Design in Query Editor disabled for Azure databases

Question

When I try to manage an Azure Database query in SQL Managements Studio 2012 I see that the \"Design in Query Editor\" option is disabled. It is enabled for other databases b

Answer 1

Unfortunately, this is a by design issue. Not all SSMS functionality from on-premise SQL Server is supported when connected to Azure SQL database, "Design Query in Edit" greys out because it's not supported for azure sql database. For more information, please refer to this thread: https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/sqlserver/en-US/22d29cb7-48d1-4cbd-af2e-30b66ebdc7d4/ssmss-design-query-in-editor-greyed-out?forum=sqltools