What is dbForge Source Control for SQL Server?
dbForge Source Control for SQL Server is a powerful SSMS add-in for managing SQL Server database changes in source control. The tool can link your databases to all popular source control systems, and delivers smooth and clear workflow in a familiar interface. By downloading the SQL Tools (includes Source Control), you get 15 full-featured tools that greatly extend standard SSMS functionality and bring your productivity to the next level.
Key Features:
- Source-controlling a working folder. A working folder contains SQL script files that represent your database. It allows you to script database changes to a database folder. After saving changes, the database working folder can be source-controlled with your version control system in the same way you version-control other files.
- Source Control Manager. Perform essential SQL version control tasks visually in a handy interface. In particular, the Source Control Manager allows you to:
- Commit. Updates source control with your local changes. Created and modified objects will be scripted and put into the repository. Dropped objects will be excluded from the repository;
- Get Latest. Updates database with the latest changes from source control. Database objects can be created, modified or dropped during that process;
- Resolve conflicts. Conflict is a result of discrepancy between the latest version of an object in source control and the one in local database. You can resolve it in two ways: your version of an object will be committed to source control, or your changes will be discarded. The local database will be updated with the latest version of an object from source control.
Comments and Reviews
Source Control is a valuable plugin for any team that works on the same project, and it supports a really wide range of version control systems.
This add-in helped our growing team to make our rather complex development process much more failsafe. We strongly recommend Source Control if you want to keep your version control in order.
dbForge Source Control is a good tool for safe and flexible project collaboration. Very recommended.
Great SSMS extension for effective teamwork.
Since I work on multiple projects, I'm more than satisfied with the variety of VCS supported by Source Control. Whatever your next project is, you can rest assured that your plugin will handle it well.