What's new in SSMA for MySQL (MySQLToSQL)

This article lists SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) for MySQL changes in each release.

Note

While Microsoft Entra ID is the new name for Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), to prevent disrupting existing environments, Azure AD still remains in some hardcoded elements such as UI fields, connection providers, error codes, and cmdlets. In this article, the two names are interchangeable.

SSMA v10.0

The v10.0 release of SSMA for MySQL contains minor performance improvements, bug fixes, and online help viewer support.

SSMA v9.5

The v9.5 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Support for exclude schema option in console mode

SSMA v9.4

The v9.4 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Fix for missing subscriptions in migration through migration at scale.

SSMA v9.3

The v9.3 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Add support for MySQL 8.x
• Add support for common table expressions
• Add support for SQL Server 2022 (16.x) target
• Fix for precision loss of datetime data type column migration

SSMA v9.2

The v9.2 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Enhanced data movement pipelines at scale monitoring

SSMA v9.1

The v9.1 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Add support for at scale data migration from MySQL to SQL target
• Improve get help experience

SSMA v9.0

The v9.0 release of SSMA for MySQL contains minor performance improvements, bug fixes, and online help viewer support.

SSMA v8.24

The v8.24 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Add support for YEAR data type
• Improve conversion of comment styles
• Improve naming for "Save As" statements
• Fix issue

SSMA v8.23

The v8.23 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• New option, Allow Statements from Files, for adding statements from file system
• Enhanced XML output when running in console mode
• New Feedback link in reports to send feedback
• In reports, enhanced visualization experience

SSMA v8.22

The v8.22 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Allow to specify extra connection string options for target database connection
• Introduce summary charts in assessment reports
• Improve messages navigation in assessment reports

SSMA v8.21

The v8.21 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Use COUNT_BIG in row count queries for the target database

SSMA v8.20

The v8.20 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Minor performance improvements and bug fixes

SSMA v8.19

The v8.19 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Minor performance improvements and bug fixes

SSMA v8.18

The v8.18 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Minor performance improvements and bug fixes

SSMA v8.17

The v8.17 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Update HTML assessment reports to use modern editor to display SQL text

SSMA v8.16

The v8.16 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Add support for computed columns
• Fix issues when converting INSERT statement for tables with unique constraints and primary keys
• Update parser to respect ANSI_QUOTES and NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES server modes
• Remove support for legacy parser
• Fix issue with objects not refreshing from database

SSMA v8.15

In addition to several accessibility improvements, the v8.15 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Revamp assessment reports to work in modern browsers
• Use authority provided by the database for Microsoft Entra/Azure AD authentication
• Improve naming for statements loaded from files

SSMA v8.14

In addition to several improvements to ensure greater accessibility for people with disabilities, the v8.14 release of SSMA for MySQL requires a project upgrade, as it now stores full source/target server version in the project metadata.

SSMA v8.13

The v8.13 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Consider implicit type casts when converting procedure and function calls
• Improve logging for source connection string to help troubleshoot connection issues

SSMA v8.12

The v8.12 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Conversion of temporary tables DDL

SSMA v8.11

The v8.11 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Use MSAL.NET library for interactive Microsoft Entra/Azure AD authentication

SSMA v8.10

The v8.10 release of SSMA for MySQL contains minor performance improvements and bug fixes.

SSMA v8.9

The v8.9 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Fix for data migration of spatial types
• Fix for the issue with special characters in project name

SSMA v8.8

The v8.8 release of SSMA for MySQL includes:

• SQL Server objects synchronization stability improvements
• GUI performance improvements during assessment and conversion

SSMA v8.7

The v8.7 release of SSMA for MySQL has minor fixes and performance improvements in graphical user interface.

In addition, SSMA for MySQL now provides conversion for LIMIT clause when targeting Azure SQL.

Important

With SSMA v8.5 and later, .NET 4.7.2 is an installation prerequisite. If you need to install this version, you can download the runtime file.

SSMA v8.6

In addition to a targeted set of fixes designed to improve usability and performance, the v8.6 release of SSMA for MySQL has been enhanced by adding a setting that enables users to omit SSMA extended properties in the converted code.

To use this setting, in SSMA for MySQL, navigate to Tools > Project Settings > General > Conversion, and then under Misc, update the value of the Omit Extended Properties setting to Yes.

Important

With SSMA v8.5 and later, .NET 4.7.2 is an installation prerequisite. If you need to install this version, you can download the runtime file.

SSMA v8.5

The v8.5 release of SSMA for MySQL is enhanced with support for Microsoft Entra/Azure AD authentication and basic support for JSON features in SQL Server, together with a targeted set of fixes designed to improve usability and performance.

Important

With SSMA v8.5, .NET 4.7.2 is an installation prerequisite. If you need to install this version, you can download the runtime file.

SSMA v8.4

The v8.4 release of SSMA for MySQL is enhanced with targeted fixes that are designed to address accessibility issues and fix a bug related to max index columns (to allow 32 instead of 16) for SQL Server 2016 (13.x) and later versions.

Important

With SSMA versions 7.4 though 8.4, .NET 4.5.2 is an installation prerequisite.

SSMA v8.3

The v8.3 release of SSMA for MySQL is enhanced with targeted fixes that are designed to improve quality and conversion metrics. In addition, this release of SSMA for MySQL provides fixes that:

• Address accessibility issues.
• Add basic support for hierarchyid type in SQL Server.

SSMA v8.2

The v8.2 release of SSMA for MySQL is enhanced with a targeted set of fixes designed to improve quality and conversion metrics, and fixes for:

• An issue with disabled nonclustered indexes after data migration.
• Detection of .NET Framework during silent installation.
• An intermittent crash that occurs when a new version is downloaded.

Note

A known issue with auto-update might cause the failure of an update from SSMA v8.1 to v8.2. If you encounter this error, please download the new version and install it manually.

SSMA v8.1

The v8.1 release of SSMA for MySQL is enhanced with targeted fixes that are designed to improve quality and conversion metrics.

Note

A known issue with auto-update might cause the failure of an update from SSMA v8.0 to v8.1. If you encounter this error, please download the new version and install it manually.

SSMA v8.0

The v8.0 release of SSMA for MySQL is enhanced with targeted fixes designed to improve quality and conversion metrics. This release also offers the following new features:

• Support for Azure SQL Managed Instance as a target. You can now create new projects targeting Azure SQL Managed Instance:

  

• Post-conversion Fix advisor. For more information, see more about it here.

• Preliminary database/schema selection.

  When you connect to the source, you can now select databases/schemas of interest. Selecting only the schemas that you plan to migrate saves time during initial connection and improve overall SSMA performance.

  

SSMA v7.10

The v7.10 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Targeted fixes designed to provide more security and privacy protections to meet changes in global requirements.
• A fix for conversion of spaces between function name and arguments list.

SSMA v7.9

The v7.9 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Targeted fixes that improve quality and conversion metrics.
• Partial support for migrating spatial data types from MySQL to Azure SQL Database.
• Support in SSMA command line to alter Data Type mapping and Project Preferences.
• Support for migrating data using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). After converting the schema, it's possible to create an SSIS package by using a right-click context menu option.
• The Azure SQL Database connection dialog in SSMA has also been altered to specify the fully qualified server name. In previous versions of SSMA, the Azure SQL Database prefix had to be explicitly mentioned inside projects settings.

SSMA v7.8

The v7.8 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Change type mapping highlighted in Project Settings.
• The ability for users to disable telemetry.

SSMA v7.7

The v7.7 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• SSMA for MySQL has been enhanced with targeted fixes that improve quality and conversion metrics.
• Based on the popular demand, the 32-bit version of SSMA for MySQL is back. Compared to the previous implementation (before v7.4), there are two installer packages, but they can't be installed side by side. As a result, you must choose the most appropriate version based on the connectivity components you have. It's always preferable to use the 64-bit version, if possible.
• SSMA for MySQL now has ODBC Connection String connection mode, which allows you to use any third-party ODBC drivers that are compatible with MySQL.

SSMA v7.6

The v7.6 release of SSMA for MySQL has been enhanced with targeted fixes that improve quality and conversion metrics and with support for SQL Server 2017 (14.x) (public preview). Support for SQL Server 2017 (14.x) on Windows and Linux is in public preview and shouldn't be used for production migrations.

SSMA v7.5

The v7.5 release of SSMA for MySQL has been enhanced with several improvements to ensure greater accessibility for people with disabilities.

SSMA v7.4

The v7.4 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• The Query timeout option is now available during schema object discovery at source and target.

  

• The quality and conversion metric has been improved with targeted fixes, based on customer feedback.

Important

.NET 4.5.2 is a prerequisite for installing SSMA v7.4. In addition, beginning with v7.4, the 32-bit version of SSMA is being discontinued.

SSMA v7.3

The v7.3 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Improved quality and conversion metric with targeted fixes based on customer feedback.

• SSMA extensibility framework exposed via the following items:

  • Export functionality to a SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) project.

    • You can now export schema scripts from SSMA to an SSDT project. You can use the schema scripts to make extra schema changes and deploy your database.

      

  • Libraries that SSMA consumes for performing custom conversions.

    • You can now construct code that can handle custom syntax conversions and conversions that weren't previously handled by SSMA.

      • For more information on how to construct a custom converter, see Extending SQL Server Migration Assistant's conversion capabilities.

      • You can also download a sample project for conversion from the same blog post.

SSMA v7.2

The v7.2 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Improved quality and conversion metric with targeted fixes based on customer feedback.
• Telemetry enhancements to provide better data points to troubleshoot customer issues and improve SSMA's conversion rates.

SSMA v7.1

The v7.1 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• SQL Server 2017 (14.x) on Windows and Linux CTP 1 is now a supported target platform for migration. This feature is in technical preview and allows schema and data movement to target SQL Server instances.
• SSMA now supports automatic updates to download the latest version of SSMA as soon as it's available.
• SSMA installable binaries are now delivered through Windows Installer package files (.msi).

May 2016

The May 2016 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Added support for SQL Server 2016 (13.x).
• Improved parser and resolver.
• Removed installer check for .NET 2.0.
• Updated Extension Pack dependency from .NET 3.5 to .NET 4.0.
• Fixed default BigInt type mapping for MySQL.
• Fixed save-project and open-project commands for SSMA Console.
• Fixed securepassword command for SSMA Console.
• Fixed counting of objects for initial loading.
• Fixed MsSql objects loading.
• Fixed bug in global settings.

March 2016

The March 2016 preview release of SSMA for MySQL adds support for migration to SQL Server 2016 (13.x).

January 2016

The January 2016 maintenance release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Added View Log Menu Item to SSMA (RFC 5706203).
• Added Telemetry.

July 2014

The July 2014 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Improved Azure SQL Database code conversion.
• Extension pack functionality moved to schema to support Azure SQL Database.
• Performance improvements tested for databases with over 10k objects.
• UI improvements for dealing with large number of objects.
• Highlighting of well-known LOB schemas (so they can be ignored in conversion).
• Conversion speed improvements.
• Show object counts in UI.
• Report size reduction by more than 25%.
• Improved error messages for unparsed constructs.

April 2014

The April 2014 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Added support for SQL Server 2014 (12.x).
• Fixed bugs regarding conversion to Azure.
• Fixed bugs regarding invisible report pages in IE 10.

July 2011

The July 2011 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Support for conversion of LIMIT to SQL Server 2012 (11.x) OFFSET.
• Improved error reporting during data migration.

April 2011

The April 2011 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following changes:

• Single installable of SSMA for MySQL, which supports SQL Server 2005 (9.x), SQL Server 2008 (10.0.x), SQL Server 2012 (11.x), and Azure SQL.
• The ability to connect SQL Server 2012 (11.x).
• Enhanced client-side data migration engine, supporting parallel migration of data.
• Improved data migration performance with Simple and Bulk logged recovery models.
• SSMA for MySQL Console version supports backward compatibility. You can open the projects created by versions earlier to SSMA v5.0.
• SSMA for MySQL v5.0 product can be installed side by side (SxS) with older versions of SSMA Product.

July 2010

The July 2010 release of SSMA for MySQL contains the following features:

1. Improvements to User Interface:

• 'SQL Modes' Tab for MySQL Database objects
• 'Settings' Tab for MySQL Database objects
• 'Data' Tab for MySQL Tables
• Updated Project Settings in Conversion and Migration Pages
• 'Data Migration Settings' at Table level

2. Improvements to Connect to MySQL and SQL Server:

• SSL/TLS connectivity in MySQL
• Encrypted connectivity in SQL Server

3. Improvements to MySQL Metabase Explorer:

• Loading all the MySQL Database Objects and their respective Tabs.

4. Improvements to Object Conversion:

• Conversion of MySQL metabase objects - procedures, functions, views, triggers, and statements.
• Limited support for spatial data types in tables.
• Option to convert MySQL functions to SQL Server stored procedures
• Option to apply SQL modes and charset mapping during object conversion

5. Improvements to Data Migration:

• Support for Data Migration using both Server-Side and Client-Side Data Migration Engines
• Support for Spatial Data Migration
• Custom SQL for Data Migration for Tables

6. SSMA for MySQL Console:

• Support Console Feature for SSMA for MySQL
• Support for Script-Level Interfacing

January 2010

The January 2010 release of SSMA for MySQL was the initial release. It contained the following features:

• Added support for migration to both on-premises SQL Server and Azure SQL.
• Feature Snapshot: Schema and Data migration of MySQL Tables/Indexes/Constraints.