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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](../ssms/register-servers/registered-servers-f1-help.md)

 [SQL Server Management Studio Menu Help](../ssms/menu-help/sql-server-management-studio-menu-help.md)

 [Visual Database Tools F1 Help](../ssms/visual-db-tools/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](../tools/bcp-utility.md)

 [dta Utility](../tools/dta/dta-utility.md)

 [SqlLocalDB Utility](../tools/sqllocaldb-utility.md)

 [More...](../tools/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](../relational-databases/errors-events/database-engine-events-and-errors.md0

 ![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](../relational-databases/showplan-logical-and-physical-operators-reference.md)