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SQL Server Management Studio 18.12

  -  676 MB  -  Freeware
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What's new in this version:

New Item:
- Updated AE Tools to only show keys with no expiration date
- Installation of SSMS installs Azure Data Studio 1.36.2
- Added support for compatibility mode 160. Note that SSMS 19 is the recommended SSMS release for use with SQL Server 2022. Visit Download SQL Server Management Studio 19 to obtain SSMS 19
- Improvements to Data Classification user interface
- Added the link feature support for SQL Server 2016 for connection and failover wizards. See Link feature for Azure SQL Managed Instance
- Added failover wizard support to migrate multiple databases at the time from SQL Server to Azure SQL Managed Instance using the link feature
- Updated user interface for improved accessibility
- The Showplan XML schema has been updated to include new attributes related to the Query Store Hint feature

Fixed:
- Fixed issue when connecting to the Availability Group Dashboard for an AG on SQL Server 2016 which resulted in "unknown property ClusterType" error. See SSMS 18.11.1 Bug
- Corrected behavior of SSMS not saving Analysis Services settings separately
- Fixed issue with Technical Support menu link opening to a blank page
- Fixed Intellisense for contained users
- Fixed issue with display columns and ledger tables displaying more than once
- Fixed issues related to the automated connection and failover wizards for the link feature
- Fixed issue with audible notification occurring when closing a query window. See SSMS 18.11.1 Beeps When I Close a Query Window
- Fixed issue that caused SSMS crash when displaying registered servers after importing registered servers from Azure Data Studio via settings.json file. See SSMS (18.11.1) crashing on "show registered servers".
- Addressed missing option to schedule Agent job in the partitioning wizard

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