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  * [ Getting started  ](..)

Getting started

    * [ First steps  ](../Getting-started/)
    * [ Installation  ](../Installation/)
    * [ Application window overview  ](../Application-Window-Overview/)
    * [ Basic operations  ](../Basic-operations/)
  * DBeaver configuration  DBeaver configuration 
    * [ User interface  ](../User-Interface-Themes/)
    * [ Interface language  ](../UI-Language/)
    * [ Accessibility  ](../Accessibility-Guide/)
    * [ Toolbar customization  ](../Toolbar-Customization/)
    * [ Database object editor  ](../Database-Object-Editor/)
    * [ Reset UI settings  ](../Reset-UI-settings/)
    * [ Shortcuts  ](../Shortcuts/)
  * Security  Security 
    * [ Security in DBeaver PRO  ](../Security-in-DBeaver-PRO/)
    * Password secure storage  Password secure storage 
      * [ Secure storage  ](../Security/)
      * [ Master password  ](../Managing-Master-Password/)
      * [ Automation (console) security  ](../Automation-Security/)
      * [ Integrated security  ](../Integrated-Security/)
    * [ Secret Management  ](../Secret-Providers/)
  * Configure connection  Configure connection 
    * Connection settings  Connection settings 
      * [ Create connection  ](../Create-Connection/)
      * [ Edit connection  ](../Edit-Connection/)
      * [ Invalidate and reconnect  ](../Invalidate-and-Reconnect-to-Database/)
      * [ Disconnect from database  ](../Disconnect-from-Database/)
      * [ Change current user password  ](../Change-current-user-password/)
      * [ Shell commands  ](../Working-with-Shell-Commands-in-DBeaver/)
      * [ Initialization settings  ](../Configure-Connection-Initialization-Settings/)
      * [ Security restrictions for database connection  ](../Managing-security-restrictions-for-database-connection/)
      * [ Connection types  ](../Connection-Types/)
      * [ Local client configuration  ](../Local-Client-Configuration/)
      * [ Multiple datasource connections  ](../Separate-Connections/)
    * Network configuration  Network configuration 
      * [ Network configuration  ](../Network-configuration/)
      * Connection network options  Connection network options 
        * [ SSH configuration  ](../SSH-Configuration/)
        * SSL  SSL 
          * [ SSL configuration  ](../SSL-Configuration/)
          * Truststore management  Truststore management 
            * [ Manage certificates  ](../Managing-Truststore-Settings/)
            * [ Import custom certificates  ](../Import-SSL-Certificates/)
          * [ Oracle SSL configuration  ](../SSL-Configuration-Oracle/)
        * Proxy  Proxy 
          * [ Proxy configuration  ](../Proxy-configuration/)
          * [ Proxy configuration with system files  ](../Proxy-configuration-with-system-files/)
        * [ Kubernetes configuration  ](../Kubernetes-configuration/)
        * [ AWS SSM configuration  ](../AWS-SSM-Configuration/)
      * [ Network profiles  ](../Network-profiles/)
    * Transaction mode  Transaction mode 
      * [ Transaction log  ](../Transaction-Log/)
      * [ Pending transactions  ](../Pending-Transactions/)
      * [ Auto and manual commit modes  ](../Auto-and-Manual-Commit-Modes/)
    * Database authentication models  Database authentication models 
      * [ Database native  ](../Authentication-Database-Native/)
      * [ DBeaver profile  ](../Authentication-DBeaver-profile/)
      * [ Microsoft Entra ID  ](../Authentication-Microsoft-Entra-ID/)
      * [ Kerberos  ](../Kerberos-Authentication/)
    * Driver settings  Driver settings 
      * [ Driver manager  ](../Driver-Manager/)
      * [ ODBC & JDBC driver  ](../ODBC-JDBC-Driver/)
      * [ File-based driver properties  ](../File-based-driver-properties/)
      * [ How to add additional artifacts to the driver  ](../How-to-add-additional-artifacts-to-the-driver/)
      * [ JDBC time zones  ](../JDBC-Time-Zones/)
      * [ JDBC tracing  ](../JDBC-Tracing/)
      * [ Deprecated legacy ODBC driver  ](../Deprecated-legacy-ODBC-driver/)
  * Databases support  Databases support 
    * [ Database drivers  ](../Database-drivers/)
    * Classic  Classic 
      * [ Apache Hive  ](../Apache-Hive/)
      * [ Cassandra  ](../Cassandra/)
      * [ ClickHouse  ](../Clickhouse/)
      * [ Couchbase  ](../Couchbase/)
      * [ IBM Db2  ](../Database-driver-IBM-Db2/)
      * [ Greenplum  ](../Database-driver-Greenplum/)
      * [ InfluxDB  ](../InfluxDB/)
      * Microsoft SQL Server  [ Microsoft SQL Server  ](./) Table of contents 
        * Setting Up 
          * SQL Server connection settings 
            * Connection details 
          * SQL Server driver properties 
          * ODBC and JDBC Driver Configuration 
          * Secure Connection Configurations 
          * Secure Storage with Secret Providers 
        * Powering SQL Server with DBeaver 
          * SQL Server database objects 
          * SQL Server features in DBeaver 
      * [ MariaDB  ](../Database-driver-MariaDB/)
      * MongoDB  MongoDB 
        * [ MongoDB  ](../MongoDB/)
        * [ MongoDB authentication  ](../Authentication-MongoDB/)
      * MySQL  MySQL 
        * [ MySQL  ](../Database-driver-MySQL/)
        * [ Two-factor authentication  ](../Authentication-MySQL-Two-factor/)
      * [ Netezza  ](../Database-driver-Netezza/)
      * Oracle  Oracle 
        * [ Oracle  ](../Oracle/)
        * [ Oracle authentication  ](../Connecting-to-Oracle-databases/)
        * [ JDBC OCI driver  ](../Connecting-to-Oracle-Database-using-JDBC-OCI-driver/)
      * PostgreSQL  PostgreSQL 
        * [ PostgreSQL  ](../Database-driver-PostgreSQL/)
        * [ PgPass authentication  ](../Authentication-PostgreSQL-Pgpass/)
        * [ SSPI (Windows SSO)  ](../Authentication-PostgreSQL-SSPI/)
      * [ Redis  ](../Redis/)
      * Salesforce  Salesforce 
        * [ Salesforce  ](../Database-driver-Salesforce/)
        * [ Salesforce authentication  ](../Authentication-Salesforce/)
      * Teradata  Teradata 
        * [ Teradata  ](../Database-driver-Teradata/)
        * [ LDAP authentication in Teradata  ](../Authentication-LDAP-Mechanism/)
      * [ Trino  ](../Database-driver-Trino/)
      * [ Yellowbrick  ](../Database-driver-Yellowbrick/)
    * Cloud  Cloud 
      * AWS  AWS 
        * [ Athena  ](../Database-driver-Amazon-Athena/)
        * [ Aurora DSQL  ](../Database-driver-Aurora-DSQL/)
        * [ DocumentDB  ](../AWS-DocumentDB/)
        * [ DynamoDB  ](../AWS-DynamoDB/)
        * [ Keyspaces  ](../AWS-Keyspaces/)
        * [ Neptune  ](../Database-driver-Neptune/)
        * [ Redshift  ](../Database-driver-Amazon-Redshift/)
        * [ Timestream  ](../Database-driver-Amazon-Timestream/)
      * Azure  Azure 
        * [ Cosmos DB  ](../Database-driver-CosmosDB/)
        * [ Cosmos DB for NoSQL  ](../Database-driver-Azure-CosmosDB-for-NoSQL/)
      * Google  Google 
        * [ AlloyDB for PostgreSQL  ](../Database-driver-AlloyDB-for-PostgreSQL/)
        * [ BigQuery  ](../Database-driver-BigQuery/)
        * [ Bigtable  ](../Google-Bigtable/)
        * [ Cloud SQL for MySQL  ](../Database-driver-MySQL-on-Google-Cloud/)
        * [ Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL  ](../Database-driver-PostgreSQL-on-Google-Cloud/)
        * [ Cloud SQL for SQL Server  ](../Database-driver-Microsoft-SQL-Server-on-Google-Cloud/)
        * [ Firestore  ](../Database-driver-Firestore/)
        * [ Spanner  ](../Database-driver-Google-Cloud-Spanner/)
      * Databricks  Databricks 
        * [ Databricks  ](../Database-driver-Databricks/)
        * [ Databricks authentication  ](../Authentication-Databricks/)
      * Snowflake  Snowflake 
        * [ Snowflake  ](../Snowflake/)
        * [ Snowflake authentication  ](../Authentication-Snowflake/)
    * Embedded  Embedded 
      * [ SQLite  ](../Database-driver-SQLite/)
    * File drivers  File drivers 
      * [ Multi source  ](../Database-driver-Files-MultiSource/)
      * [ CSV  ](../Database-driver-CSV/)
      * [ JSON  ](../Database-driver-JSON/)
      * [ Parquet  ](../Database-driver-Parquet/)
      * [ XLSX  ](../Database-driver-XLSX/)
      * [ XML  ](../Database-driver-XML/)
    * Graph  Graph 
      * [ Neo4j  ](../Database-driver-Neo4j/)
  * Navigation  Navigation 
    * Database Navigator  Database Navigator 
      * [ Database Navigator  ](../Database-Navigator/)
      * [ Simple and advanced view  ](../Simple-and-Advanced-View/)
      * [ Configuring filters  ](../Configure-Filters/)
      * [ Filter database objects  ](../Filter-Database-Objects/)
      * [ Bookmarks  ](../Bookmarks/)
    * Projects  Projects 
      * [ Projects  ](../Projects/)
      * [ Projects view  ](../Projects-View/)
      * [ Project security  ](../Project-security/)
      * [ Project explorer  ](../Project-Explorer/)
    * Search  Search 
      * [ Search  ](../Search-Tool/)
      * [ Data search  ](../Data-Search/)
      * [ Full-text search database  ](../DB-Full-Text-Search/)
      * [ Metadata search  ](../DB-Metadata-Search/)
      * [ File search  ](../File-Search/)
  * [ Properties Editor  ](../Properties-Editor/)
  * Data Editor  Data Editor 
    * [ Data Editor  ](../Data-Editor/)
    * Viewing and editing data  Viewing and editing data 
      * [ Data view and format  ](../Data-View-and-Format/)
      * [ Data filters  ](../Data-Filters/)
      * [ Data viewing and editing  ](../Data-Viewing-and-Editing/)
      * [ Data refresh  ](../Data-Refresh/)
      * [ Result set navigation  ](../Navigation/)
      * Panels  Panels 
        * [ Panels  ](../Panels/)
        * [ Value Panel  ](../Value-Panel/)
        * [ References Panel  ](../References-Panel/)
        * [ Metadata Panel  ](../Metadata-Panel/)
        * [ Grouping Panel  ](../Grouping-Panel/)
        * [ Calc Panel  ](../Calc-Panel/)
        * [ Result details Panel  ](../Result-Details-Panel/)
        * [ Query trace Panel  ](../Query-Trace-Panel/)
      * [ Managing charts  ](../Managing-Charts/)
      * [ Mock data generation  ](../Mock-Data-Generation-in-DBeaver/)
      * [ Dashboards  ](../Dashboards/)
    * [ XML and JSON data  ](../Working-with-XML-and-JSON/)
    * [ Dictionary data  ](../Working-with-Dictionary-Data/)
    * [ Spatial GIS data  ](../Working-with-Spatial-GIS-data/)
    * Virtual entities  Virtual entities 
      * [ Virtual columns  ](../Virtual-column-expressions/)
      * [ Virtual keys  ](../Virtual-Keys/)
    * [ Data Editor preferences  ](../Data-Editor-preferences/)
    * [ Data format preferences  ](../Managing-Data-Formats/)
  * SQL Editor  SQL Editor 
    * [ SQL Editor  ](../SQL-Editor/)
    * [ Visual query builder  ](../Visual-Query-Builder/)
    * Query execution  Query execution 
      * [ SQL execution  ](../SQL-Execution/)
      * [ Query execution plan  ](../Query-Execution-Plan/)
      * [ Script management  ](../Script-Management/)
    * Query development and assistance  Query development and assistance 
      * [ SQL Assist and Auto Complete  ](../SQL-Assist-and-Auto-Complete/)
      * [ SQL templates  ](../SQL-Templates/)
      * [ SQL query formatter  ](../SQL-Formatting/)
      * [ Variables panel  ](../Variables-panel/)
      * [ Spelling  ](../Spelling/)
    * [ SQL generation  ](../SQL-Generation/)
    * [ SQL terminal  ](../SQL-Terminal/)
    * Client side commands  Client side commands 
      * [ Client side scripting  ](../Client-Side-Scripting/)
      * [ Export command  ](../Export-Command/)
    * [ Query manager  ](../Query-Manager/)
    * [ SQL code Editor  ](../SQL-Code-Editor/)
    * [ SQL Plus script execution  ](../SQL-Plus-Script-Execution/)
    * [ PostgreSQL Arrays  ](../PostgreSQL-Arrays/)
    * [ PostgreSQL Extensions  ](../PostgreSQL-Extensions/)
  * Entity relation diagrams  Entity relation diagrams 
    * [ ER Diagrams  ](../ER-Diagrams/)
    * [ Database structure diagrams  ](../Database-Structure-Diagrams/)
    * [ Custom diagrams  ](../Custom-Diagrams/)
    * [ Edit mode for diagrams  ](../Edit-mode/)
  * Cloud services  Cloud services 
    * Cloud explorer  Cloud explorer 
      * [ Cloud explorer  ](../Cloud-Explorer/)
      * [ AWS cloud explorer  ](../AWS-Cloud-Explorer/)
      * [ Azure cloud explorer  ](../Azure-Cloud-Explorer/)
      * [ Google cloud explorer  ](../Google-Cloud-Explorer/)
    * [ Cloud storage  ](../Cloud-Storage/)
    * Cloud connection settings  Cloud connection settings 
      * AWS  AWS 
        * [ AWS permissions  ](../AWS-Permissions/)
        * [ AWS SSO  ](../AWS-SSO/)
        * [ AWS credentials  ](../AWS-Credentials/)
      * Azure  Azure 
        * [ Azure permissions  ](../Azure-Permissions/)
      * Google Cloud  Google Cloud 
        * [ Google Cloud SSO  ](../GCP-SSO/)
        * [ Google Cloud credentials  ](../GCP-Credentials/)
  * AI  AI 
    * [ AI Assistant  ](../AI-Smart-Assistance/)
    * [ Data privacy  ](../AI-Assistance-and-Data-Privacy/)
    * Features  Features 
      * AI chat  AI chat 
        * [ AI chat  ](../AI-chat/)
        * [ Speech recognition  ](../AI-speech-recognition/)
      * AI functions  AI functions 
        * [ AI functions  ](../AI-Functions/)
        * [ Data transfer actions  ](../Data-Transfer-Actions/)
        * [ Advanced metadata actions  ](../Advanced-Metadata-Read-Actions/)
        * [ View and editor actions  ](../View-and-Editor-Actions/)
      * Work with SQL  Work with SQL 
        * [ Query suggestion  ](../AI-query-suggestion/)
        * [ Explain query  ](../AI-query-explanation/)
        * [ Fix SQL errors  ](../AI-error-explanation/)
        * [ AI command  ](../AI-command/)
      * Work with objects  Work with objects 
        * [ Describe object with AI  ](../AI-smart-metadata-description/)
    * Tutorials  Tutorials 
      * [ Quick start with AI  ](../Quick-start-with-AI-Assistance/)
    * Settings  Settings 
      * [ AI Assistant settings  ](../AI-Assistance-settings/)
      * Providers  Providers 
        * [ OpenAI  ](../AI-integration-with-OpenAI/)
        * [ GitHub Copilot  ](../AI-integration-with-GitHub-Copilot/)
        * [ Azure OpenAI  ](../AI-integration-with-Azure-OpenAI/)
        * [ Google Gemini  ](../AI-integration-with-Google-Gemini/)
        * [ Ollama  ](../AI-integration-with-Ollama/)
        * [ Anthropic Claude  ](../AI-integration-with-Anthropic-Claude/)
        * [ Amazon Bedrock  ](../AI-integration-with-Amazon-Bedrock/)
      * [ Disable AI Assistant  ](../Disable-AI-assistance/)
  * Data transfer and schema compare  Data transfer and schema compare 
    * Data transfer  Data transfer 
      * [ Data transfer  ](../Data-transfer/)
      * [ Data import  ](../Data-import/)
      * [ Data import and replace  ](../Data-Import-and-Replace/)
      * [ Data export  ](../Data-export/)
      * [ Data transfer external storage  ](../Data-transfer-external-storage/)
      * [ Data migration  ](../Data-migration/)
      * [ Data transfer via email  ](../Data-transfer-email/)
    * [ Data compare  ](../Data-compare/)
    * [ Backup and restore  ](../Backup-Restore/)
    * Schema compare  Schema compare 
      * [ Schema compare  ](../Schema-compare/)
      * [ Liquibase support  ](../Using-Liquibase-in-DBeaver/)
  * Tasks  Tasks 
    * [ Task management  ](../Task-Management/)
    * [ Task scheduler  ](../Task-Scheduler/)
    * [ Composite tasks  ](../Composite-Tasks/)
  * Integrated tools  Integrated tools 
    * [ GIT integration  ](../Project-team-work/)
    * [ Tableau integration  ](../Tableau-integration-in-DBeaver/)
    * [ Database debugger (PostgreSQL)  ](../PGDebugger/)
    * [ Session Manager  ](../Session-Manager-Guide/)
    * [ Lock Manager  ](../Lock-Manager/)
    * [ Eclipse extensions  ](../Eclipse-extensions/)
  * Tutorials  Tutorials 
    * Table Creation  Table Creation 
      * [ New table creation  ](../New-Table-Creation/)
      * [ Incorporating triggers  ](../Incorporating-Triggers/)
      * [ Creating columns  ](../Creating-columns/)
      * [ Creating indexes  ](../Creating-Indexes/)
      * [ Implementing constraints  ](../Implementing-Constraints/)
      * [ Utilizing foreign keys  ](../Utilizing-Foreign-Keys/)
    * [ Sample database  ](../Sample-Database/)
    * [ Database partitions  ](../How-to-work-with-database-Partitions/)
    * [ Import connections from external tools  ](../How-to-import-Connections-from-External-Tools/)
  * Administration  Administration 
    * Admin preferences  Admin preferences 
      * [ Admin manage preferences  ](../Admin-Manage-Preferences/)
      * [ Admin manage drivers  ](../Admin-Manage-Drivers/)
      * [ Admin preference restrictions  ](../Admin-Preference-Restrictions/)
      * [ Admin variables  ](../Admin-Variables/)
    * General configuration  General configuration 
      * [ Configuration files  ](../Configuration-files-in-DBeaver/)
      * [ Pre-configured database connections  ](../Admin-Manage-Connections/)
      * [ Pre-configured variables  ](../Pre-configured-Variables/)
      * [ How to set a variable if dbeaver.ini is read only  ](../How-to-set-a-variable-if-dbeaver-ini-is-read-only/)
      * [ Command line  ](../Command-Line/)
      * [ Error log  ](../Log-files/)
      * [ Background tasks  ](../Background-Tasks/)
      * [ Workspace location  ](../Workspace-Location/)
      * [ Resetting your workspace  ](../Reset-workspace/)
      * [ Importing CA certificates from your local Java into DBeaver  ](../Importing-CA-certificates-from-your-local-Java-into-DBeaver/)
    * Troubleshooting  Troubleshooting 
      * [ Troubleshooting system issues  ](../Troubleshooting-system-issues/)
      * [ Troubleshooting task scheduler issues  ](../Troubleshooting-task-scheduler-issues/)
      * [ Making a thread dump  ](../Making-a-thread-dump/)
      * [ Posting issues  ](../Posting-issues/)
    * [ Windows silent install  ](../Windows-Silent-Install/)
    * [ Snap installation  ](../Snap-installation/)
  * Licenses  Licenses 
    * [ Import license  ](../How-to-Import-License/)
    * [ Update license  ](../How-to-Update-License/)
    * [ Reassign license  ](../How-to-Reassign-License/)
    * [ License administration  ](../License-Administration/)
    * License types  License types 
      * [ License types  ](../Differences-between-license-types/)
      * [ Early Access Program (EAP) license  ](../Early-Access-Program-license/)
  * About DBeaver  About DBeaver 
    * Editions  Editions 
      * [ Enterprise edition  ](../Enterprise-Edition/)
      * [ Lite edition  ](../Lite-Edition/)
      * [ Ultimate edition  ](../Ultimate-Edition/)
    * [ Release cycles  ](../DBeaver-release-cycles/)
    * [ Statistics collection  ](../Statistics-Collection/)
    * [ Customer technical support  ](../Customer-technical-support-information/)
  * [ FAQ  ](../FAQ/)

Table of contents

  * Setting Up 
    * SQL Server connection settings 
      * Connection details 
    * SQL Server driver properties 
    * ODBC and JDBC Driver Configuration 
    * Secure Connection Configurations 
    * Secure Storage with Secret Providers 
  * Powering SQL Server with DBeaver 
    * SQL Server database objects 
    * SQL Server features in DBeaver 

  1. [DBeaver](/docs/dbeaver)
  2. [Databases support](/docs/dbeaver/Database-drivers)
  3. Classic

# Microsoft SQL Server

This guide provides instructions on how to set up and use SQL Server with
DBeaver.

Before you start, you must create a connection in DBeaver and select SQL
Server. If you have not done this, please refer to our [Database
Connection](../Create-Connection/) article.

DBeaver interacts with the SQL Server using a specific driver, it supports all
versions of SQL Server, but the correct driver must be selected: use **SQL
Server (Old driver, jTDS)** for versions below 2012 and **SQL Server** for
newer versions. DBeaver also supports SQL Server extensions such as **Azure
SQL Server** , **Babelfish via TDS** and **Google Cloud Platform SQL Server**.
You must select the appropriate driver in the **Connect to a database** window
for these extensions.

![](../images/database/sqlserver/sql-server-drivers.png)

## Setting Up¶

This section provides an overview of DBeaver's settings for establishing a
direct connection, the configuration of secure connections, and the setup of
ODBC/JDBC drivers for SQL Server.

### SQL Server connection settings¶

In this subsection, we will outline the settings for establishing a direct
connection to a SQL Server database using DBeaver.

The page of the connection settings requires you to fill in specific fields to
establish the initial connection.

![](../images/database/sqlserver/sql-server-connection-main.png)

Field | Description  
---|---  
**Connect by (Host/URL)** | Choose whether you want to connect using a host or a URL.  
**Driver Type** | Select the appropriate driver for your SQL Server database.  
**URL** | If you are connecting via URL, enter the URL of your SQL Server database here. This field is hidden if you are connecting via the host.  
**Host** | If you are connecting via host, enter the host address of your SQL Server database here.  
**Database/Schema** | Enter the name of the SQL Server database you want to connect to.  
**Port** | Enter the port number for your SQL Server database. The default SQL Server port is `1433`.  
**Authentication** | Choose the type of authentication you want to use for the connection. For detailed guides on authentication types, please refer to the following articles:  
  
\- SQL Server Authentication (coming soon)  
\- Active Directory - Integrated (coming soon)  
\- Active Directory - MFA (coming soon)  
\- Active Directory - MSI (coming soon)  
\- Active Directory - Password (coming soon)  
\- [Azure AD for SQL Server](../Authentication-Microsoft-Entra-ID/)
![](../images/commercial.png)  
\- Custom (coming soon)  
\- [DBeaver profile](../Authentication-DBeaver-profile/)
![](../images/commercial.png)  
\- [Kerberos](../Kerberos-Authentication/) ![](../images/commercial.png)  
\- NTLM (coming soon)  
\- Window Authentication (coming soon)  
  
You can also read about [security in DBeaver PRO](../Security-in-DBeaver-
PRO/).  
**Show All Schemas** | Shows all database schemas. If disabled shows only non-empty schemas.  
**Trust Server Certificate** | If `true`, the SQL Server SSL certificate is automatically trusted when the communication layer is encrypted using SSL. If `false`, the Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server validates the server SSL certificate. If the server certificate validation fails, the driver raises an error and terminates the connection. To configure certificate settings in DBeaver, refer to our detailed article on [Truststore](../Managing-Truststore-Settings/).  
**Connection Details** | Provide additional connection details if necessary.  
**Driver Name** | This field will be auto-filled based on your selected driver type.  
**Driver Settings** | If there are any specific driver settings, configure them here.  
  
#### Connection details¶

The **Connection Details** section in DBeaver allows you to customize your
experience while working with SQL Server database. This includes options for
adjusting the **Navigator View** , setting up **Security measures** , applying
**Filters** , configuring **Connection Initialization** settings, and setting
up **Shell Commands**. Each of these settings can significantly impact your
database operations and workflow. For detailed guides on these settings,
please refer to the following articles:

  * [Connection Details Configuration](../Create-Connection/#connection-details)
  * [Database Navigator](../Database-Navigator/)
  * [Security Settings Guide](../Managing-security-restrictions-for-database-connection/)
  * [Filters Settings Guide](../Configure-Filters/)
  * [Connection Initialization Settings Guide](../Configure-Connection-Initialization-Settings/)
  * [Shell Commands Guide](../Working-with-Shell-Commands-in-DBeaver/)

### SQL Server driver properties¶

The settings for SQL Server **Driver properties** enable you to adjust the
performance of the SQL Server JDBC and ODBC driver. These adjustments can
influence the efficiency, compatibility, and features of your SQL Server
database.

For a complete walkthrough on setting up SQL Server JDBC and ODBC drivers
properties, you can refer to the official [SQL Server JDBC
documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/jdbc/microsoft-
jdbc-driver-for-sql-server?view=sql-server-ver16#documentation) and [SQL
Server ODBC documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-
us/sql/connect/odbc/microsoft-odbc-driver-for-sql-server?view=sql-server-
ver16#documentation). These guides detail each driver's properties and how
they can be used to optimize SQL Server database connections.

You can customize the SQL Server driver in DBeaver via the **Edit Driver**
window, accessible by clicking on the **Driver Settings** button on the first
page of the driver settings. This window offers a range of settings that can
influence your SQL Server database connections. For a comprehensive guide on
these settings, please refer to our [Driver manager](../Driver-Manager/)
article.

### ODBC and JDBC Driver Configuration¶

DBeaver provides extensive capabilities for managing SQL Server database
connections via ODBC/JDBC drivers. This functionality enables you to connect
to your SQL Server database using native ODBC drivers, offering an alternative
when specific DBeaver drivers are not available.

You can find a comprehensive, step-by-step guide on how to install the driver
manager, set up drivers, configure data sources, and establish connections in
DBeaver in our [ODBC Driver Configuration](../ODBC-JDBC-Driver/) article.

### Secure Connection Configurations¶

DBeaver supports secure connections to your SQL Server database. Guidance on
configuring such connections, specifically **SSH** , **Proxy** ,
**Kubernetes** , **AWS SSM** and **SSL** connections, can be found in various
referenced articles. For a comprehensive understanding, please refer to these
articles:

  * [**SSH Configuration**](../SSH-Configuration/)

  * [**Proxy Configuration**](../Proxy-configuration/)

  * [**SSL Configuration**](../SSL-Configuration/)

  * [**Kubernetes Configuration**](../Kubernetes-configuration/) ![](../images/commercial.png)

  * [**AWS SSM**](../AWS-SSM-Configuration/) ![](../images/commercial.png)

### Secure Storage with Secret Providers¶

DBeaver supports various cloud-based secret providers to retrieve database
credentials. For detailed setup instructions, see [Secret
Providers](../Secret-Providers/).

## Powering SQL Server with DBeaver¶

DBeaver provides a host of features designed for SQL Server databases. This
includes the ability to view schemas, along with numerous unique capabilities
aimed at optimizing database operations.

### SQL Server database objects¶

DBeaver lets you view and manipulate a wide range of SQL Server database
objects. DBeaver has extensive support for various SQL Server metadata types,
allowing you to interact with a wide variety of database objects, such as:

  * Databases
    * Schemas
      * Tables
      * External Tables
      * Views
        * Columns Triggers
        * External Properties
      * Indexes
      * Procedures
      * Sequences
      * Synonyms
      * Triggers
      * Data Types
    * Database triggers
  * Security
    * Logins
  * Administer
    * Sessions
  * Agent
    * Jobs

### SQL Server features in DBeaver¶

DBeaver includes many features that go beyond basic SQL operations like
querying, updating, inserting, and deleting data. It also includes numerous
unique features specifically for SQL Server. Beyond regular SQL operations,
DBeaver offers a range of SQL Server-specific capabilities, such as:

Category | Feature  
---|---  
Data Structure | SQL Server Tables & Views  
| SQL Server Procedures  
| SQL Server Sequences  
| SQL Server Synonyms  
| SQL Server External Tables  
Job Management | Agent Jobs  
  
Additional features compatible with SQL Server, but not exclusive to it:

Category | Feature  
---|---  
Data Transfer | [Data Import](../Data-import/)  
| [Data Export](../Data-export/)  
Session Management | [Session Manager](../Session-Manager-Guide/)  
Schema Management | [Schema Compare](../Schema-compare/)  
Data Visualization | [GIS Guide](../Working-with-Spatial-GIS-data/)  
| [ERD Guide](../ER-Diagrams/)  
  
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