Category: SSDT
Database Lifecycle Management – Dacpacs
I came across an excellent article recently @ Simple-Talk discussing Dacpacs, working with them, structures, etc. in quite a bit of detail for a short…
Pre-deploy SQL Scripts before checking for changes
I just came across a post from Ed Elliot (b | t ) about running Scripts before the SQL Package process runs. Sort of a…
SQL Projects & Change Data Capture
I ran across this article from MSSQLTips.com discussing the use of CDC with SQL Projects. We don’t use CDC with our current systems so I’d…
SSDT Issue–Online Index Option Ignored
I came across this as we’d recently received a corporate directive that all indexes should be created with the ONLINE=ON option. That’s not too bad….
All SSDT Articles
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SSDT: Adding Logins for “Execute As” and editing system db dacpacs
We recently encountered an issue requiring us to use “Execute As” syntax in some of our stored procedures. Of course, we have multiple environments which…
SSDT: Setting Different Permissions per Environment
One of the areas that SSDT doesn’t address adequately is permissions. Many users have different users, logins, and permissions set up across their environments, but…
SSDT: Trick to Not Run Pre/Post SQL on Publish
We’ve run across the need to avoid running certain scripts when publishing a brand new copy of a database from a SQL or DB Project…
SSDT, Publishing, and Referenced Databases
Had this catch me today in a series of databases that all work together. In order to resolve all of the cross-database dependencies, I’ve added…
SSDT: Tips, Tricks, and Gotchas
I wanted to add a short post to make sure I highlight some things that will trip people up or otherwise cause issues. When…