Comments for SQL Studies http://sqlstudies.com  Live, Learn, Share Wed, 03 Jun 2015 12:01:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on I’ve refreshed a test database from prod but now the users can’t access it. by Clean up all (most) of the orphans on an instance | SQL Studies http://sqlstudies.com/2013/10/09/ive-refreshed-a-test-database-from-prod-but-now-the-users-cant-access-it/comment-page-1/#comment-15737 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 12:01:22 +0000 http://sqlstudies.com/?p=884#comment-15737 […] project. And as anyone who’s done many of these types of moves knows, orphans are a big pain. You backup your database from one server and restore it to another and all of a sudden no one can lo… Multiple that by ten, twenty, a hundred, and this can be a real problem. There are easy ways to […] ]]> Comment on Changing configuration settings with sp_configure by twoknightsthenight http://sqlstudies.com/2014/09/22/changing-configuration-settings-with-sp_configure/comment-page-1/#comment-15718 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 13:37:20 +0000 http://sqlstudies.com/?p=2024#comment-15718 This rules. It’s a great help to use for quick reference and (almost) idiot proof this. ]]> Comment on Two simple commands that can be a big help in performance tuning. by Yet one more quick and easy performance tuning setting | SQL Studies http://sqlstudies.com/2014/09/02/two-simple-commands-that-can-be-a-big-help-in-performance-tuning/comment-page-1/#comment-15685 Mon, 01 Jun 2015 12:01:33 +0000 http://sqlstudies.com/?p=1933#comment-15685 […] blogged in the past about two simple commands that can be a big help in performance tuning SET STATISTICS IO and SET STATISTICS TIME. Well I learned a new one recently. Client Statistics […] ]]> Comment on Extending your metadata with Extended Properties by Kenneth Fisher http://sqlstudies.com/2015/05/18/extending-your-metadata-with-extended-properties/comment-page-1/#comment-15628 Fri, 29 May 2015 11:33:04 +0000 http://sqlstudies.com/?p=2633#comment-15628 That’s pretty cool :) I look forward to seeing it. ]]> Comment on Extending your metadata with Extended Properties by Charles Kincaid http://sqlstudies.com/2015/05/18/extending-your-metadata-with-extended-properties/comment-page-1/#comment-15627 Fri, 29 May 2015 10:13:14 +0000 http://sqlstudies.com/?p=2633#comment-15627 You can put description extended properties on just about everything in SQL Server. Unfortunately doing so is often a pain. SSMS only supports extended property dialogs on a fraction of the total.

I have written a stand alone tool the makes doing this job simple and it lets you put a description on anything where an extended property is allowed. The interface is the same regardless of where you are putting the description.

I was planning on a release in April but had a set back. I’m planning on either June or July for the open beta month. Currently workimng out business and legal issues. Starting a new company is the hard part.

]]> Comment on Extending your metadata with Extended Properties by Use a DDL trigger to add extended properties | Collateral SQL http://sqlstudies.com/2015/05/18/extending-your-metadata-with-extended-properties/comment-page-1/#comment-15618 Thu, 28 May 2015 23:39:05 +0000 http://sqlstudies.com/?p=2633#comment-15618 […] a problem) you have no idea who created it or how it gets populated. I recently stumbled across an article by Kenneth Fisher about using extended properties to handle meta data, so I took the idea a little […] ]]> Comment on Adding new users & groups in windows by Multiple Windows Groups with different default databases | SQL Studies http://sqlstudies.com/2015/05/20/adding-new-users-groups-in-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-15614 Thu, 28 May 2015 12:01:18 +0000 http://sqlstudies.com/?p=2640#comment-15614 […] two posts have been setup for this one. If you are unsure what NET USER and NET LOCALGROUP are read Adding new user and groups in windows and if you are unsure what I mean by a default database read Default […] ]]> Comment on Logins vs Users by Default database | SQL Studies http://sqlstudies.com/2012/12/03/logins-vs-users/comment-page-1/#comment-15583 Tue, 26 May 2015 12:00:48 +0000 http://sqlstudies.com/?p=246#comment-15583 […] the most common problems I see with this is forgetting to create an associated database principal (user) for the default database. This will make it impossible to connect using that login without […] ]]> Comment on Extending your metadata with Extended Properties by BPOTW 2015-05-22 | SQL Notes From The Underground http://sqlstudies.com/2015/05/18/extending-your-metadata-with-extended-properties/comment-page-1/#comment-15550 Sat, 23 May 2015 14:18:18 +0000 http://sqlstudies.com/?p=2633#comment-15550 […] Visual Studio Online in SSMS Thoughts On All The Recent Power BI/SQL Server 2016 BI/Excel 2016 News Extending your metadata with Extended Properties Documenting your SQL Server Database Continuous delivery and Azure SQL Database achieving the […] ]]> Comment on Adding new users & groups in windows by BPOTW 2015-05-22 | SQL Notes From The Underground http://sqlstudies.com/2015/05/20/adding-new-users-groups-in-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-15549 Sat, 23 May 2015 14:18:04 +0000 http://sqlstudies.com/?p=2640#comment-15549 […] (Part 2 of 3) Using CLR to replace xp_cmdshell for specific tasks First thoughts on DataZen Adding new users & groups in windows DevOps and the DBA SSIS Checkpoints Source control: Using Visual Studio Online in SSMS Thoughts On […] ]]>