SoftTree SQL Assistant v13.5 (maintenance release) - What's New

June 26, 2025 (v13.5.70)

Short introduction

SQL Assistant v13.5 contains several new features and enhancements, among them are two major additions: 64-bit add-on for SQL Server Management Studio 21, and the Database Migration Toolkit including SQL Code Translator utility. Internally this maintenance version also contains a new foundation for building machine learning extensions in follow up versions. The changes are described with more details in the sections below.

New major features and significant enhancements

  1. New Database Migration Toolkit.
  2. New SQL Code Translator utility (accessible from the Migration Toolkit).
  3. SQL Assistant add-on for 64-bit version of SQL Server Management Studio 21.
  4. Updated SQL References and SQL Intellisense for MySQL 9.x releases.
  5. Updated SQL References and SQL Intellisense for MariaDB 11.x releases.
  6. Updated SQL References and SQL Intellisense for PosgreSQL 17.x releases.
  7. Updated SQL References and SQL Intellisense for Oracle 23.x releases.
  8. Updated SQL References and SQL Intellisense for Snowflake latest releases.
  9. Support for Microsoft Azure SQL Data Warehouse

Database management enhancements and new features

  1. Oracle - many additions and enhancements in the management interface for Oracle Job Scheduler, now supporting graphical management of complete set of the scheduler's features.

Miscellaneous

  1. A number of other minor improvements and bug fixes.

 

SoftTree SQL Assistant v13.0 (major release) - What's New

July 27, 2024 (v13.0.56)

Short introduction

SQL Assistant v13.0 contains multiple new features and enhancements, among them is built-in SSH client for tunneled connections. The changes are described with more details in the sections below.

New major features and significant enhancements

  1. Integrated support for SSH tunneled connections using built-in SSH client.
  2. New add-in for SQL Server Management Studio 20.x.
  3. Encrypted connections and data at rest for supported database systems.
  4. Advanced Explain Plan for MariaDB.
  5. Streamlined generation of SQL scripts from data in data-grids.
  6. Enhanced report generation from data in data-grids, including copying styles, formats and conditional formatting.
  7. Explain Plan integration with table and index reports for advanced query plan analysis.
  8. New graphical Oracle Job Scheduler.
  9. SQL Intellisense enhancements supporting latest features available in PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, MariaDB, Snowflake, and SparkSQL.
  10. New and enhanced SQL References for the latest versions and features available in PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, MariaDB, Snowflake, and SparkSQL.

Miscellaneous

  1. UI enhancements - colored tabs for different database connections, supported in SQL Assistant Professional IDE.
  2. Hiding columns in data-grids.
  3. Improved support for secure connections over SSL, certificate validation, Microsoft Entra authentication, multi-factor authentication, and data security at rest.
  4. Code preprocessor enhancements, smarter treatment of custom unrecognized directves and avoiding collisions.
  5. A number of other minor improvements and bug fixes.

 

 

Changes in Other Versions

See What's New 12.x page for details on new features added in SQL Assistant version 12.x releases.

See What's New 11.x page for details on new features added in SQL Assistant version 11.x releases.

See What's New 10.x page for details on new features added in SQL Assistant version 10.x releases.

See What's New 9.x page for details on new features added in SQL Assistant version 9.x releases.

See What's New 7.x page for details on new features added in SQL Assistant version 7.x releases.

See What's New 6.x page for details on new features added in SQL Assistant version 6.x releases.

See What's New 5.x page for details on new features added in SQL Assistant version 5.x releases.

See What's New page for details on new features added in SQL Assistant versions 2.x - 4.x.