July 2023 Release Hotfix 1 (version 1.45.1)

July 2023 (Hotfix)

Azure Data Studio 1.45.1 is the latest general availability (GA) release.

• Release number: 1.45.1
• Release date: August 7, 2023

Bug fixes in 1.45.1

New Item	Details
Connection	Fixed an issue that prevented all connections from appearing in the server tree view.
Connection	Updated recent connections list to include connections that are not saved.
Database Migration Assessment for Oracle	Resolved issue where links to open the assessment output were no longer working.
Database Schema Conversion Toolkit	Resolved issue where links to open the conversion output were no longer working.
Installation	Addressed error "gyp WARN install" for Windows arm64.
Profiler	Fixed an issue where the session dropdown was not populated when an XEL file is opened.
Profiler	Addressed issue where running state was incorrectly set after a session was started.

For a full list of bug fixes addressed for the July 2023 hotfix release, visit the July 2023 Hotfix Release on GitHub.

Known issues in 1.45.1

New Item	Details	Workaround
Installation	Azure Data Studio installation fails on RHEL 8	Use RHEL 9, or manually install glibc-2.29 and add it to the Library Path and then re-install ADS

For a list of the current known issues, visit the issues list on GitHub.

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July 2023 Release (version 1.45.0)

July 2023

Azure Data Studio 1.45.0 is the latest general availability (GA) release.

• Release number: 1.45.0
• Release date: July 26, 2023

What's new in 1.45.0

New Item	Details
Connection	Introduced support for Tenant hierarchy in the Azure tree
Connection	Updated Azure tree icons
Connection	Updated the Azure tree in the Connection Pane to show only available resource types
Connection	Added Azure Postgres Flexible Server and Azure CosmosDB for PostgreSQL in the Azure resource tree
Connection	Added support for advanced connection options for other providers
Connection	Added capability to clear encryption keys with the 'Clear Azure Account Token Cache' command
Connection	Introduced support for connection pooling for MSSQL connections
GitHub Copilot	GitHub Copilot extension version 1.95.239
MySQL Extension	General Availability
Object Explorer	Added support for additional Filter options in Object Explorer
Object Explorer	Reduced size of server group color block
Object Explorer	Enabled 'Async Server tree' for the Server tree view
Object Explorer	Added inline actions (e.g. edit, delete, refresh)
Object Explorer	Introduced an action to collapse all open objects in Object Explorer
Object Explorer	Added ability to use left and right arrows in OE to open or close trees
Object Explorer	Right-click menu options updated and order modified
Profiler / Extended Events	Introduced support for opening .XEL files up to 1GB in size
Query Editor	Introduced a new configuration option to control whether to add a line break between rows when copying if the previous row has a trailing line break
Result Set	Introduced keyboard shortcut (Ctrl/CMD + Shift + C) to copy information from the results grid with headers
Result Set	Introduced keyboard shortcut (Ctrl/CMD + Shift + O) to sort columns in a result set
SQL Database Projects Extension	Added the ability to create a publish profile from the Add Item… menu
Table Designer	Added configuration option to prevent DDL triggers from being disabled as part of the table modification
User Management	Improved table component performance in the Securables dialog of User properties
VS Code merge	VS Code merges to version 1.79, read their release notes to learn more

Bug fixes in 1.45.0

New Item	Details
Accessibility	Improved contrast for buttons on Welcome page when using light themes
Accessibility	Improved focus on Home tab when using High Contrast Aquatic/Desert theme
Accessibility	Corrected border color the issue reporter dialog when using light theme
Accessibility	Fixed multiple issues with screen readers
Accessibility	Improved keyboard navigation in select database dropdown and added visual label
Accessibility	Added required indicator for Server group name when configuring a server group
Accessibility	Fixed display so contents are visible at 200% zoom in Notebook cell
Accessibility	Added tooltip for Learn more button in New Deployment window
Backup/Restore	Addressed issue with backup/restore dialog titles not updating for non-MSSQL databases
Central Management Servers Extension	Resolved error generated after saving a connection using SQL authentication
Charting	Addressed issue with mix/max value setting for a chart axis
Connection	Improved dialog window for adding an Azure account when authentication code is required
Connection	Fixed throttling of ARM requests when in the Browse Connections tab
General	Fixed issue with vertical scrolling in dialog windows
General	Fixed error "Cannot read properties of undefined"
Notebooks	Addressed inability to open JSON in a new tab from Notebook results cell
Notebooks	Fixed error "Unable to load and parse grammar for scope markdown.math.inline" when creating a Notebook text cell
Object Explorer	Addressed connection leak which occurred when renaming a table
Object Explorer	Improved error handling in server tree expand requests
Object Explorer	Fixed issue with unexpected connection drops in Object Explorer
Query Editor	Corrected syntax highlighting for nested multi-line comments
Query Editor	Addressed issue where folding behavior incorrectly included blank lines at the end of a text block
Query Editor	Resolved issue when executing USE DATABASE_NAME command and database context did not change in the status bar
Query Plan Viewer	Fixed issue with filter icon appearing over query text in Top Operations window
Result Set	Fixed issue where HTML entered in Edit Rows mode was being rendered
Result Set	Fixed incorrect aggregation (sum) when selecting rows in the result set and implemented performance improvements
Result Set	Improved support for copying large result sets to the clipboard
Result Set	Added progress notification when copying result sets and implemented performance improvements
Result Set	Improved formatting and result set navigation for columns containing XML
Result Set	Added notification to identify when the number of rows or columns copied exceed Excel limits
SQL Database Projects Extension	Addressed issue with schema compare dropping constraints
SQL Database Projects Extension	Removed incorrect delete command from database references node
SQL Database Projects Extension	Introduced ability to add sqlcmd variables without a default value via the quickpick
User Management	Removed unsupported database roles for Azure SQL DB user creation
User Management	Included MUST_CHANGE option for Azure SQL when creating a new login or for a password change

Known issues in 1.45.0

New Item	Details	Workaround
Installation	Azure Data Studio installation fails on RHEL 8	Use RHEL 9, or manually install glibc-2.29 and add it to the Library Path and then re-install ADS

For a full list of bug fixes addressed for the July 2023 release, visit the July 2023 Release on GitHub.

Known issues

For a list of the current known issues, visit the issues list on GitHub.

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May 2023 Release (version 1.44.1)

May 2023 (hotfix)

Azure Data Studio 1.44.1 is the latest general availability (GA) release.

• Release number: 1.44.1
• Release date: June 5, 2023

Bug fixes in 1.44.1

New Item	Details
Backup & Restore	Fixed an issue in Object Explorer where the Restore dialog failed to open. #23257
Connection	Resolved issue that caused a login failure in Azure SQL for hyphenated user accounts. #23210
Object Explorer	Addressed inability to open a view using CTRL/CMD + Q or the Open View menu. #23236
Query Editor	Introduced a performance improvement in the Query Editor language service by enabling connection pooling. #22970

Known issues

For a list of the current known issues, visit the issues list on GitHub.

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May 2023 Release (version 1.44.0)

May 2023

Azure Data Studio 1.44.0 is the latest general availability (GA) release.

• Release number: 1.44.0
• Release date: May 24, 2023

What's new in 1.44.0

New Item	Details
Connection	Enabled Sql Authentication Provider by default for Azure SQL connections and the MSAL Authentication Library. Learn more at Connect with Azure Data Studio
Connection	Introduced support for passing in advanced connection options in command line arguments
Connection	Added ability to provide an Application Name in the connection string parameter
General	Added support for customizing table keyboard shortcuts
General	Added warning notification on startup if Azure PII logging is enabled
GitHub Copilot	GitHub Copilot extension for autocomplete-style suggestions added to extension gallery. Learn more at https://aka.ms/ads-copilot
Notebooks	Fixed issue where deleted text listed using the Find feature
Object Explorer	Introduced filtering capability for Object Explorer (preview)
Query Editor	Shorted text for Change Connection and Export as Notebook button
Query Results	Increased the default max column width
SQL Database Projects Extension	Released version 1.1.1
SQL Database Projects Extension	Improved performance of loading one or more large projects
SQL Database Projects Extension	Introduced ability to save publish settings to a new or existing publish profile
User Management	Added support for creating database and server roles (preview)
User Management	Improved authentication options when creating database users (preview)

Bug fixes in 1.44.0

New Item	Details
Accessibility	Added labels to radio groups in SQL Database Projects dialog
Accessibility	Fixed issue with narrator reading character twice in network share path for Azure SQL migration extension
Accessibility	Addressed problem where keyboard focus did not shift to error message when creating a new database
Accessibility	Fixed issue with voiceover not announcing label names correctly when updating a database project
Connection	Improved token refresh behavior
Connection	Enabled support to login with blank passwords when creating MSSQL connection
Connection	Added change password dialog display after password expiration occurs for a SQL login
Connection	Addressed scenario where Intellisense stopped working after a connection token expired
Connection	Fixed behavior where PostgreSQL username was incorrectly replaced
Connection	Implemented support for connections against the same server but with different properties
Connection	Resolved issue where connection status changed to red (disconnected) after moving an active connection to a server group
Connection	Updated Azure node in Connection dialog to include notation when no subscriptions are found
Connection	Updated firewall dialog to pre-select the account and tenant in the connection dialog
Extension	Fixed an issue with over-encoded URLs in diagnostic error messages
Intellisense	Resolved issue with SORT_IN_TEMPDB not recognized as valid T-SQL syntax when creating an object
Notebooks	Updated Notebook connection to support MySQL and PostgreSQL when connecting to an existing Notebook
Query Results	Fixed overlapping action display when multiple result sets are returned
Schema Compare	Update scmp files to be backwards compatible
SQL Database Projects Extension	Fixed multiple issues related to SQLCMD variables and projects
SQL Database Projects Extension	Addressed a failure that was occurring when using schema compare with Azure Synapse dedicated pools
SQL Database Projects Extension	Resolved problem where a database project would not build after a reference to a system database was added from SSDT
SQL Database Projects Extension	Fixed issue where projects were listed twice when using multi root workspaces
SQL Database Projects Extension	Fixed an issue where file structure information was not stored in the scmp file after a schema compare
SQL Database Projects (VS Code)	Updated default folder location when creating a new project from database workflow

For a full list of bug fixes addressed for the May 2023 release, visit the May 2023 Release on GitHub.

Known issues

For a list of the current known issues, visit the issues list on GitHub.

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April 2023 Release (version 1.43.0)

Version 1.43.0

• Release number: 1.43.0
• Release date: April 12, 2023

What's new in 1.43.0

New Item	Details
Connection	Added notation for required properties (e.g. Attestation protocol and Attestation URL) when Secure Enclaves are enabled
SQL Database Projects extension	General Availability
SQL Database Projects extension	Move and rename files within Database Projects view
SQL Database Projects extension	SQLCMD variables available for editing in Database Projects view
Object Explorer	Double-clicking on a user or table in Object Explorer will open the designer for the object
Query Editor	Added a Parse button to the Query Editor toolbar for parsing queries before execution
Query Results	Added support to select a row in query results via double click

Bug fixes in 1.43.0

New Item	Details
Connection	Added support for linked accounts with same username but different domains
Connection	Fixed issue with incorrect cache write path
Connection	Added ability to include optional name and grouping when creating a new connection using a connection string
Connection	Updating username in MSSQL connections to use Preferred username for the display name
Connection	Fixed issue with encoding for OSX keychain on macOS
Connection	Added support for Azure MFA and ‘Sql Authentication Provider’ on Linux
Dataverse	Addressed error generated when expanding the database node for a Dataverse database in Object Explorer
IntelliCode extension	Fixed error that occurred when launching Azure Data Studio with Visual Studio Code IntelliCode extension installed
PostgreSQL extension	Implemented support for exporting query results on Apple M1 from a notebook
SQL Database Projects extension	Added Accessibility Fixes related to screen reader, label names, and improved focus when navigating

For a full list of bug fixes addressed for the April 2023 release, visit the April 2023 Release on GitHub.

Known issues

For a list of the current known issues, visit the issues list on GitHub.

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March 2023 Release (version 1.42.0)

Version 1.42.0

• Release number: 1.42.0
• Release date: March 22, 2023

What's new in 1.42.0

New Item	Details
ARM64 Support for macOS	Implemented native arm64 SqlToolsService support for arm64 Windows and macOS.
Connection	Changed the icon under Linked Accounts when adding a new Azure account.
Connection	Introduced support for the Command Timeout connection property.
Connection	Added support for all three connection encryption options: Strict, Mandatory, and Optional.
Connection	Introduced HostNameInCertificate connection property under Security on the Advanced tab, for server with a certificate configured.
Connection	Added new advanced option in the Connection dialog to support Secure Enclaves.
Connection	Introduced a new setting, Mssql Enable Sql Authentication Provider to allow connections to be maintained without the concern of losing access token lifetime or getting dropped by server. Access tokens will be refreshed internally by the SqlClient driver whenever they are found to be expired. This option is disabled by default.
Connection	Added support for connections to Microsoft Dataverse using the TDS endpoint.
Connection	Introduced additional error reporting for Azure connections.
Connection	Introduced support for change password.
Connection	Added support for encryption options for Arc SQL Managed Instance when server certificates are not installed.
Deployment	Moved the New Deployment option from the Connections breadcrumb to the File Menu.
Object Explorer	Introduced ability to group objects in Object Explorer by database schema. This applies to all MSSQL connections when enabled or disabled.
Object Explorer	Introduced a new option to allow a custom timeout to be configured for Object Explorer. Within Settings, enable Mssql > Object Explorer: Expand Timeout.
Query Results	Added option to disable special handling for JSON strings.

Bug fixes in 1.42.0

New Item	Details
Accessibility	Updated server group color display to improve visibility and contrast.
Backup	Addressed inability to select "Backup Set" checkbox.
Connection	Removed refresh action for connections which are disconnected.
Connection	Fixed issue with MSAL not properly set for connections.
Connection	Added ability to delete a server group if no connections exist for it.
Connection	Added connection display name to the Delete Connection dialog.
Connection	Azure connections with "Do not save" for the server group are no longer added to the default server group list.
Connection	Improved error handling in the connection dialog.
Connection	Fixed issue where saved passwords were not retained for Azure SQL connections.
Connection	Improved method to retrieve database access when connecting to Azure SQL.
Connection	Improved connection experience for cloud users.
Connection	Improved account and tenant selection when connecting to Azure SQL in the connection dialog.
Deployment	Improved narration for deployment wizard.
Installation	Updated default install location for the Windows on ARM installer.
MySQL Extension	Addressed issue where dialog boxes in the MySQL connection pane were not editable.
Notebooks	Fixed issue with updating the relative path in a Notebook cell.
Notebooks	Fixed issue that caused internal notebook links to break when editing characters in the page.
Notebooks	Addressed error thrown when opening a Notebook via a link.
Object Explorer	Fixed issue with Object Explorer node not expanding.
Query Editor	Fixed database dropdown list for contained users to display correctly.
Query Editor	Addressed issue where database dropdown list was not ordered the same as in Object Explorer.
Query Editor	Added the ability to properly escape special characters when they exist in object names.
Query Editor	Fixed issue which caused query timer to continue to run even though execution was complete.
Query Plan Viewer	Addressed an issue where a query plan would not render when opened via a URL.
Query Results	Improved precision formatting for datetimeoffset data type.

For a full list of bug fixes addressed for the March 2023 release, visit the bugs and issues list on GitHub.

Known issues

For a list of the current known issues, visit the issues list on GitHub.

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January 2023 Release Hotfix 2 (version 1.41.2)

Version 1.41.2

• Release date: February 10, 2023
• Release status: General Availability

Bug fixes in 1.41.2

New Item	Details
Connection	Fixed a regression blocking connections to sovereign Azure clouds
Query Editor	Fixed a regression causing the Output window to display on each query execution

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January 2023 Release Hotfix 1 (version 1.41.1)

Version 1.41.1

• Release date: January 30, 2023
• Release status: GA

Bugs fixed in 1.41.1

New Item	Details
Connection	Fixed a bug causing incorrect Azure account tenant selection when connecting to server through the Azure view. #21643
Object Explorer	Fixed a regression which caused Object Explorer to not show database objects for Azure SQL DB Basic SLO. #21735

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January 2023 Release (version 1.41.0)

Version 1.41.0

• Release date: January 25, 2023
• Release status: General Availability

What's new in 1.41.0

New Item	Details
Azure Subscriptions	Introduced Azure Synapse Analytics and Dedicated SQL Pools nodes.
Azure SQL Migration Extension	Premium series memory optimized SQL MI SKUs included in recommendations.
Connection	Migrated Azure authentication library from ADAL to MSAL. MSAL is the library used by default starting with release 1.41.  However, if you encounter issues, you can change back to ADAL within Settings > Azure: Authentication Library.
Connection	Added ability to provide a description when creating a firewall rule from Azure Data Studio.
Connection	Include ability to change password for new or expired login.
Connection	Add support for SQL Server Alias use when connecting to a server.
MongoDB Atlas Extension	Provides the ability to connect to and query data on MongoDB Atlas (Preview).
Notebooks	Provide option for users to convert markdown to a table or not when HMTL table tag is present.
Object Explorer	Databases are no longer brought online in serverless Azure SQL when Databases node is expanded.
Object Explorer	Added support for Ledger views.
Object Explorer	Fixed issue with key binding for objectExplorer.manage not working.
Query Editor	Fixes and updates to SQL grammar (colorization and auto-complete).
Query Plan Viewer	Changed default folder to be user’s home directory when saving a query plan.
Query Results	Added ability to only copy Column Headers, and only for cells that are highlighted.
Query Results	Added option to show or hide the action bar in the results window.
Query Results	Increased height of horizontal scrollbar in results window.
Query Results	Added new aggregate details in the results toolbar when selecting multiple cells.
SQL Projects Extension	Provide the ability select an existing project via a new dropdown.

Bug fixes in 1.41.0

New Item	Details
Accessibility	Accessibility improvements were made in the Query Plan Viewer, Query History Extension and Migration Extension.
Big Data Cluster	Fix missing connect icon in BDC view header bar.
Big Data Cluster	Fixed issue preventing HDFS nodes for BDC servers in Object Explorer from expanding.
Connection	Added ability to delete a connection that has expired AAD credentials.
Connection	Improved experience when Azure Active Directory token expiration occurs.
Connection	Improved connection experience when using multiple Azure tenants.
Connection	Addressed problem with adding a firewall exception for a non-default Azure subscription.
Migration Extension	Added support for non-public clouds for migration scenarios.
MySQL Extension	Updated resource endpoints to support AAD logins in the MySQL extension.
Notebooks	Improve Intellisense refresh in Notebook cells.
Notebooks	Address issue with "New Notebook Job" resulting in an empty form.
Object Explorer	Fixed issue with database list not loading.
Query Execution	Fixed error generated when executing a query with LEFT JOIN and NULL values.
Query Plan Viewer	When saving query plans (.sqlplan file), the filename will numerically increment to prevent duplicate filenames.
Query Results	Fixed issue where users were unable to open JSON data as a new file.
Query Results	Provide proper cell selection and navigation in the query results grid.
Query Results	Improved the handling of line breaks when copying cell contents.
Query Results	Addressed issue where a column would re-size incorrectly when auto-sizing in the results output.
Query Results	Improved JSON cell handling from query results.
Query Results	Fixed behavior where focus was incorrectly set on a cell using keyboard navigation.
Resource Deployment	Remove 'Preview' flag for SQL Server 2022 deployment types.
Schema Compare Extension	Fixed problem where differences in schema compare were not being highlighted.
Schema Compare Extension	Permissions are now included in schema compare when the "Include Permissions" option is selected.
SQL Projects Extension	Changes to db_datawriter or db_datareader roles are now supported.
SQL Projects Extension	Updated Database Projects Net Core SDK Location dialog to be more descriptive.
Table Designer	Updated Table Designer to disable transaction support for Azure Synapse databases.
Table Designer	Addressed problem of the table name not refreshing after being updated prior to publishing.
Table Designer	Fixed issue where table designer could not be opened for existing Ledger tables.

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November 2022 Release Hotfix 2 (version 1.40.2)

Version 1.40.2

• Release date: December 27, 2022
• Release status: General Availability

Bug fixes in 1.40.2

• Fix potential elevation of privilege issue using Bash shell on Windows. VS Code issue #160827

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