Configuring SQL Server

March 2001

In SQL Server 2000, Microsoft made several substantial new server and database configuration changes that will make your life as a DBA easier. Read all about them in this issue.

UDFs Provide a New IDENTITY

By Fernando G. Guerrero

Use UDFs in SQL Server 2000 to create new IDENTITY functionality.

Programming SQL Server Security

By Rick Dobson

You can use SQL-DMO to program a custom security interface.

Tip: Using SQL Server Query Analyzer Templates

By Brian Moran

SQL Server Query Analyzer templates offer a great way for novices to quickly write SQL scripts for specific tasks.

ADO.NET's Primary Objects

By Michael Otey

Here's a preview of the seven main objects in the ADO.NET data-access architecture.

Microsoft Unveils XML for Analysis

By Paul Thurrott

XML for Analysis, Microsoft’s new protocol for Web-based business intelligence, promises to boost OLAP and data-mining capabilities across the Internet.

Finding Online Help

By Michelle A. Poolet

Consult these Web sites for Visio 2000 user documentation.

CASE Tool: Visio 2000

By Michelle A. Poolet

Visio 2000 Enterprise Edition helps you model everything from databases to software applications.

SQL Server Yukon is Key

By Paul Thurrott

Mircrosoft’s Ballmer hints at a future starring role for Yukon, SQL Server’s next generation, in the development of .NET and Windows technology.

Questions, Answers, and Tips

By Brian Moran

SQL Server MVP Brian Moran answers readers' questions about debugging triggers and stored procedures, creating Data Transformation Services packages in Visual Basic, and more.

Memory Management

By Kalen Delaney

Learn how to let your SQL Server use more memory.

In Control with FOR XML EXPLICIT

By Bob Pfeiff

Use SQL Server 2000’s FOR XML EXPLICIT mode to produce data in XML format.

Perception vs. Reality

By Michael Otey

The Transaction Processing Performance Council now sorts its results in a way that lets Oracle claim one top spot.

XML Q&A

By Rich Rollman

Rich Rollman answers readers' questions about representing many-to-many relationships and building a SELECT statement into a template.

Setting Display Characteristics

By Russ Whitney

The powerful new Cell Properties feature in SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services lets analysis applications support exception highlighting.

Refreshing the Data

By Bob Pfeiff

Part 3 of Bob Pfeiff's "Relational to Dimensional" series shows you how to periodically refresh the data in your data mart.

Readers' Tips and Tricks

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Readers share their tips for viewing transaction logs, cascading outer joins, and finding and inserting missing records.

Parameterizing Result Order

By Itzik Ben-Gan

Learn several ways to return a sorted output based on a parameter that you pass to a stored procedure.

February MDX Puzzle Solution Revealed

By Russ Whitney

Here's the solution to February's MDX puzzle.

Answers from Microsoft

By Richard Waymire

Richard Waymire answers questions about security with dynamic T-SQL, executing local temporary tables, and more.

March MDX Puzzle

By Russ Whitney

Here's the MDX puzzle for March.

Configuring SQL Server 2000 Options

By Brian Knight

By eliminating some options and revamping others, Microsoft helps you to better configure SQL Server.

English Query Relationships

By Wayne Snyder

Learn to properly define various types of relationships to take full advantage of English Query.

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