Using SQL Dependency Tracker from SSMS—TMI
JimF
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I would like to know if I am missing a setting somewhere for the SQL Dependency Tracker.
I would like to use Dependency Tracker from inside of SSMS, but at it works now, it's too noisy. I would like to find an object in SSMS, right click on it, and choose "View Dependency Diagram for …" and not get a diagram of my entire database. For me, that's useless. I think the default for the application should be "Add object that the selected objects are used by 1 level" (see image below), but it defaults to All levels and I can't seem to set an application default for this dialog box, only after a project is open and at that point, it's too late—the entire database has already been added.
It's easy to add more layers to a Dependency Diagram, but not so easy to remove items in a smart way—that's why I wanted a simple diagram in the first place, to find out what uses this object directly, not indirectly.
I would like to use Dependency Tracker from inside of SSMS, but at it works now, it's too noisy. I would like to find an object in SSMS, right click on it, and choose "View Dependency Diagram for …" and not get a diagram of my entire database. For me, that's useless. I think the default for the application should be "Add object that the selected objects are used by 1 level" (see image below), but it defaults to All levels and I can't seem to set an application default for this dialog box, only after a project is open and at that point, it's too late—the entire database has already been added.
It's easy to add more layers to a Dependency Diagram, but not so easy to remove items in a smart way—that's why I wanted a simple diagram in the first place, to find out what uses this object directly, not indirectly.
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Alex B
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Hi @JimF,
Righto, so you have you opened SQL Dependency Tracker, populated some objects to it, then clicked Tools > Options > Diagram and selecte the option you want saved as a default and then clicked OK and actually save the project as a specific file somewhere.
Once you save the project, the file is created/modified.
Kind regards,
Alex
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I've just checked this in the latest SQL Dependency Tracker 3 and the settings are saved in the file MyDefaults.xml located at "%AppData%\Red Gate\SQL Dependency Tracker 3" and applies when I use the right click context menu option from SSMS.
Can you update to the latest version and see if it works for you there?
Kind regards,
Alex
Have you visited our Help Center?
I don't have that folder. I do have "%AppData%\Red Gate\" and under that I have "SQL Data Generator", "SQL Multi Script 1", and "SQL Refactor", but not one for the Dependency Tracker.
Where else would it be hiding?
Thanks,
Jim