SQL 2012 evaluate installation requirements
As part of my preparations for 70-462 Administering SQL Server 2012 today I have created a blog post covering "evaluate...
2012-07-24
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SQL FOREIGN KEY CONSTRAINT Syntax
You can enforce referential integrity (ensure you don't get orphans) by adding Foreign Key Constraint and in this tutorial you...
2012-07-24
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SQL Unique Constraint
In this blog psot we show how to restrict users from entering duplicated data by using SQL UNIQUE Constraint. In...
2012-07-24
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PowerPivot default measure aggregation
One of the PowerPivot advantages is flexibility of changing measure aggregation for instance changing average to minimum. PowerPivot applies default...
2012-07-23
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PowerPivot hide fields and unhide in Excel 2013
In this PowerPivot tutorial I show how to improve user experience by hiding fields from PivotTable (client tool) so user...
2012-07-23
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SQL CHECK CONSTRAINT Syntax
We have now added SQL CHECK CONSTRAINT to Exam Guide 70-461 Querying SQL Server 2012 and SQL Tutorial
2012-07-23
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SQL DEFAULT CONSTRAINT Syntax
This time we show how to use SQL DEFAULT CONSTRAINT to provide values for fields that are not given a...
2012-07-23
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SQL PRIMARY KEY CONSTRAINT Syntax
In this tutorial we show how to use ALTER TABLE and add Primary key constraint. This tutorial support our Exam...
2012-07-23
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How to use PowerPivot in Excel 2013
In previous lessons we create basic PowerPivot model now it is time to see how it looks in Excel 2013...
2012-07-22
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PowerPivot create relationships
We continue creating our PowerPivot model using Excel 2013 by adding relationships. We use two methods "manage relationships" dialog box...
2012-07-22
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SQL, MDX, DAX – the languages of data
By DataOnWheels
Ramblings of a retired data architect Let me start by saying that I have...
Setting PK Names in Redgate Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
A customer was testing Redgate Data Modeler and complained that it auto-generated PK names....
Flyway Tips: AI Deployment Script Descriptions
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With the AI push being everywhere, Redgate is no exception. We’ve been getting requests,...
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Connecting Power BI to SSAS and effective user not working
Hi everyone, Below is a consolidated summary of what we validated Architecture & data...
High Availability setup - has anyone seen this method?
Hi all, I recently moved to a new employer who have their HA setup...
Semantic Search in SQL Server 2025
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Semantic Search in SQL Server...
Question of the Day
Encoding URLs
I have this data in a SQL Server 2025 table:
CREATE TABLE Response ( ResponseID INT NOT NULL CONSTRAINT ResponsePK PRIMARY KEY , ResponseVal VARBINARY(5000) ) GOIf I want to get a value from this table that I can add to a URL in a browser, which of these code items produces a result I can use? See possible answers