DbSchema Azure SQL ER Diagram Designer

DbSchema is a Azure SQL ER diagram database designer and query tool. Using DbSchema, you can design and document Azure SQL databases while connected to the database server or without a connection.

Next, you can share the design with the team using Git. The design model loaded in DbSchema can be compared with the database, synchronization scripts can be generated, and the schema can be deployed to any database server.

DbSchema Database Designer

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How to Connect to Azure SQL Database

  1. Access the Connection Dialog

    Choose "Connect to the database" or "New Model Connected to the Database" will let you select your database and open the Connection Dialog.

    DbSchema automatically downloads the JDBC driver to connect to your database.

  2. Configure the Connection

    3. In the Connection Dialog window, select the JDBC URL you want to connect with. If your database is running in the cloud, choose Edit Manually and insert the JDBC URL from the cloud console.

    Enter the host name, the authentication details, select your database as described in the Connection Dialog page.

  3. Troubleshoot Firewall Issues
    4. If you encounter connection issues, it may be due to firewall settings. Read how to enable Firewall Connections.
Remember to enable Windows Firewalls Firewalls & anti-viruses may block database connections.

Get the JDBC URL

Then from the menu you can choose to get the connection string:

Main pane to get AzureSQL connection string

Then copy the JDBC connection string and replace the password.



Get the AzureSQL JDBC URL connection string

Enter the JDBC URL in DbSchema

Use the JDBC connection string in the DbSchema Connection Dialog / JDBC URL tab. In the connection string replace the '{password}' with the password you have choose when creating the database user.

Copy the JDBC URL in the DbSchema connection dialog

Make sure the Database is public accessible

If the database was not set public when created, you may need to add a firewall rule to allow remote access. In this message you can see your client IP:

Setup rule allow connections through firewall to AzureSQL


Then from the top menu create a firewall rule for it.

Setup Windows Firewall for AzureSQL

Connect using Active Directory Security

Connections using Active Directory security are allowed in following modes:

  1. Using the JDBC URL from the cloud console. If you can find the JDBC URL in the cloud console, please try to connect as above, using 'Edit Manually' in the JDBC URL and copy the JDBC URL from the cloud console.
  2. Using Username and Password In the connection dialog choose the 'Active Directory Authentication with User and Password' connection method.
  3. Using Active Directory Integrated Security This method is using a DDL file already installed in the Java Home/bin folder by DbSchema. You can check the Java Home from the Help / About dialog. After this choose the 'Active Directory Integrated' connection method in the Connection combo.