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# Technical Reference (Database Engine)
  Find the tools, languages, and administration programming reference documentation for the [!INCLUDE[ssDE](../includes/ssde-md.md)] in [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../includes/sscurrent-md.md)].  
  
 ![Small File Folder Icon](../../2014/integration-services/media/filefolder-small.gif "Small File Folder Icon") **Feature Reference**  
 [Registered Servers F1 Help](../../2014/database-engine/registered-servers-f1-help.md)  
  
 [SQL Server Management Studio Menu Help](../../2014/database-engine/sql-server-management-studio-menu-help.md)  
  
 [Visual Database Tools F1 Help](../../2014/database-engine/visual-database-tools-f1-help.md)  
  
 ![Small File Folder Icon](../../2014/integration-services/media/filefolder-small.gif "Small File Folder Icon") **Command Prompt Utility Reference**  
 [bcp Utility](../../2014/database-engine/bcp-utility.md)  
  
 [dta Utility](../../2014/database-engine/dta-utility.md)  
  
 [SqlLocalDB Utility](../../2014/database-engine/sqllocaldb-utility.md)  
  
 [More…](../../2014/database-engine/command-prompt-utility-reference-database-engine.md)  
  
 ![Small File Folder Icon](../../2014/integration-services/media/filefolder-small.gif "Small File Folder Icon") **Database Engine PowerShell Cmdlets**  
 [Invoke-PolicyEvaluation cmdlet](../../2014/database-engine/invoke-policyevaluation-cmdlet.md)  
  
 [Invoke-Sqlcmd cmdlet](../../2014/database-engine/invoke-sqlcmd-cmdlet.md)  
  
 ![Small File Folder Icon](../../2014/integration-services/media/filefolder-small.gif "Small File Folder Icon") **Errors and Events Reference**  
 [Database Engine Events and Errors](../../2014/database-engine/database-engine-events-and-errors.md)  
  
 ![Small File Folder Icon](../../2014/integration-services/media/filefolder-small.gif "Small File Folder Icon") **Showplan Logical and Physical Operators Reference**  
 [Showplan Logical and Physical Operators Reference](../../2014/database-engine/showplan-logical-and-physical-operators-reference.md)