Requirements

To use SQL Source Control, you need:

• SQL Server Management Studio 2012, 2014, 2016, 17*
• Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10
• .NET Framework 4.6.1 or later*
• MDAC 2.8+

(* version 5.8 of SQL Source Control no longer supports SSMS 2008, and requires .Net Framework 4.6.1 or later - see End of support for SSMS 2008 and 2008R2 for more information)

Supported source control systems

SQL Source Control is designed to work with:

• Git
• Subversion 
  Version 1.5 and later
• Team Foundation Server (including Visual Studio Team Services)
  2008 and later (you may also need a compatible version of Team Explorer. For details, see Team Foundation Server version compatibility)

Other source control systems

Other source control systems (including Mercurial) are supported, but they're not so well integrated into the user interface. To use them, you can:

• use a working folder
• create a custom setup

For more information about linking to these source control systems, see Linking to source control.

Supported SQL Server versions

• SQL Server 2008 (RTM, SP1, SP2, R2, R2 SP1, and R2 SP2)
• SQL Server 2012 (RTM)
• SQL Server 2014 (RTM)
• SQL Server 2016 (RTM, SP1)

Permissions

The permissions you need to use SQL Source Control depend on the objects in your database schema. For more information, see Permissions.