Tools and Tips For Data Warehouse Developers (Presented at SQLGLA in Glasgow, Scotland on September 14th, 2018)

1. Tools and Tips
for Data Warehouse Developers
Cathrine Wilhelmsen
SQLGLA · September 14th 2018

2. Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors Local Partners

3. Cathrine Wilhelmsen
@cathrinew cathrinew.net
Senior Business Intelligence Consultant, Inmeta

4. once upon a time...

6. how I felt…

8. how I want to be...

10. Today?
SQL Tools and Tips
Free Scripts and Resources
Biml for SSIS

12. Visual Information in SSMS

13. Connection Colors

14. Status Bar and Tab Text

15. Results in Separate Tab

16. Tab Groups - Vertical

17. Tab Groups - Horizontal

18. Split Query in Two

19. Pin Tabs

20. Shortcuts in SSMS

21. Query Shortcuts

22. Keyboard Shortcuts
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/ssms/sql-server-management-studio-keyboard-shortcuts
Assign shortcuts
you frequently use
Remove shortcuts you
accidentally click

23. HOME END
PG UP PG DNCTRL ALT
SHIFT TAB
Magic keys!

24. CTRL R
Show / Hide Query Results

25. ALTSHIFT ENTER
Toggle Full Screen

26. TABCTRL
Cycle through windows

27. CTRL U
Change database

28. SHIFTALT
Column / Multi-Line Editing

29. CTRL K CTRL C
Comment Line
CTRL K CTRL U
Uncomment Line
Comment / Uncomment

30. CTRL SHIFT V
Last 20 text items copied are
saved in memory
Cycle through them to paste
the text you need
Clipboard Ring

31. Too many shortcuts? Use Quick Launch!
…or just ALT + Keyboard!
CTRL Q

32. am2.co/shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet
by Andy Mallon

33. SQLWorkbooks.com/SSMS
SSMS Shortcuts and Secrets
by Kendra Little

34. Templates and
Snippets in SSMS

35. Template Browser
Create Templates
CTRL ALT T
Templates

36. Replace Template Parameters with actual values
CTRL SHIFT M
Template Parameters

37. CTRL K CTRL X
Insert Snippet
CTRL K CTRL S
Surround With Snippet
Snippets

38. Redgate SQL Prompt (Licensed)
SSMS Tools Pack (Licensed)
red-gate.com
ssmstoolspack.com
Advanced Snippets and Formatting
Favorites

39. ApexSQL Complete / Refactor
SSMS Boost
Poor Man's T-SQL Formatter
dbForge SQL Complete (Licensed)
SQL Formatter
SqlSmash
apexsql.com
ssmsboost.com
poorsql.com
devart.com/dbforge
sql-format.com
sqlsmash.com
Advanced Snippets and Formatting
Alternatives

40. Search in SSMS

41. Free Tool: Redgate SQL Search
red-gate.com/products/sql-development/sql-search/

42. Free Tool: Redgate SQL Search

43. Redgate SQL Search
ApexSQL Search
SSMS Tools Pack (Licensed)
SSMS Boost
red-gate.com
apexsql.com
ssmstoolspack.com
ssmsboost.com
Tools: Search in SSMS

44. Registered Servers and
Multiserver Queries in SSMS

45. Registered Servers
Save and group servers
Is the server running?
CTRL ALT G

46. Manage services from SSMS

47. Multiserver Queries

48. Multiserver Queries

49. Query Analysis in SSMS

50. Execution Plans
Display Estimated Execution Plan
CTRL L
Include Actual Execution Plan
CTRL M

51. Execution Plans
See how a query will be executed:

52. Details in Tooltips

53. Details in Properties

54. Live Query Statistics
Include Live Query Statistics

55. Live Query Statistics
Include Live Query Statistics

56. Free Tool: SQL Sentry Plan Explorer
sqlsentry.com/products/plan-explorer

57. Free Tool: SQL Sentry Plan Explorer
answers.sqlperformance.com

58. red-gate.com/books
Free Book: SQL Server Execution Plans
by Grant Fritchey

59. Query Statistics in SSMS

60. Statistics IO
SET STATISTICS IO OFF;
SET STATISTICS IO ON;

61. Statistics Time
SET STATISTICS TIME OFF;
SET STATISTICS TIME ON;

62. statisticsparser.com
Free Tool: Statistics Parser
by Richie Rump

63. Client Statistics
Include Client Statistics
SHIFT SALT

64. Client Statistics
Compare multiple query executions:

65. Activity Monitoring in SSMS

66. whoisactive.com
Free Script: sp_WhoIsActive
by Adam Machanic

67. whoisactive.com
Free Script: sp_WhoIsActive
by Adam Machanic

68. SQL Ops Studio

69. Command Palette
CTRL SHIFT P

70. Color Themes
CTRL K CTRL T

71. Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL K CTRL S

72. Save and View Results
Save as CSV

73. Save and View Results
Save as JSON

74. Save and View Results
Save as Excel

75. Save and View Results
View as Chart

76. Save and View Results

77. Built-in Snippets

78. Custom Snippets

79. Tools: Data Modeling

80. SQLDBM
sqldbm.com

81. Tools: Test Data and Mockups

82. Mockaroo
mockaroo.com

83. Random Names
listofrandomnames.com

84. Tools: Biml for SSIS

85. Of course I can create
200 SSIS Packages!
…what do you need me
to do after lunch?

86. Business Intelligence Markup Language
Easy to read and write XML language
Generate SSIS packages from metadata

87. How does SSIS development work?

88. How does Biml development work?

89. What do you need?

90. Demo:
Biml for SSIS

91. Where can I learn more?
Free online training
bimlscript.com

92. Biml on Monday…
…BimlBreak the rest
of the week!

93. @cathrinew
cathrinew.net
hi@cathrinew.net
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