Using Solution Explorer

Solution Explorer is a component of Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio that allows you to view and manage items and perform item management tasks in a solution or a project. It also allows you to use the SQL Server Management Studio editors to work on items associated with one of the script projects.

Important

   This feature will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature.

In This Section

• How to: Create New Solutions

• How to: Open an Existing Solution

• How to: Create a Project

• How to: Add an Existing Project to a Solution

• How to: Change the Default Location for Projects

• How to: View Project Properties

• How to: Close Solutions

• How to: Add New Items to a Project

• How to: Add Existing Items to a Project

• How to: Copy Items

• How to: Remove or Delete an Item or Project

• How to: Move Items in Solution Explorer

• How to: Rename Solutions and Project Items

• How to: Delete Solutions

• How to: Associate a Query with a Connection in a Project

• How to: Change the Connection Associated with a Query

• How to: View or Change the Properties of a Connection in a Project

• How to: Use Source Control with SQL Server Management Studio

See Also

Concepts

Introduction to Solutions, Projects, and Items

Multiproject Solutions

Projects as Containers

Solutions as Containers