microsoft / microsoft/vscode-mssql
[Feature Request]: Allow users to type column aliases (after the AS keyword) without IntelliSense automatically appearing
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Description
### Feature Description
Allow users to type column aliases (after the AS keyword) without IntelliSense automatically appearing.
### Problem and Motivation
When typing a column alias after the AS keyword in SQL query, IntelliSense pops up immediately and interrupts the typing flow. Since aliases are user-defined identifiers, IntelliSense is generally not helpful in this context and can be distracting.
### Related Area
- [ ] Connection dialog (SQL Server | Azure browse/Fabric browse)
- [x] Query editor
- [ ] Query results panel
- [ ] 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 in the query editor's IntelliSense or completion handling and inspect how suggestions are triggered after the SQL AS keyword. Reproduce the interruption while typing a column alias, then identify the existing completion behavior to adjust. Done means aliases can be typed without automatic IntelliSense appearing after AS while other query completions still work.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- sql, typescript
- Domain
- databases, devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 58/100