SQL 2016 Data Compression

  • I was exploring data compression on a server with 'Manage Compression' and got message 'Cannot read property IsEdge. This property is not available in SQL 2016'.  I performed the same function on another SQL 2016 server fine.  The server with the error is build 13.0.4451(Sp1+CU5) and the one that works is 13.0.4422(SP1+CU2).  I am using SSMS 17.2 on both servers.  Sp_estimate_data_compression_savings runs fine on both servers.. Am I missing something?  Any thoughts?

  • I had an issue once years ago with SSMS when checking many tables for compression savings, the only trick I had was restart SSMS in that case, maybe someone else has another solution. Back then SSMS was still shipping with SQL Server Install Media.

  • No go on the restart of SSMS. Tried on another server and it worked fine.  It was 13.0.4422 but SSMS 17.1. All databases are compatibility mode of SQL 2016.

  • Might be an issue with the SSMS Release in use, I hope someone will chime in with a link where you could submit such issue.

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