema & Table to display classified columns
- Updated the Add Classification pane to allow users to add new classifications for columns that are not yet classified
- Added a new category, All Unclassified, in the Column drop down of the Add Classification page
- Updated the Recommendations pane to allow Save selected recommendations directly after scanning the entire database

General SSMS:
- Added a dialog box to display the status of an extended open transaction check when closing a T-SQL Query Editor tab

Profiler:
- Added support for trace files from Analysis Services version 16.0
- Added ability to carry over the password from an existing connection when starting SQL Profiler from SSMS

Fixed:
Accessibility:
- Fixed focus order for ease of navigation and corrects names read by screen reader in View Facets window
- Improved names read by Screen Readers in Database properties window
- Fixed contrast and accessible names in Data Classification Report
- Multiple Screen reader fixes in the Data Classification Pane
- Fixed issue with loss of focus indication in Data Classification Pane

Always Encrypted:
- Fixes issue with the New Column Master Key wizard freezing up when creating Always Encrypted column master key using Azure Key Vault as the key store, with the key vault having any of the Rotate key permissions set

Analysis Services:
- Updated Analysis Services dependencies

General SSMS:
- Fixed icon consistency for temporal tables
- Fixed an issue where SSMS could show an error dialog with an unhelpful message (e.g. "syntax error ( *EngineEdition != 11)" )
- Updated Technical Support URL to point to sqlfeedback site
- Fixed issue with SSMS crashing due to incorrect grid width
- Fixed issue with arithmetic overflow error in backup system query

Import/Export Data-Tier Application:
- Resolved issue with Bacpac wizard failing when browsing storage accounts
- Ledger Tables Ledger objects are visuallly indicated as such in Object Explorer, history tables are nested under their respective ledger tables, and template ledger table scripts have been added.

Profiler:
- Fixed an issue where SSMS was not able to start SQL Profiler when spaces existed between the server name and its port number

SQL Agent (Managed Instance):
- Fixed an issue that prevented creating or adding a step to new or existing SQL Agent job. See SSMS error while editing job step

Showplan:
- Ability to zoom in and out of plans with CTRL + mousewheel. See SQL Server user feedback

SMO/Scripting:
- Added support to script External Streaming Jobs when scripting Databases

SSMS Setup:
- Fixed an issue in the Analysis Services deployment wizard for the JPN SSMS executable
- Fixed an issue where SSMS setup could fail with an 'Element not found (0x80070490)" [Failed to find expected public key in certificate chain]
- Fixed an issue to support SSMS migrations to later versions