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tfgconsultant
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Posted - 09/12/2012 :  10:36:49  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I am working out of MS SQL 2008 R2. I wanted to create a data map for the databases and tables. What is the best way to accomplish this? Easiest most efficient way of course.

Thanks in advance.

robvolk
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Posted - 09/12/2012 :  10:42:12  Show Profile  Visit robvolk's Homepage  Reply with Quote
By "data map" do you mean a database diagram?
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tfgconsultant
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Posted - 09/12/2012 :  10:51:06  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Yes, data mapping in Excel spreadsheet or something that will map a db to a table. Kind of like a diagram I guess.
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robvolk
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Posted - 09/12/2012 :  10:56:33  Show Profile  Visit robvolk's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Sounds like what you mean is a list of database names, table names, column names, data types and sizes?

Check the INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS view:
SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
Run that query in the database you wish to document, and copy the results into Excel. You can arrange/remove columns if needed.
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tfgconsultant
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Posted - 09/12/2012 :  13:08:38  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
OK, I will check that out. Thanks!
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