Template Explorer

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Template Explorer is a feature in SQL Server Management Studio that provides a categorized library of pre-built T-SQL scripts to help users quickly create and modify database objects and queries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf SQL Server Management Studio feature
software development tool component
accessibleVia View menu in SQL Server Management Studio
keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+T in SSMS
benefit improves consistency of database scripts
reduces manual coding errors in T-SQL scripts
saves time when creating common database objects
containsCategory Database templates
Function templates
Index templates
Service Broker templates
Stored procedure templates
Table templates
Trigger templates
View templates
XML templates
developedBy Microsoft
hasFeature ability to open templates in a query editor window
categorized template folders
integration with SSMS Object Explorer
placeholders for parameter values
pre-built script templates
support for user-defined templates
hasPurpose help users quickly create database objects
help users quickly create queries
help users quickly modify database objects
help users quickly modify queries
provide a categorized library of pre-built T-SQL scripts
introducedBy SQL Server Management Studio 2005 era
partOf SQL Server Management Studio user interface
providedBy SQL Server Management Studio
SSMS
requires SQL Server Management Studio installation
runsOn Microsoft Windows
linked to: Windows
supportsLanguage T-SQL
Transact-SQL
linked to: T-SQL
supportsVersion SQL Server 2005 and later
linked to: SQL Server

SQL Server 2008 and later
linked to: SQL Server

SQL Server 2012 and later
linked to: SQL Server

SQL Server 2014 and later
linked to: SQL Server

SQL Server 2016 and later
linked to: SQL Server

SQL Server 2017 and later
linked to: SQL Server

SQL Server 2019 and later
SQL Server 2022 and later
linked to: SQL Server
typicalUser data engineer
database administrator
database developer
usedFor generating boilerplate T-SQL code
speeding up T-SQL script creation
standardizing common database tasks

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SQL Server Management Studio hasComponent Template Explorer