How to quickly edit values in table in SQL Server Management Studio?

Question

Aside from context menu -> \"Edit Top 200 Rows\" from Object Explorer, is there a quick way to open a table in Edit mode where I can just quickly modify the value of a cell?

Answer 1

Go to Tools > Options. In the tree on the left, select SQL Server Object Explorer. Set the option "Value for Edit Top Rows command" to 0. It'll now allow you to view and edit the entire table from the context menu.

Answer 2

Brendan is correct. You can edit the Select command to edit a filtered list of records. For instance "WHERE dept_no = 200".

Answer 3

In Mgmt Studio, when you are editing the top 200, you can view the SQL pane - either by right clicking in the grid and choosing Pane->SQL or by the button in the upper left. This will allow you to write a custom query to drill down to the row(s) you want to edit.

But ultimately mgmt studio isn't a data entry/update tool which is why this is a little cumbersome.

Answer 4

If you are on Azure you need you can now, you need to have Manag. Studio 2014 and update hotfix: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2014/12/18/sql-server-2014-management-studio-updated-support-for-the-latest-azure-sql-database-update-v12-preview.aspx

File: http://hotfixv4.microsoft.com/SQL%20Server%202014/nosp/SQLServer2014_RTM_CU5_3011055_12_0_2456_/12.0.2456.0/free/480863_intl_x64_zip.exe