May 15, 2008 · You can create a data dictionary natively with SQL Server for a database in a few seconds if you store the metadata as extended properties. The SQL Server AdventureWorks …

Apr 1, 2021 · A data dictionary is a documentation tool that provides metadata, metrics, or details about a database and the data within it. Documenting data is critical to maintaining, sharing, …

Aug 8, 2017 · This is a list of handy SQL queries to the SQL Server data dictionary. You can also find 100+ other useful queries here. 1. List of tables with number of rows and comments. This …

Nov 1, 2021 · What is a Data Dictionary? The SQL Server data dictionary stores information about a database’s definition. The dictionary contains information about database objects such as …

Dec 26, 2016 · A SQL Server database can be thought of, in and of itself, as a data dictionary. It is self-describing, in that objects can be scripted into Data Definition Language aka DDL …

Mar 27, 2015 · I am trying to generate a data dictionary for a table in my database. Ideally I would like to export the column names, data type, restrictions and extended property descriptions. …

Jan 21, 2024 · Data dictionaries provide information regarding the database’s meta-data such tables, columns, and constraints. In other words, it includes the whole picture of the data …

Nov 4, 2008 · If your current data is in an Excel spreadsheet, Microsoft Access or even in a SQL Server table, you can write a few queries to forward engineer the data with the Extended …

It is now easy to generate a PDF or HTML listing of all tables and views in your SQL Server database. Get column level detail on SQL Server primary keys, data types, and defaults along …

To create a “Smart” data dictionary, our dictionary much be “change aware” so that it only writes changes (new, updated and deleted objects). To do this we’ll need to establish (and …