Questions tagged [ssdt]
SQL Server Data Tools is a free component of the SQL Server platform and is available for all SQL Server users. It provides a modern database development experience for SQL Server versions 2005 and up as well as SQL Azure.
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Why is SQLPackage suddenly including every scalar function in my SSDT project for ALTER in my deployment?
I have a SQL 2019 SSDT project with a large number of scalar and table-valued functions. Suddenly yesterday, my Windows TFS (on prem) deployment project's SQLPackage scripting step is suddenly ...
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SSDT Project Will Not Publish or Generate Preview When Source and Target Partition Function Not Matched
In a SSDT project there is a partition function defined in a file as follows.
CREATE PARTITION FUNCTION [pfSourceID](varchar(50)) AS RANGE RIGHT FOR VALUES (
'',
'COKE',
'DRPEPPER',
'MOUNTAINDEW',
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SSDT building error saying "unresolved reference to Login"
We retrieved source code from a SQL Server 2016 database and made a Visual Studio 2015 SSDT (SQL Server Data Tool) project. The source code contains a file Security\foglight5.sql with the below ...
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SSDT db-project compare throws "source schema drift detected" for members of sysadmin
We are using SSDT database projects where changes will be done in the dev-DB, then a compare is done between the devDB and the VS-DBproject and selected changes is updated into the VS-project. Lately (...
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How to register CLR assembly as trusted in SSDT deployment
I have CLR assembly in SSDT and to deploy that it has to be trusted. What I understand there are 4 options how to do that
First option, use TRUSTWORTHY
EXEC sp_configure 'clr enabled', 1;
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DACPAC drops existing users and permissions from database when upgrading through SSMS
I'm developing my database through a database project in visual studio, and whenever I need to upgrade the schema of my database I like to use SSMS to do this using a DACPAC.
But whenever I use my ...
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SQL Server Data Tools -- Stopped connecting to Azure SQL DB
All updates are installed on VS 2017 (15.9.47) and 2019 (16.11.13)
I am trying to perform a data comparison between two DB's via Microsoft’s tool , On Prem and Azure SQL managed instance
Everything ...
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Prevent Dacpac dropping columns via ALTER_TABLE trigger in TSQL
We're using SSDT to deploy database updates to clients, but sadly they will soon have the ability to add their own columns to tables in their databases. Obviously these won't be included in our model, ...
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How to tell SqlPackage.exe to create object existence check script?
I have this code that creates a migration script for me:
First Part (Extract)
sqlpackage /a:extract
/of:true
/scs:"Data Source =.; Initial Catalog = Accounts; user id = ...
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Which install kit installs sqlcmd.exe?
I recently had to uninstall Visual Studio 2012 and DTS, then install VS 2017 and DTS again. Afterwards, The directory containing sqlcmd.exe was not in my PATH variable. I installed the following.
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Visual Studio Data Tools (SSDT) schema comparison tool does not match database objects
I am using Visual Studio Pro 2019 (16.9.4) and SQL Server Data Tools (16.0.62103.10080) but this happens since the beginning of Visual Studio 2019.
I use the Schema Comparison tool to compare ...
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Visual Studio Data Tools (SSDT) schema comparison tool seems like it's not working correctly
I recently started using the SSDT schema and data and comparison tools. For years I was using Red Gate's SQL Compare and SQL Data Compare, but I figured the VS tools are probably enough and figured I ...
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How can I DENY a SQL Server Database User from seeing tables in a specific schema? VIEW DEFINITION doesn't seem to work
This is somewhat of an X/Y Problem: my original problem is that I want to use SSDT to maintain my database design, with the catch that my database design uses two schemas:
The dbo schema that ...
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Why does SQLPackage include my table-valued function in deployments when it hasn't changed?
I'm using SQLPackage in TFS to automate an SSDT project/DACPAC deployment with SQL Server 2014. I have a table-valued function that appears in the deployment report and script with every deployment, ...
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Optimizing syncing of large dataset between 2 servers with SSIS
I have two DBs on different servers, Server A and Server B. Both are SQL Servers. I need to keep second DB in sync with the first one. DB schema and tables are identical, but Server A periodically ...
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Excluding database objects from a DacPac database deployment?
As I understand it, a sql server DacPac (visual studio data-tier app) applies to the entire database that it's deployed in. However, for my particular database, I have some tables and stored procs ...
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SSIS Excel Import - First row getting skipped
I am using VS 2017(SSDT) with SSIS(2012). I'm trying to import an Excel file, but the issue is that the first row is getting skipped.
I've unchecked First row has column names in Excel Connection ...
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SQL Server & SSDT : Error modeling database during Publish after adding CREATE AGGREGATE / EXTERNAL NAME
I am using SSDT to create a database containing CLR user defined aggregates.
The aggregates are intended to sit in different schema. That is not possible with CLR objects inside SSDT, without using a ...
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Exclude certain schema along with unnamed constraints in SSDT
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Automate database deployment (SSDT/dacpac deployment with CI/CD)
The database is a 3rd party database
It also includes our own customized tables/SP/Fn/Views in separate schemas
Should exclude ...
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What is the best way to include a large amount of configuration data in a SQL project?
I have a BIDS SQL Server Database Project with a database that I publish dynamically to various servers (SQL2016). It initially starts blank and everything is parameterized. Everything is in Azure ...
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In a DacPac deployment, if a stored procedure that is called by another stored procedure is updated, is the calling stored proc also redeployed?
I noticed that, in my DacPac, after a deployment, two stored procs were given a modified date on sys.objects, almost to the same millisecond. However, I would only expect one of them to have this, ...
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SSIS/SSDT Censor Characters in Specific Positions With Flat File
I'm developing an ETL process via SSIS/SSDT, which works with Fixed-Width Flat Files. It has 3 record types, and one of them I need to censor specific characters at a certain position. Does anyone ...
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SSDT Schema Compare shows same objects to add and delete in destination
When using schema compare, it shows the objects in dbo schema as objects to add in destination and same objects to delete as well. After inspecting the definitions, they appear to be the same. Why ...
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SSIS Package Not Being Deployed
I have an issue with an SSIS package, that when deployed via VS2017 to the integration services catalog is not actually being deployed. This is an individual package deployment, and not a project ...
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Backup from dacpac file extracted using SSDT
I tried method given in this answer by Ramankant Dadhichi but deploying failed:
Backup a database from Azure SQL Managed Instance and restore to on premise SQL Server
I have my database in Azure SQL ...
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SQLPackage resets database recovery model
I am using SQLPackage.exe with database publish profiles to deploy database changes to DEV and QC instances. I have databases in simple recovery mode. But when I deploy changes using SQLPackage, it ...
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Error creating memory optimized filegroup in SSDT
I am attempting to add a memory optimized filegroup to a SQL server database project in SSDT. This is for SQL Server 2017, using Visual Studio 2017.
However compiling the project (pressing F5 to ...
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Error with Publish using publish profile -" DropExtendedPropertiesNotInSource conflicts with the selected DoNotDropObjectType ExtendedProperties"
As the title says, I get this error when trying to Publish using a publish profile XML:
DropExtendedPropertiesNotInSource conflicts with the selected DoNotDropObjectType ExtendedProperties
I have ...
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Why is my SSIS package not getting updated?
I have a Integration Services project within SSDT that has multiple packages. When I right click a single package and choose deploy, SSDT says the operation completed successfully.
However, when I ...
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Is there a way to easily validate that a SQL Script is compatible with a specific SQL Server version?
I am currently working on a project that needs to operate in different SQL environments. Most of my developers have SQL Server 2017. The application runs in SQL Azure, and the client has recently ...
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How to Exclude Foreign Keys during Publish action in sqlpackage
I am trying to publish a .dacpac extract to a target database, I want to exclude just the foreign key constraints in all the tables. After going through the ExcludeObjectTypes options I do not find a ...
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DACPAC Deployment Rebuilding All Indexes
I'm in process of deploying a DACPAC provided by our ISV. The DACPAC is rebuilding every index in the database. We're testing in a Lab now, however, this will create a significant impact to our ...
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Is there an underling difference between TIMESTAMP and ROWVERSION when creating columns with each?
I'm having problems with SSDT detecting a change to a "TIMESTAMP" column where both the target column and model.xml column definition are of type "TIMESTAMP". When this happens, the following alter ...
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How to remove Alter, Drop, Create SQL from deployment script created in VS 2015 using SSDT 14.06
I need to remove the below auto-generated deployment script for my SQL project. I am using VS 2015 with SSDT 14.06. Would this be something that can be set in the Advanced Deployment settings under ...
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SSDT Publish failing with an error without even running any statements
My publish attempts are failing with this error
Msg 205, Level 16, State 1, Line 7572 All queries combined using a UNION, INTERSECT or EXCEPT operator must have an equal number of expressions in ...
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SSDT Schema compare to compare only specific objects
Is it possible to use schema compare in SSDT to compare only specific objects? Not object types, specific objects like 3 tables and 2 stored procedures instead of all tables and all stored procedures?
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SqlPackage.exe unnecessarily drops and recreates indexed view with schemabinding
Currently SqlPackage.exe used in conjunction with BitBucket for the deployment of the database schema changes.
Recently a pretty large indexed view has been created based on 3 source tables, which ...
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Does MS provide a way to query a SSDT project
Is there a way to query a SSDT project to get a list of tables or foreign keys? Similar to what you can do with the actual database?
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Ms VS2017 with SSDT has the 'User with Password' template but thinks it's wrong
In my database project when I choose the 'User with Password' template in the Add New Item dialog, code is generated, kind of
CREATE USER [u2]
WITH PASSWORD = 'jbniq_ushfbwc=l5nAxu8aapmsFT7_&...
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Publishing database changes with SSDT that include adding columns to existing table to the target database through Project
Publishing database changes with SSDT that include adding columns to the existing table in the target database(which was previously created through SSDT).Instead of creating a new SSDT database. ...
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Storing CREATE EXTERNAL DATA SOURCE in a SSDT project without exposing the DATABASE SCOPED CREDENTIAL or MASTER KEY secret;
I have a SSDT project that deploys to Azure SQL DB. Recently I added an external table. This required an external data source as follows:
CREATE EXTERNAL DATA SOURCE [data_warehouse]
WITH (
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What does @RC mean in SSDT SQL Server Unit Testing?
In Sql Server Unit Testing, SSDT, what does @RC stand for? Does it mean Row Count, or Row Column? Team wants to understand, we have been using it for long time, good tool which works, just curious.
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Install SSDT for VS 2017 - Missing Integration Services
I have downloaded and installed SSDT from Microsoft docs. The install was successful and I now have SSDT for VS 2017 installed - version 15.8.9 (as per screenshot)
However, I cannot create an SSIS ...
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Visual Studio SSDT Ignore Query Store Options in Publish Profile
Is there any way in Visual Studio SSDT Publish Profile, to Totally Ignore Query Store Options Completely?
It keeps asking us to Rerun publish code below. I go to Database advanced settings, and turn ...
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SQL Visual Studio Find and Replace in Publish Profile
We have source control in Visual Studio Database Projects (SSDT). To make cross database references, we utilize something like this below in Project References.
We need Project references, since ...
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Reinitialize Table Values in SQL SSDT Unit Testing
I am creating SQL Server Unit Tests. We are testing various stored procedures.
In Unit testing principles, it is good practice to setup a small database table, populate values, and tear down (...
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Make SQL Server SSDT Database Project Reference Different in Publish Profile
In a SSDT Database project, I know how to publish the Self-Database to different locations. I can change eg, the Customer database name in the Publish profile.
Example
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Dev Environment: will ...
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View with OPENQUERY won't build in SSDT project
I have an existing database that I'm trying to set up as a database project. I'm not able to get the following statement to build:
CREATE view [dbo].[VW_SOMEVIEW] as
SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY ([...
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How to read data from multiple Excel files with SQL Server Integration Services(New Senario)
Hope you're doing well.
I have a scenario here.
As you can see I have a table with two main columns :
What I need is to read each "FilePath" which is "Active" right now and then read the Excel files ...
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How do I compare Schemas for Multiple Databases to a True Copy?
We have a database for each customer, over 700 databases. All the schemas are supposed to be exact same.
We have Source Control database, and want to schema compare to the 700. Sometimes schema in ...
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