How to customize formatting styles with profiles

Last modified: August 8, 2024

A formatting profile is a saved set of options that help layout SQL code. Data Compare for SQL Server includes two groups of formatting profiles - Devart and Custom. The Devart profiles are the predefined profiles that come with the tool.

The predefined formatting profiles include:

• Collapsed
• Commas before
• Compact
• Default
• Extended
• Indented
• MSDN SQL
• Right aligned
• Stack compact

Set a preferred formatting profile

By default, the active formatting profile in SQL Complete is the built-in Default formatting profile. In order to set a different style from the default one, do the following:

1. In the Tools menu, click Options.
2. In the Options window, go to Text Editor > Formatting > Profiles.
3. Choose one of the predefined formatting profiles.
4. Click Set as Active.
5. Click OK.

Modify a preferred formatting profile

Predefined profiles cannot be modified. However, you can use the settings of these profiles as a basis for your own custom profiles. Just do the following:

1. In the Tools menu, click Options.
2. In the Options window, go to Text Editor > Formatting > Profiles.
3. Choose one of the predefined formatting profiles.
4. Click Open Selected.
5. Edit formatting options in the left-hand pane.
6. Click Save As.
7. Enter a name for your new custom profile.
8. Click OK.

Create a new formatting profile

1. In the Tools menu, click Options.
2. In the Options window, go to Text Editor > Formatting > Profiles.
3. Click Create New.
4. Enter a name for your new profile.
5. Click OK.