microsoft / microsoft/vscode-mssql
[Feature Request]: Add setting to show / hide / postfix the schema of items in Explorer window
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Description
### Feature Description
Please add a setting to show / hide / postfix the schema of items in the Explorer window.
Instead of
> ∨ Tables
> ❯ 𝄜 dbo.Atable
> ❯ 𝄜 dbo.Btable
> ❯ 𝄜 dbo.Ctable
show:
> ∨ Tables
> ❯ 𝄜 Atable
> ❯ 𝄜 Btable
> ❯ 𝄜 Ctable
or show:
> ∨ Tables
> ❯ 𝄜 Atable (dbo)
> ❯ 𝄜 Btable (dbo)
> ❯ 𝄜 Ctable (dbo)
### Problem and Motivation
In the explorer window I want to type the beginning of a table or view name to navigate to it.
Right now I must type "dbo.BTab…" to do this, always starting with the schema and a dot.
Having these options made searching by typing much easier.
### Related Area
- [ ] Connection dialog (SQL Server | Azure browse/Fabric browse)
- [ ] Query editor
- [ ] Query results panel
- [x] Object Explorer
- [ ] GitHub Copilot integration
- [ ] Preview/Edit data
- [ ] Table Designer
- [ ] Schema Designer
- [ ] Schema Compare
- [ ] Local SQL Server Container provisioning
- [ ] SQL database in Fabric provisioning
- [ ] DACPAC/BACPAC export/import
- [ ] SQL Database projects
- [ ] Query Plan Visualizer
- [ ] Other (please describe below)
### If you selected "Other", please describe the area
_No response_
### Confirmation
- [x] I have searched existing feature requests and couldn't find a match
- [ ] I want to help implement this feature
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Research direction
Start by tracing the Object Explorer entry point and how its item labels and extension settings are defined. Determine where schema-qualified names are rendered and how Explorer search uses them. Done means a setting supports showing, hiding, or postfixing schemas for tables and views, with typing navigation working for each option.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- sql, typescript
- Domain
- database
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100