Connecting to SQL Server database

To connect to a SQL Server database, create new documentation by clicking Add documentation and choosing Database connection.

On the connection screen, choose SQL Server as DBMS.

Provide database connection details:

• Host - Provide a host name or address where the database is located. E.g., server17, server17.ourdomain.com, or 192.168.0.37.
• Authentication - Choose an authentication method: Windows Authentication or SQL Server Authentication (see more details below).
• User and Password - If you chose SQL Server Authentication, provide your username and password.
• Database - Type in the database name or click [...] and choose it from the list.

Here is a comparison with connection details in SQL Server Management Studio:

Authentication methods

You can log in to SQL Server using two methods:

1. Windows Authentication, where your Windows credentials will be used.
2. SQL Server Authentication, where you will have to provide a username and password.

Saving password

You can save the password for later connections by checking the Save password option. Passwords are saved in the repository database.

Importing schema

When the connection is successful, Dataedo will read objects and show a list of objects found. You can choose which objects to import. You can also use the advanced filter to narrow down the list of objects.

Confirm the list of objects to import by clicking Next.

The next screen will allow you to change the default name of the documentation under which your schema will be visible in the Dataedo repository.

Click Import to start the import.

When done, close the import window with the Finish button.

Your database schema has been imported into new documentation in the repository.

SQL Server support

Learn more about SQL Server support in Dataedo.