How to add an external tool to the Tools menu (Enterprise Manager)

To add an external tool to the Tools menu

1. On the Tools menu, click External Tools.
   
   
2. Click Add.
   
   
3. Enter a command and parameters.

   You can launch any Microsoft® Windows NT® 4.0 or Windows® 2000 application from SQL Server Enterprise Manager. External applications can be added to and run from the Tools menu.

Note  You can use [SVR] and [DBN] in the Parameters box to represent the current server and database. When you run the tool, SQL Server Enterprise Manager substitutes the current server and database names, passing them as parameters to the application.