SQL Server Compatibility Level

Sets Transact-SQL and query processing behaviors to be compatible with the specified version of the SQL Server Database Engine.  Product Database Engine Version Default Compatibility Level Designation Supported Compatibility Level Values SQL Server 2019 preview 15 150 150, 140, 130, 120, 110, 100 SQL Server 2017 (14.x) 14 140 140, 130, 120, 110, 100 Azure... » read more

SQL Server Type: money vs smallmoney

Data type Range Storage money -922,337,203,685,477.5808 to 922,337,203,685,477.5807 (-922,337,203,685,477.58to 922,337,203,685,477.58 for Informatica. Informatica only supports two decimals, not four.) 8 bytes smallmoney – 214,748.3648 to 214,748.3647 4 bytes The money and smallmoney data types are accurate to a ten-thousandth of the monetary units that they represent. For Informatica, the money and smallmoney data types are accurate to a one-hundredth of the monetary units... » read more

SQL Server Build Verions

RTM SP1 SP2 SP3 SP4 Most Recent Version ↓SQL Server 2019 15.0.1600.8 (CTP 3.0) ↓SQL Server 2017 14.0.1000.169 14.0.3192.2 (CVE-2019-1068) ↓SQL Server 2016 13.00.1601.5 13.0.4001.0 13.0.5026.0 13.0.5366.0 (CVE-2019-1068) ↓SQL Server 2014 12.00.2000.8 12.0.4100.1 12.0.5000.0 12.0.6024.0 12.0.6293.0 (CVE-2019-1068) ↓SQL Server 2012 11.00.2100.60 11.0.3000.0 11.0.5058.0 11.0.6020.0 11.0.7001.0 11.0.7469.6 (FIX for SP4) ↓SQL Server 2008R2 10.50.1600.1 10.50.2500 10.50.4000 10.50.6000 10.50.6560.0 (KB4057113) ↓SQL Server 2008... » read more

Database Backup Encryption

Restoring encrypted database on another server (using Backup Encryption). Only works with SQL Server 2014 and later. Backup If a certificate is not backed up prior to backing up a database in T-SQL the following warning will be displayed in the results: Warning: The certificate used for encrypting the database encryption key has not been... » read more

SQL Profiler

File Folder Location: PROFILER.EXE C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\140\Tools\Binn D:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 18\Common7\ Running under a different domain… If you create a cmd file, you might need to copy over the cmd file to the profiler directory and run it from there. To filter to only Stored Procedures… Events -> Check... » read more

Run SSMS Under A Different Domain

SQL Server Management Studio interface will prevent you from using domain other than the one you are currently login as. To use another domain, use a .bat file runas. SSMS 17 SSMS 18 Profiler