SQL Server Data Force Binary Collation Setting
Published 15 January 2025
Description
For all string data types, forces binary collation irrespective of column collation, resulting in a case-sensitive comparison. When this option is selected and the comparison key is a string, this may result in slower performance because the indexes are not used.
Type
Boolean
Default
false
Usage
This setting can't be configured other than in a TOML configuration file.
Flyway Desktop
This can be set from the data comparison options settings in SQL Server projects.
TOML Configuration File
[redgateCompare.sqlserver.data.options.comparison]
forceBinaryCollation = true