SQL Server Management Studio consists of two areas:
- The Object Explorer pane
- The Summary area
SQL Server Management Studio consists of two areas:
The Object Explorer is a tree view of available folders and objects on the server.
The toolbar of the Object Explorer pane includes buttons to connect and disconnect to a server, a stop button, refresh button, and a filter button. The refresh button is helpful to display changes made to the server (i.e., a report is uploaded/removed, a security group is added/removed, etc.).
Right-click an object name to view available options for that object, including a Properties dialog box.
The Summary area lists information about the currently selected object in the Object Explorer.
