dbForge SQL Complete and its embedded T-SQL prompts give you a chance to implement code routines rationally. T-SQL context prompt accelerates SQL code writing by
offering a list of database objects and T-SQL statements to be inserted based on the
context of what you type in the SQL editor. The feature brings a vast improvement to code quality
and saves you the trouble of typing SQL queries manually.
SELECT suggestion
Use the column picker for simple selection of required columns.
FROM suggestion
The FROM block contains tables, views, table functions, XML vars, table vars, and
datetime vars.
GROUP BY suggestion
Use the column picker in blocks with multiple choice.
HAVING suggestion
The columns suggestion is available in the HAVING block, while setting function
parameters.
ORDER BY suggestion
If you declared columns and aliases in the SELECT statement, the suggestion list
will show them in the ORDER BY statement.
TOP suggestion
Suggestion of functions and variables is available in the TOP statement.
OFFSET suggestion
In the OFFSET statement, depending on its context, the suggestion of keywords, variables,
or objects is available.
SELECT INTO suggestion
While creating a table with the help of SELECT INTO statement, the database schema suggestion
is available.
FOR XML suggestion
Keywords suggestion for the FOR XML clause is available.
Window and ranking functions suggestion
Columns and objects suggestion for window and ranking functions is available.
COLLATE suggestion
For all string data the COLLATE suggestion is available.
Automatic generation of the JOIN clause
You can use the automatically created JOIN statement while combining tables. You
can also select table objects from a required schema manually, in case you need
a specific join operation.
JOIN suggestion
You can select the pre-set JOIN statement for tables that are joined by foreign
keys and column names.
INSERT suggestion
Use the column picker to select required columns to be included into the INSERT
statement.
INSERT VALUES suggestion
Variable and scalar functions are suggested in the VALUES block for the INSERT statement.
OUTPUT suggestion
There is a possibility to display required data using INSERTED, in the OUTPUT
statement.
INSERTED or DELETED prefix suggestion for logical tables
Columns suggestion list is available for the INSERTED or DELETED statements.
INTO suggestion
There is a possibility to insert execution results into the available table object.
Suggestion for XML in FROM clause
XML vars suggestion is available in the FROM statement.
Built-in method suggestion for XML datatypes
Suggestion for built-in methods is available for XML-type variables.
XML alias suggestion
Suggestion for built-in methods is available for XML-type variables via aliases.
XML built-ins suggestion in SELECT
The SELECT statement displays custom variables and built-in methods to work with
these variables.
XML built-ins suggestion in SET
While modifying XML data, an appropriate method is suggested.
XML column suggestion
Suggestion of built-in methods for XML columns.
PIVOT suggestion
Columns and aliases suggestion is available for the PIVOT statement.
SET IDENTITY_INSERT suggestion
In the SET statement the suggestion list shows objects, if it is allowed by syntax.
Variables suggestion for SET commands
For the SET statement that expects a value, the suggestion list shows appropriate
variables.
SET command suggestion
Extended suggestion for all the SET options is available.
UPDATE suggestion
Custom tables and views are suggested in the UPDATE statement.
UPDATE SET suggestion
The suggestion list shows all the available columns for the selected object. You
can refer to these columns via the name of the object that is being updated.
Updating value suggestion
For the column, that is being updated you can set a value using either a custom
or a system function.
Linked servers suggestion
Linked servers suggestion is supported.
Linked server objects suggestion
The suggestion list shows all the existing objects for every linked server.
ALTER objects suggestion
The suggestion list shows an object name depending on the ALTER statement type.
DROP objects suggestion
The suggestion list displays context-based objects in the DROP statement.
Column datatype suggestion in CREATE TABLE statement
The suggestion list shows all the available data types while creating a new table.
Columns suggestion in ALTER TABLE statement
Extended suggestion syntax for the ALTER statement allows to see custom objects
and available columns.
CURSOR suggestion
The suggestion list shows all the available cursor variables in the CURSOR statements.
FETCH suggestion
The suggestion list shows custom variables in the FETCH statement.
DELETE FROM suggestion
The suggestion list shows custom tables and views for the DELETE statement.
WHERE suggestion
The completion list shows available columns and scalar functions for a selected
object in the DELETE statement.
TRUNCATE suggestion
The completion list shows custom tables in the TRUNCATE statement.
Breadcrumb and default schema suggestion
In case you do not specify a schema explicitly for a user with the default schema assigned, for example, a "Sales" schema, the suggestion list shows objects from a default schema.
In case you specify the database and do not specify the schema like the following "SELECT * FROM AdventureWorks2019", the suggestion list shows objects from a default schema as well.
If you select any table from the suggested list from the default schema and commit the selection from a completion list, SQL Complete will insert the table name without a schema prefix.
Filtering objects by specified schema
In case you specify a schema explicitly, the suggestion list shows objects from
the specified schema.
CTE suggestion
Common Table Expressions (CTE) suggestion is supported.
Recursive CTE suggestion
For the recursive CTE statements the suggestion list shows scalar functions, columns,
and aliases.
Triggers suggestion
Suggestion of DML and DDL triggers is supported.
Virtual table suggestion
The suggestion list shows virtual tables (DELETED/INSERTED) in the trigger body.
Column suggestion for logical tables
The suggestion list shows columns to which you refer using logical tables (DELETED/INSERTED).
Synonym suggestion
Synonyms suggestion for custom objects is supported.
Query hints suggestion
You can specify a hint for the query optimizer.
Prompting hints names for the USE HINT option
The USE HINT query hint argument provides a method to add behavior to a single query and lets you drive
the query optimizer without elevated credentials or without being a member of the sysadmin server role.
Table hints suggestion
You can use table hints.
SQLCMD mode suggestion
The suggestion list shows variables in the SQLCMD mode.
SQLCMD Commands suggestion
The suggestion list shows commands available in the SQLCMD mode.
System variables suggestion
The suggestion list shows system variables in the places where a value is expected.
Label suggestion
If the script contains a label, the suggestion list shows one in the GOTO context.
DBCC command suggestion
DBCC commands suggestion is supported.
Support for the DBCC CHECKIDENT command
SQL Complete tool supports DBCC CHECKIDENT command and prompts table_name arguments for it.
Suggestion for hierarchyid datatypes
The suggestion list shows built-in methods for hierarchical data types.
BULK INSERT suggestion
Extended syntax suggestion for the BULK INSERT statement is supported.
Stored procedures and functions suggestion
The suggestion list shows stored procedures and functions in the EXEC statement.
MERGE suggestion
The suggestion list shows columns and aliases in the MERGE statement.
RAISERROR suggestion
For the vast majority of T-SQL statements the suggestion list provides extended
syntax prompts.
PRINT suggestion
The suggestion list shows scalar functions and custom variables for the PRINT statement.
DECLARE TABLE suggestion
Suggestion for the DECLARE TABLE statement is supported.
Table variable suggestion
The suggestion list shows table variables and columns.
Temporary table suggestion
The suggestion list shows temporary tables variables and columns.
User and role suggestion
The suggestion list shows current users and roles for the current database.
Datatypes suggestion
The suggestion list shows the data types for variables.
User-defined table-type suggestion
The suggestion list displays user-defined tables and columns while you are writing a
query.
CREATE INDEX suggestion
Use a suggestion while creating a nonclustered in-memory columnstore index for a
SQL Server table.
Prompting indexes in WITH clauses
Index selection in WITH clauses can greatly speed up your coding and thus improve your overall performance.
SEQUENCE suggestion
The SEQUENCE suggestion is supported.
Column suggestion while declaring indexes
Columns are suggested when declaring indexes.
CROSS/OUTER APPLY suggestion
Suggestions are available in queries that include a correlated subquery.
Suggestion of objects declared in a script
Objects declared in a script are suggested.
JSON suggestion
JSON and JSON AUTO as well as JSON PATH keywords are suggested.
Logins suggestion
Suggestions are prompted for the following statements:
ALTER LOGIN
DROP LOGIN
CREATE LOGIN
Transactions suggestion
The suggestion list displays available transactions.
Filegroups suggestion
The suggestion list shows filegroups in ALTER DATABASE, CREATE PARTITION, and CREATE TABLE statements.
CREATE SECURITY POLICY suggestions
The suggestion list displays the relevant objects.
ALTER MESSAGE TYPE
The function allows users to change the name of the message type.
DROP MESSAGE TYPE
With this function, users can easily delete the name of the message type.
CHECK and DEFAULT constraints
A suggestion list for the CHECK and DEFAULT constraints is available.
OLE DB provider suggestions
OLE DB provider names are suggested for OPENROWSET and OPENQUERY.
XML methods suggestion XQuery
The suggestion list of XML methods is supported for XQuery.
CREATE TYPE .. AS TABLE
In the CREATE TYPE statement, the command suggests context-based prompts for data types and primary keys of server objects.
CREATE TYPE .. FROM
Suggestion of context-based prompts is available in the CREATE TYPE ...FROM statement.
SET DATEFORMAT
The SET DATEFORMAT block contains a list of variables and formats when specifying a date.
SEND ON CONVERSATION
The prompt list of message types and variables is supported in the SEND ON CONVERSATION clause.
CREATE QUEUE
The list of user, file groups, schemas, databases, and procedures is available in the CREATE QUEUE clause.
CREATE AGGREGATE
Depending on the context, the suggestion list will display available schemas,
data types, assemblies, and methods in the CREATE AGGREGATE block.
CREATE ASSEMBLY FROM
When inserting objects into the FROM block and their correct further renaming, the list of prompts for aggregates is added.
DBCC CLONEDATABASE
The DBCC CLONEDATABASE database management command is supported.
Prompting time zones in AT TIME ZONE
AT TIME ZONE converts an inputdate to the corresponding datetimeoffset value in the target time zone. The SQL Complete tool suggests
time zones when writing SQL queries, helping format your SQL instances and handle all time zone calculations.
Suggesting properties for the built-in metadata functions
Properties for built-in metadata functions (SERVERPROPERTY, FILEPROPERTY, DATABASEPROPERTYEX, etc)
are now prompted, allowing you to make full use of the system catalog to find out more about a database.
Temporary tables suggestion
Temporary tables variables and columns are suggested regardless of the database specified in the USE statement.
OPENJSON objects suggestion
SQL Complete can suggest SQL server objects when working with OPENJSON SQL Server table-valued function.
Support for the GRANT ALTER ANY statement
SQL Complete supports the GRANT ALTER ANY statement, cutting time and
reducing errors when working with permissions on a database in SQL Server.
Support for the CREATE AVAILABILITY GROUP statement
SQL Complete supports the CREATE AVAILABILITY GROUP statement helping to quickly create a new availability group,
if the instance of SQL Server is enabled for the Always On availability groups feature.
Support for the ALTER EXTERNAL LIBRARY statement
SQL Complete prompts the ALTER EXTERNAL LIBRARY statement
when you need to upload the library bits to the database.
Support for the DROP EXTERNAL RESOURCE POOL statement
SQL Complete suggests the DROP EXTERNAL RESOURCE POOL statement used to Delete a Resource Governor
external resource pool needed to define resources for external processes.
Support for the ADD/DROP SENSITIVITY CLASSIFICATION statement
SQL Complete prompts sensitivity label and information type attributes as well as marks
columns containing personal or confidential information in the suggestion window.
Suggestion of ALGORITHM in CREATE ASYMMETRIC KEY
The suggestion list of the algorithm includes RSA_2048, RSA_1024, and RSA_512.
Suggestion for DBCC SHOW_STATISTICS
SQL Complete displays the suggestion of context-based keywords and objects in the DBCC SHOW_STATISTICS statement.
Support for COLUMN MASTER KEY
SQL Complete suggests context-based keywords in the CREATE COLUMN MASTER KEY statement.
Suggestion for COLUMN ENCRYPTION KEY
The COLUMN MASTER KEY server object and ALGORITHM are now suggested in the CREATE COLUMN ENCRYPTION KEY statement.
Suggestion for CONTAINS
In the CONTAINS predicate, SQL Complete can suggest a list of columns specified in the FROM statement, a list of languages for LANGUAGE,
and variables for the DECLARE statement.
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