Overview
Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database management system developed by Microsoft. As a database server, its primary function is to store storing and retrieve retrieving data, as requested by other software applications request. These applications may run either on the same computer or on another computer across a network, including the Internet.
SQL Server is available in multiple editions, each with distinct feature sets tailored to different users. This document focuses on SQL Server Express Edition, a scaled-down , free version of SQL Server that includes the core database engine.
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SQL Server Management Studio
SQL Server Management Studio is a GUI tool included with SQL Server 2005 and later that is used for configuring, managing, and administering all components within Microsoft SQL Server. The tool includes both comprises script editors and graphical tools that work with objects and features of the server. SQL Server Management Studio You can also be used to create use it to:
- Create a new database
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- Change any existing database schema by adding or modifying tables and indexes.
- Analyze performance.
It includes a , or analyze performance — including the query windows, which provide a GUI-based interface to write and execute queries.
Creating a New Account
SQL Server Authentication is a default mechanism to connect to MS SQL Server. However, but there are times that when you need to use SQL Server Authentication to connect to the server. In order to use SQL Server Authentication, you need To use it, follow the steps below to create a SQL Server Authentication Login ID.1.
- Run Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio.
- In the Object Explorer,
- access Security.
- Right-click Logins, and choose New Login
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- Enter an account name in the Login name field
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Select the SQL Server
Authentication option and enter a password for the account.
Note Uncheck the following options to set the password as you want:
- Enforce password policy.
- Enforce password expiration.
- The user must change the password at the next login.
If the above options are checked, you
will be required to set the password according to the security policy in Windows.
- Set the Default database
- to master.
5. Go to the Server Roles page and select
- Access Server Roles.
- Check sysadmin.
6. Go to the User Mapping page and choose master and
- Access User Mapping.
- Check Master.
- Check db_
- owner.
7. Go to the Status page. Set the
- Access Status.
- Set Permission to connect to database engine
- to Grant and
- Login to Enabled.
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- Click OK.
- Disconnect the database server
- . After, reconnect it.
- Choose SQL Server Authentication from the Authentication drop-down list and enter the ID and password. Then,
- click Connect.
Connecting With Dataset Module
1. Go to Datasets → DBsTo connect with the Dataset module, follow the steps below:
- Access Datasets / DBs.
- Click the plus icon.
- Fill in the Name field.
- In the Provider field,
- select SqlClient Data Provider
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- Click OK.
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2. In the LogonName column, insert the newly created user. In the LogonPassword column, insert the password.
3. In the ConnectionString column, the fields are configured as in the image.
- Enter the password you created before in the Logon Password column.
- Open the Connection String column options and enter the username you created in the User Id setting in the Additional Parameters field. Use
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- the Test button to make sure the connection is correctly configured.
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