
What components of BarTender still require SQL Server? It is strongly recommended you download the most recent revision here on our download page or be on a later version of BarTender.įor BarTender 2016 and older versions, SQL Server was only prompted to be installed and required when certain BarTender compoents are installed. You also must install SQL Server with an instance named BarTender and cannot be any other named instance. If you are installing BarTender 2019 R4 or earlier service release of 2019, SQL Server is required and must be installed for the software to operate. In BarTender 2019 R5 and later, SQL Server is now optional for most standard operations.


Is SQL Server Express a required component for BarTender to work? Does it depend on the BarTender Version in use? Which version of SQL Server Express is required? Answer
