Download SQL Server Management Studio 18.10

Microsoft recently released version 18.10 of SQL Server Management Studio, often abbreviated to SSMS. With SSMS you can manage a Microsoft SQL environment, for example an on-premise SQL Server, but also an Azure SQL Data Warehouse in the cloud. It provides tools for the configuration, monitoring and deployment of the various data tier components. You can also assemble queries and scripts. The following changes and improvements have been made in this release:

What’s new in 18.10

• Azure Data Studio installation integration: Installation of SSMS installs Azure Data Studio 1.32.0.
• Analysis Services: Update BITools to 150.19714.0
• DacFx: Update DacFx to 15.0.5282.3
• Import Flat File: Support for rich data types in Import Flat File wizard, including money.
• Replication: Support for peer to peer publication with Last Writer Win (LWW) conflict detection
• XEvents: Support for Ledger syntax in XEvents interface

Bug fixes in 18.10

• Accessibility: Fixes a narrator issue in the Data Classification Pane
• Accessibility: Fixes a visibility issue in the Data Classification Pane
• Azure SQL DW: Fixes an issue where trying to create an Azure SQL DW database throws an error.
• Backup: Fixes an issue where SSMS restore backup from URL fails on Azure storage account SKU.
• High DPI / Scaling: Fixes high-DPI issue in SSIS Job Step
• High DPI / Scaling: Fixes high-DPI issue in Object Dependencies
• High DPI / Scaling: Fixes high-DPI issue in Replication Wizard
• High DPI / Scaling: Fixes high-DPI issue in table trigger object explorer menu item
• Import Flat File: Clarifies error reporting option in Import Flat File wizard.
• Profiler: Fixes an issue where Profiler client crashes with an internal error on table-valued parameter with a missing default value.
• Reports: Fixes an issue with a Resource Locking Statistics report not filtering on resource database.
• SqlParser: Fixes an issue where Azure tables fail to script when database catalog collation is case sensitive.
• XEvents: Fixes issue where long string does not include ellipsis at end when truncated in display