Connect SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, and Azure SQL Managed Instance as governed sources for AI answers. Answerplane builds T-SQL-aware plans across window functions, CTEs, and stored procedures so teams can inspect plans and preserve provenance.
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Scope SQL Server, inspect the plan, and publish governed answers
Provide SQL Server connection details (server, database, authentication). Supports SQL Server Authentication, Windows Authentication (for domain-joined servers), and Azure AD authentication for Azure SQL.
Answerplane introspects your SQL Server database including all schemas, tables, views, columns, data types, indexes, foreign keys, and relationships.
Ask 'Show me top 10 customers by sales' or 'What's the inventory status?' Then inspect the generated T-SQL, joins, and provenance before reuse.
Optimized for SQL Server's unique capabilities
Builds idiomatic T-SQL (Transact-SQL) with SQL Server-specific syntax, functions, and best practices. Supports features like TOP, ISNULL, STRING_AGG, and more.
Works seamlessly with Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and on-premises SQL Server (2016+). Understands version-specific features.
Builds reviewable SQL Server plans with window functions, CTEs, MERGE statements, PIVOT/UNPIVOT, and SQL Server-specific date functions.
Automatically detects tables, views, schemas, indexes, foreign keys, and constraints. Uses this knowledge to ground generated T-SQL in source structure.
See how governed questions become inspectable SQL Server plans
"Show me the top 5 products by revenue"
SELECT TOP 5
ProductName,
SUM(Quantity * UnitPrice) AS TotalRevenue
FROM OrderDetails od
JOIN Products p ON od.ProductID = p.ProductID
GROUP BY p.ProductID, ProductName
ORDER BY TotalRevenue DESC;Explanation: Uses SQL Server's TOP clause for limit
"Find customers with no orders in 2024"
SELECT
c.CustomerID,
c.CustomerName,
c.Email
FROM Customers c
WHERE NOT EXISTS (
SELECT 1
FROM Orders o
WHERE o.CustomerID = c.CustomerID
AND YEAR(o.OrderDate) = 2024
);Explanation: Uses NOT EXISTS for efficient subquery filtering
"What's the monthly sales trend with year-over-year comparison?"
SELECT
YEAR(OrderDate) AS OrderYear,
MONTH(OrderDate) AS OrderMonth,
SUM(TotalAmount) AS MonthlySales,
LAG(SUM(TotalAmount), 12) OVER (ORDER BY YEAR(OrderDate), MONTH(OrderDate)) AS PreviousYearSales,
CASE
WHEN LAG(SUM(TotalAmount), 12) OVER (ORDER BY YEAR(OrderDate), MONTH(OrderDate)) IS NOT NULL
THEN ((SUM(TotalAmount) - LAG(SUM(TotalAmount), 12) OVER (ORDER BY YEAR(OrderDate), MONTH(OrderDate)))
/ LAG(SUM(TotalAmount), 12) OVER (ORDER BY YEAR(OrderDate), MONTH(OrderDate))) * 100
ELSE NULL
END AS YoYGrowthPercent
FROM Orders
GROUP BY YEAR(OrderDate), MONTH(OrderDate)
ORDER BY OrderYear, OrderMonth;Explanation: Window function LAG() with offset for year-over-year analysis
"Show product categories with average prices"
SELECT
Category,
COUNT(*) AS ProductCount,
AVG(Price) AS AvgPrice,
MIN(Price) AS MinPrice,
MAX(Price) AS MaxPrice,
STRING_AGG(ProductName, ', ') AS ProductList
FROM Products
GROUP BY Category
ORDER BY AvgPrice DESC;Explanation: Uses SQL Server's STRING_AGG for string aggregation
"Find orders with items from multiple categories"
WITH OrderCategories AS (
SELECT
o.OrderID,
o.CustomerName,
COUNT(DISTINCT p.Category) AS CategoryCount
FROM Orders o
JOIN OrderItems oi ON o.OrderID = oi.OrderID
JOIN Products p ON oi.ProductID = p.ProductID
GROUP BY o.OrderID, o.CustomerName
)
SELECT * FROM OrderCategories
WHERE CategoryCount > 1
ORDER BY CategoryCount DESC;Explanation: Common Table Expression (CTE) for readable complex queries
"Pivot sales data by quarter and product"
SELECT *
FROM (
SELECT
ProductName,
DATEPART(QUARTER, OrderDate) AS Quarter,
TotalAmount
FROM Orders o
JOIN OrderItems oi ON o.OrderID = oi.OrderID
JOIN Products p ON oi.ProductID = p.ProductID
) AS SourceData
PIVOT (
SUM(TotalAmount)
FOR Quarter IN ([1], [2], [3], [4])
) AS PivotTable
ORDER BY ProductName;Explanation: SQL Server PIVOT for transforming rows to columns
These are just a few examples. Answerplane keeps the plan, query, and provenance visible before teams save or embed an answer.
Your SQL Server data is protected with enterprise-grade security
Read-only SQL Server logins enforced (db_datareader role)
Credentials encrypted at rest with AES-256
TLS 1.2+ required for all SQL Server connections
Query execution timeouts prevent resource exhaustion (default 30s)
No wholesale source-data replication; saved artifacts retained only when features require it
Respects SQL Server user permissions and row-level security
Multi-tenant organization isolation
Full query audit trail for compliance and security monitoring
Everything you need to know about using Answerplane with SQL Server
Go to Settings > Databases > Add Database, select SQL Server, and provide server name, database name, and authentication details. For Azure SQL, use the full server name (servername.database.windows.net). For on-premises SQL Server, use the server name or IP with optional instance name.
Yes! Answerplane fully supports Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and Azure Synapse Analytics (SQL Pool). It also works with on-premises SQL Server 2016 and newer.
We support SQL Server Authentication (username/password), Windows Authentication (for domain-joined scenarios), and Azure Active Directory authentication for Azure SQL resources.
Yes. Answerplane builds reviewable T-SQL plans with SQL Server-specific syntax like TOP, ISNULL, STRING_AGG, DATEPART, PIVOT/UNPIVOT, and other T-SQL features.
Yes. Answerplane can include window functions like ROW_NUMBER(), RANK(), LAG(), LEAD(), and aggregate windows in reviewable SQL Server plans for advanced analytics.
You can query views just like tables. Stored procedure execution requires write permissions which we don't support (read-only access only). However, you can query tables and views that stored procedures populate.
Answerplane detects schemas in your database and keeps schema prefixes visible in the plan (for example, dbo.TableName or Sales.Orders) based on where tables are located.
Yes. We enforce read-only access, encrypt credentials at rest, and rely on your source permissions as the system of record. We do not ingest or replicate source contents wholesale; saved chats, dashboards, exports, uploads, and materialized artifacts are retained only when you use those features.
Definitely! Answerplane excels at generating analytics queries with aggregations, GROUP BY, window functions, CTEs, and date/time functions. Perfect for dashboards and reports.
Answerplane handles most business questions well. For extremely complex requests, you can refine the prompt or add more context. Schema context keeps generated plans easier to inspect and correct.
Still have questions?
Contact our teamLet teams ask questions, inspect plans, and publish trusted SQL Server answers with provenance attached.
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