Saving changes is not permitted in Enterprise Manager

14. March 2013 09:16 by Chris in dev  //  Tags:   //   Comments (0)

This is one of those issues I encounter occasionally and I always have to google. So I'm thinking if I put it here it'll save me a couple of key strokes!

I am often developing databases in SQL Server, currently primarily 2008, including modifying tables through Enterprise Manager. I didn't get this issue in 2005 but the default in 2008 seems to have changed as I get this error:

Saving changes is not permitted. The changes that you have made require the following tables to be dropped and re-created. You have either made changes to a table that can’t be re-created or enabled the option Prevent saving changes that require the table to be re-created.

So obviously the issue becomes a) finding the option (not easy!) and then b) remembering where it is for next time.

FYI/ FMI in the future, it's here: Tools->Options->Designers->Table and Database Designers->Prevent Saving changes that require table re-creation.

Hope this also helps others! Also you can help me as well - is the default the same in 2012?

28/06/2013 - as I've just installed and hit the same  issue, yes it is!

 

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I am Dr Christopher Sully (MCPD, MCSD) and I am a Cardiff, UK based IT Consultant/ Developer and have been involved in the industry since 1996 though I started programming considerably earlier than that. During the intervening period I've worked mainly on web application projects utilising Microsoft products and technologies: principally ASP.NET and SQL Server and working on all phases of the project lifecycle. If you might like to utilise some of the aforementioned experience I would strongly recommend that you contact me. I am also trying to improve my Welsh so am likely to blog about this as well as IT matters.

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