Using Database Features in Visual Studio

Using Database Features in Visual Studio

If you have installed Visual Studio Premium or Visual Studio Ultimate, you have access to all the database features that are described here and in the Developing the Application section of the Visual Studio documentation. If you do not have Visual Studio Premium or Visual Studio Ultimate, but instead have Visual Studio Professional, only a subset of the features are available.

The following table describes the limitations in versions of Visual Studio other than Visual Studio Premium and Visual Studio Ultimate:

Feature Area	Limitations
Database Projects (including Data-tier Applications)	You can create, modify, build, and deploy your database projects in the same way as in Visual Studio Premium and Visual Studio Ultimate.
Import Objects and Import Script	You can import objects and settings from a database or from scripts in the same way as in Visual Studio Premium and Visual Studio Ultimate.
Database Unit Testing	You can run database unit tests but you cannot create new tests, view tests, or modify tests.
Data Generation	You can generate data only as part of an existing database unit test. You cannot create, view, modify, or manually run data generation plans.
Schema Compare	You cannot compare schemas.
Data Compare	You cannot compare data.
Transact-SQL editor	You can use all features of the editor in the same way as in Visual Studio Premium and Visual Studio Ultimate.
Database Refactoring	You cannot use database refactoring.
Database Code Analysis	You cannot use database code analysis.