December 2013
Intermediate to advanced
1872 pages
153h 31m
English
book
Microsoft® SQL Server 2012 Unleashed
by Ray Rankins, Paul T. Bertucci, Chris Gallelli, Alex T. Silverstein
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Using SSMS Templates
Templates provide a framework for the creation of database objects in SSMS. They are essentially boilerplate files that help generate scripts for common database objects. They can speed up the development of these scripts and help enforce consistency in the generation of the underlying database objects.
The Template Explorer is a component window available in SSMS that can be launched by selecting Template Explorer from the View menu. Figure 4.25 shows the Template Explorer and a portion of the available SQL Server template folders. Separate templates also exist for Analysis Services. You can view them by selecting the related icon at the top of the Template Explorer.
FIGURE 4.25 The SSMS Template Explorer.
You access the ...