ApexSQL Data Diff Standard 2018.05

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Adds Microsoft Visual Studio and Active Directory integration.

Features

• New error handling and send logs functionality.
• Improved application installer with a dark theme.
• New application icon.
• High DPI and 4K resolution support.
• Save automation script as a PowerShell script.
• Visual Studio integration support.
• Active Directory – Password authentication support.
• Active Directory – Integrated authentication support.
• Comparison summary output is added under the Export options in the Home tab.
• Ignore pre-processing script failure option is added under the Synchronization options.
• Additional outputs are added in the Automation script window for:
  • Comparison summary.
  • Synchronization actions.
  • Synchronization warnings.
  • Execution results.
  • Synchronization summary.
• CLI switches:
  • Source and destination login for Azure Active Directory authentication [/ad1 and /ad2].
  • Folder mapping settings for source and destination data sources [/fm1 and /fm2].
  • New value for the Synchronization options switch: Ignore pre-processing script failure [ippsf].
  • Name of the executable installer or C# solution package [/pknm].

Fixes

• “Column 'ColumnName' does not belong to table” error is encountered when the custom mapped tables and columns are selected in the Results grid to view data differences.
• “Object reference not set to an instance of an object” error is encountered when SQL Server 2005 database is compared with a SQL Server 2014 database.
• Data source information are not remembered when the Edit button is clicked for the currently compared data sources.
• Tables and columns with different names are not shown in the Object filter tab, even though they were mapped in the Object mapping tab.
• Project file is shown in the Recent projects list even after the Delete or Remove from list commands were used.
• Project file is not shown in the Recycle bin when the Delete right-click command is used in the Project management window.
• The /records_to_synchronize switch does not contain any value if all objects are unchecked and the Save as batch feature is initiated.
• Missing the "n" value in the /output_elements switch under the Save as batch window, when none of the Output elements options is checked.
• The /on switch is not shown in the Batch script for the C# solution and Executable installer, even though the Package name from the Package tab is checked.
• The shortcut (Ctrl + E) for the Edit current project settings command does not work.
• The shortcut (F5) for the Refresh command does not work.
• Missing the Last value for the /backup_set1 and /backup_set2 switch value to choose the last backup set.
• "The type initializer for 'ApexSql.Common.UI.Forms.MetroMessage' threw an exception" error is encountered when activating the application through add-in in SQL Server Management Studio.
• Wrong values are specified in the /records_to_synchronize switch when only different/missing/additional rows checked.
• "The custom key must contain at least one checked field" message is shown when the Save button is clicked after a click on the Reset button in the Customize comparison key.
• The data comparison process cannot be initiated from SQL Server Management Studio when SQL Server authentication is used in the Data compare query.
• SQL Server Management Studio stops working when SQL Server instance is not chosen and Database list is used from Database drop-down list in Data compare query window.
• SQL Server Management Studio stops working when the Setup button is clicked in the Data compare query window to initiate the Source control setup wizard.
• SQL Server Management Studio stops working when SQL Server instance is not chosen and Database list is used from Database drop-down list in Data compare query window.
• SQL Server Management Studio stops working when use the Data compare option on a SQL Server Analysis Services instance.
• "There is not enough space on the disk" error is encountered while comparing data sources and there is no more space on disk.
• "Source control error: Delete failed for 'Item 'ItemName' is obsoleted" error is encountered when trying to delete folder in the Subversion source control repository.
• “Reloading metadata failed” error is encountered when comparing data source against a Team Foundation Server repository label.
• Release and patch update application error issue when the updating gets canceled on 0% of download, and then started again.
• Wrong values are specified in the /records_to_synchronize switch when only different/missing/additional rows checked.
• “Cannot connect to '(local)'” error is encountered when there is no default named instance (local) on a machine where the application is installed.
• Errors are not shown in the top of the Results window if any is encountered during the synchronization process.
• The Results window does not contain information about how much rows is updated/deleted/added to a synchronized object(s) when synchronizing to a database.
• The missing rows are wrongly shown in the Additional column in the Comparison summary when using the CLI.
• Missing the information about executing Pre and Post processing scripts in the Actions tab.
• "Package executed successfully" message is shown in the Execution results window of an executable installer even when the execution is canceled upon first error.
• Missing an information message when mapping newly added objects to the save project in the CLI.
• The copy row values command from the right-click context menu of the Data difference view panel pastes inverted row order.
• Save as batch is now Automation script.