SQL Server Management Studio

What's new in this version:

New:
- Added 74 new item templates for SQL projects, covering a programmability, security, storage, tables, and views
- Added importing objects from an existing database into a SQL project
- Added the Advanced Publish Settings dialog (publish properties) to the Publish Database dialog
- Added support for custom endpoint entry in Tools > Options > Environment > Account > Registered Azure Clouds
- Addressed exception Object reference not set to an instance of an object that occurred when opening the Extended Events filter, see Exception occurs on the Extended Events filter
- Addressed an issue where the monthly limit for the chat had the incorrect date, see SSMS 22.1 GitHub Copilot Chat monthly limit message contradiction (GHCP).
- Addressed an issue where Solution Explorer became blank after opening a file, see Solution Explorer is blank when opening solution from git repo..

Improved:
- Updated the connection dialog to clear the custom name when either the server name, authentication type, username or database name fields change
- Updated the SQL database project icon to use a fluent design
- Improved context handling to only send contents of the active editor for code completions
- Introduced support for interacting with the results pane from the chat window, including execution plan, messages, client statistics, and the results grid
- Introduced the Migrate SQL Server to Azure SQL capability that enables offline migration readiness assessment and supports migration of SQL Server workloads to Azure using existing SSMS wizards or the Azure Database Migration Service. For Azure Arc-managed SQL Server instances, users can view migration readiness assessments and perform migrations through the Azure portal.
- For security issues addressed in this release, see the Visual Studio release notes
- Updated to Visual Studio 18.5.0 [11707.296]
- Solution Explorer now opens automatically when a database project is created
- Model selection now persists after clearing chat or starting a new thread, see GitHub Copilot Chat always selects Claude instead of last used Model (GHCP).

Fixed:
- Resolved an issue where the Execution time-out (seconds) setting, in Tools > Options > Query Execution > Analysis Server, was not respected in the query editor
- Resolved an issue where DTA didn't start with error Failed to open a new connection
- Resolved an application hang that occurred during a rename operation
- Resolved an issue where Object Explorer menus weren't localized, see 22.4.1 The language of the Object Explorer does not match the language of the regional settings..
- Fixed improperly truncated error messages during publish failures
- Fixed the generate script dialog appearing frozen during the process
- Fixed an issue where Ctrl+R didn't open the Filter dialog in the Extended Events viewer, see SSMS22: Ctrl+R does not work for Extended Events
- Fixed a stack overflow crash in Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.SqlParser.dll
- Fixed an issue where chat messages weren't showing even though the chat title was displayed, see GitHub Copilot Chat messages not showing in SSMS 22 even though chat title shows.
- Fixed a typo within the Portuguese (Brazil) connection dialog, see Typo in Portuguese (Brazil) localization: "Ravoritas" instead of "Favoritas".
- Fixed a localization issue where the job schedule frequency dialog was obscured