Hi all
I have 15 tables in my database and I want to create a pdf file with description about all the columns of these tables(Data Model)
Few questions
How can I get all the column names in the excel or pdf file?
Is there any tool which can give me the output template for these columns and then I just have to fill the description for each column?
Thanks
We are using the whole BI-package from Microsoft - from SQL, DTS-package,Raporting Service and Analyze Service.
It should be very helpful to be able to create a metadata databases where you could find all releations between different objects (tables,views,reports,cubes,DTS-package,Databases.
Just to get answer for: 'where is view xxx used', 'what are Report xxx depending upon'.
While everything exists in different SQL databases it should possible to do.
Has anyone any comments or the same needs ?
Hi,
Can you please tell me links to SQL Server 2008 documentation on MSDN? I read SQL Server 2008 CTP is released today. I'm very much interested to know more about it. Thanks in advance.
Cheers,
Gopi
mgopinath.blogspot.com
Does anyone have a template for storing all SQL Server 7 information.
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Paul.
Two questions for you all...
1. Has anyone found a good software that does database documentation that is fairly priced and pretty much fully automatic. Something to document tables,views,stored procedures and so on...
2. Have any of you found a paper or better yet a chart that shows what is new to sql server 2005 that wasn't in 2000 and also more importantly what was available in 2000 that will not be supported in 2005?
Thanks
Hail to all the serious Report Server users. Let us all start the documentation effort on Report Server Database (Reporting Services 2005). This will let us work around many problems that occur due to lask of documentation of the RS DB Schema.
Example :
Subscriptions table in the report server database can be used for handling the subscriptions manually. A DML statement coupled with the same on the sysjobs in msdb database can stop corrupt subscriptions (which cannot be modified directly using User Interfaces)
Current Problem
The problem that I am facing is related to the size of the Report Server (it is above 35 GBs, with 422 users) while its counter part with 128 users is only 4 GBs. This is due to a table ServerParametersInstance which is growing in an out-of-bound fashion. The lack of documentation is hurting.
So let us put in some effort & document the RS Database for good.
Any help is greatly appreciated...
Labyrinth
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Thanks
Lystra
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Anybody have comments, recommendations, or possibly a nice word template that links everything up?
Thanks for the input.
Alex
hello everyone,
I have to document about four databases, has anyone got any specific format or tool for documenting a database?
Any inputs would be very helpful
regards,
Harshal.
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Thanks,
Hi guys,
Can any one tell me about any Database Documentation Tool for SQL server.
Please reply asap.
Junaid
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thanks
ps SQL auditor gets a B+ in my book. Let me know what you think
Hallo !
Right now I am looking for the query-code to delete a table (not only the rows, but all of it). Somebody could give me the code?
In general I am always looking for a place on the web, where all sql-server 2005 (express) query-functions are explained. Somebody knows the right place?
Thank you very much!
Regards,
Fabain
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Thanks.
I am documenting a database.
When I view dependencies on a table I can see a view- so I go to views and copy the information.
But when there is a trigger as a dependency- I cannot find where to go to view it.
Are triggers within stored procedures somewhere? Or do they have their own separate place somewhere?
As you can see- I don’t know much about SQL…
Thanks
The documentation saysISNUMERIC returns 1 when the input expression evaluates to a validinteger, floating point number, money or decimal type; otherwise itreturns 0. A return value of 1 guarantees that expression can beconverted to one of these numeric types.(Cut and pasted from books online)Yet the following, one of many, example shows this is not true.select isnumeric(char(9))select convert(int, char(9))-----------1(1 row(s) affected)Server: Msg 245, Level 16, State 1, Line 2Syntax error converting the varchar value '' to a column of data typeint.So, besides filtering every possible invalid character, how do youconvert dirty values without error. I am not concerned that I may loosepossibly valid values or convert suspect strings to 0 (zero). I justwant to run without raising an error
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Regards
Baldev
Hi everyone,
I am to try to find documentation about C2 auditing into SQL Server 2005. The only one doc I fand about it is:
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Thx.
Laurent
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Thanks,
AndrewM
Hi,
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Thanks
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Know I'm using screenshots from the destination object mapping.
Thanks
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Hosam writes "Dear Team
Im new to SQL server 2005, and I wonder if I can create the database documentation, I mean table schema and attributes as word or excel file.
Is there anyone can help me please
Thanks
Hosam"
Hi,
I have a question for Paul Randal. I was perusing the forums earlier and I came across a post where you mentioned that you had documented what each of the errors that CHECKDB returns means, but you did not link to this documentation. Perhaps I am just stupid, but I was unable to find this anywhere. Could you point me in the direction for this when you get a chance? I'd be interested in both the 2000 documentation and the 2005 documentation if you have it updated yet. Thanks.
Larry Taylor
Database Administrator
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