Forge SQL

Write and execute SQL against Dataverse — SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE. Translates to FetchXML and Web API calls, with a Monaco-powered editor, schema autocomplete, and built-in safeguards for destructive operations.

Forge SQL is inspired by Mark Carrington's SQL4CDS and serves as a lightweight alternative within Power Platform ToolBox until SQL4CDS is fully ported.

Features

• SQL editor powered by Monaco with context-aware autocomplete (entities, attributes)
• Schema browser sidebar — collapsible entity tree loaded from Dataverse metadata
• FetchXML inspector — view, copy, and inspect the generated FetchXML for every query
• Results grid with sorting, column resizing, pagination, and CSV/JSON export
• Query history with search, re-run, and pin — persisted via ToolBox settings
• Full DML support: INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE with execution safeguards
• Execution timing and row count in the status bar
• Light/dark theme support via Power Platform Toolbox

Supported SQL

SELECT

SELECT [DISTINCT] [TOP n] <columns | aggregates | *>
FROM <entity> [AS alias]
[INNER | LEFT JOIN <entity> AS alias ON <condition>]
[WHERE <conditions>]
[GROUP BY <columns>]
[HAVING <conditions>]
[ORDER BY <columns> [ASC | DESC]]

Supported aggregates: COUNT, SUM, AVG, MIN, MAX

INSERT

-- Single row
INSERT INTO <entity> (col1, col2) VALUES (val1, val2)

-- Multi-row
INSERT INTO <entity> (col1, col2) VALUES (val1, val2), (val3, val4)

UPDATE

-- WHERE clause is required
UPDATE <entity> SET col1 = val1, col2 = val2 WHERE <conditions>

DELETE

-- WHERE clause is required
DELETE FROM <entity> WHERE <conditions>

DML Safeguards

UPDATE and DELETE without a WHERE clause are rejected at parse time. For operations that do have a WHERE clause, additional safeguards apply based on the number of affected rows:

| Safeguard | INSERT | UPDATE | DELETE | |------------------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------| | WHERE clause required | N/A | Yes | Yes | | Row count preview | N/A | Yes | Yes | | Sample data preview | No | Optional | Yes | | Confirmation dialog | No (low risk) | >10 records | Always | | Type-to-confirm | No | >100 records | >50 records | | Batch progress | >10 rows | Always | Always | | Cancel mid-batch | >10 rows | Yes | Yes |

Examples

-- Query active accounts, most valuable first
SELECT TOP 10 name, revenue FROM account WHERE statecode = 0 ORDER BY revenue DESC

-- Join contacts to their parent account
SELECT a.name, c.fullname FROM account a INNER JOIN contact c ON a.accountid = c.parentcustomerid

-- Count accounts by status
SELECT statecode, COUNT(accountid) FROM account GROUP BY statecode

-- Insert a record
INSERT INTO account (name, revenue) VALUES ('Contoso Ltd', 50000)

-- Insert multiple records
INSERT INTO account (name, revenue) VALUES ('Contoso Ltd', 50000), ('Fabrikam', 75000)

-- Update inactive accounts
UPDATE account SET revenue = 0 WHERE statecode = 1

-- Delete inactive contacts
DELETE FROM contact WHERE statecode = 1

Installation

npm install
npm run build

Once built, install the tool in Power Platform Toolbox and load it from the ToolBox interface.

Development

# Start dev server with hot module replacement
npm run dev

# Production build
npm run build

# Preview production build
npm run preview

# Run tests
npm run test

The test suite covers the SQL parser and FetchXML generator (203 tests across SELECT and DML).

License

MIT