| title | Project Settings (Azure SQL Database) (AccessToSQL) | ||
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| description | Project Settings (Azure SQL Database) (AccessToSQL) | ||
| author | nilabjaball | ||
| ms.author | niball | ||
| ms.reviewer | randolphwest | ||
| ms.date | 12/30/2025 | ||
| ms.service | sql | ||
| ms.subservice | ssma | ||
| ms.topic | concept-article | ||
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The Azure SQL project settings let you configure the Azure SQL Database suffix that appears in the connection dialog. You can also set up a heartbeat mechanism for an Azure SQL connection.
The Azure SQL pane is available in the Project Settings and Default Project Settings dialog boxes.
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Use the Project Settings dialog box to set configuration options for the current project. To access the Azure SQL settings, on the Tools menu, select Project Settings, select General at the bottom of the left pane, and then select Azure SQL.
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Use the Default Project Settings dialog box to set configuration options for all projects. To access the Azure SQL settings, on the Tools menu, select DefaultProject Settings, select the project type as "Azure SQL" in Migration Target Version combo box to access the settings in Azure SQL pane, select General at the bottom of the left pane, and then select Azure SQL.
Specifies a time interval to use for the heartbeat mechanism that keeps the Azure SQL connection alive, in minutes:seconds format.
Default value: 4:45
Specify the value in m:ss format (for example, 4:45 or 0:50).
Specifies the Azure SQL server suffix.
Default value: database.windows.net