Today we released an update of SQL Enlight 1.7 which includes several usability improvements:

– Unicode support added for identifier names.

– Context only rules are now applied when analyzing server objects using the command line tool and the MSBuild tasks. This feature was missing in the previous release.

– The Context Only rules are can be applied either with using Analyze with Specific Rules… command or when analyzing databases or servers. For instance, the Context Only rules will be skipped when a stored procedure is analyzed, but will be included when a database is selected for analysis from Object Explorer. The Context Only rules will be always applied when explicitly selected.

– Each analysis rule can be separately configured whether to require its parameters to be entered before analysis or not to require parameters. This way, the parameters dialog won’t be shown when rules with no required parameters are selected, but then the default rule parameter values will be used.

– A new Error list command which to instantly show the SQL Enlight Error List window is now added to the SQL Enlight menu.

You can find and download the updated SQL Enlight version here.

Just at the at the end of 2009, we are happy to announce the CTP release of SQL Enlight 1.7!  It took us a while, but we think that the result is worth it.

The new version can download here. 

Overview

• Analysis context – server details and database schema are now available during analysis and can be used in the analysis rules.
• Parameterized analysis rules – analysis rules can have parameters that to be specified before analysis.
• Executed statements history – new feature for saving reusing executed queries in SQL Server Management Studio.
• Improved analysis rule designer – support the new analysis context, testing of XPath expressions, tree views of test query SQML and analysis.
• Explicit analysis group – rules in that group can be executed directly from the SQL Enlight menu. 
• New analysis rules   – the default analysis template now includes 9 more rules ( 5 of them are explicit rules ).
• Export and import of analysis rules and analysis templates  – analysis template and analysis rules now can be exported and easily shared between team members.
• Analysis before executing T-SQL script – analysis can be configured to be run  just before executing T-SQL code in SSMS.
• Analysis rule selection before analysis –  now you can choose which rules to use just before running the analysis.
• Extended SSMS object explorer analysis menu – the menu now allows using specific analysis group or analysis rule separately.
• Several other integration and usability improvements.

       

This release is a CTP which includes the new features of the coming version 1.7.  What the final version is going to include are some optinizations,improvements and completed documentation.

The final version will be available at the beginning of February 2010. Until then, any feedback and feature requests are welcome.

That’s all for now from us, have a nice holidays, Marry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Ubitsoft Team

New features in v1.6

• Custom analysis rules

  Design, implement and tune powerful static analysis rules using XPATH and XSLT.

• Create and manage analysis groups

  Categorize analysis rules in custom groups.

• Command line interface

  The command line tool supports server analysis, analysis and layout of T-SQL script files, and report generation.

• Integration with automated builds

  The MSBuild tasks support server analysis, analysis and layout of T-SQL script files, and report generation.

• Analysis of SQL Server objects

  Now SQL Enlight can directly analyze servers, databases, stored procedures, functions, views and triggers.