This document summarizes a presentation on managing database projects with Visual Studio, SSDT and TFS. The presentation agenda includes: 1) Evolution of SSDT, 2) Creating a database project, 3) Building and deploying the project, 4) Checking the project into TFS, 5) Managing changes with SSDT and TFS, 6) Seeding reference data, and 7) Database unit testing and deployment packaging. The document provides details on these topics and examples of creating and working with a sample database project.

1. Managing Database Project with Visual Studio, SSDT
and TFS

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3. Session agenda
1. Evolution of SSDT
2. Create a database project with Visual Studio / SSDT
3. Build and deploy database project
4. Check in the project to Team Foundation Server (TFS)
5. Manage database changes with SSDT and TFS
6. Seed reference data and other test data for deployment
7. Database Unit test and deployment packaging
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4. 1.1 What is SSDT
• Free download from MSDN
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/data/tools.aspx
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5. 1.2 Evolving of SSDT
• Visual Studio 2005 DB Pro - Data Dude
• Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition
• Visual Studio 2010 Database Project
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• SSDT
• Visual Studio 2010 SSDT
• Visual Studio 2012 SSDT
Latest news: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ssdt/
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6. 1.3 Visual Studio 2010 v.s. SSDT 2010
Confusion on Visual Studio 2010 when selecting
project template
•Database Project templates – DB Pro style
• Server Project
• SQL 2005
• SQL 2008
•SSDT Database Project Template
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7. VS 2010 Database Project Templates
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8. SSDT Database Project Template
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9. 1.4 Why SSDT
• Manage database objects from Visual Studio – unified interface
• Manage database version with source control tools, e.g. TFS
• Refactoring
• Schema Comparison
• Database Unit Test
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10. 1.5 SSDT Features
• Solution Explorer
• SQL Server Object Explorer – including Project Schema View
• T-SQL Query Window
• Online Connected Development
• Offline Project Development – (localdb)Projects
• Database Snapshot
• Target switch to different SQL Server versions
• Schema compare between:
• Database
• Database project
• Project snapshot
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11. 1.6 SSDT Limitations
Not feature complete v.s. VS Database Professional (DBPro)
•No data compare (this feature is available now)
•No data generation (this feature is available now)
Third party tool:
•Red Gate Data Compare
•Red Gate Data Generation
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12. Session agenda
1. Evolution of SSDT
2. Create a database project with Visual Studio / SSDT
3. Build and deploy database project
4. Check in the project to Team Foundation Server (TFS)
5. Manage database changes with SSDT and TFS
6. Seed reference data and other test data for deployment
7. Database Unit test and deployment packaging
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13. 2.1 Create a brand new database
project
• Add Member table from Solution Explorer
• Update PK comumn to MemberID
• Set Identity on MemberID
• Add index IX_Member_BirthDate
• Add Meeting table and MeetingAttendee table
• Demo
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14. 2.2 Import existing database into
project
1. Design Data Model in PowerDesigner
2. Generate SQL Script from PowerDesigner
3. Run SQL Script to local SQL Instance
4. Import existing database to create the database project
• Demo
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15. 2.3 Create a project snapshot
• Snapshot – point in time project objects
Demo
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16. Session agenda
1. Evolution of SSDT
2. Create a database project with Visual Studio / SSDT
3. Build and deploy database project
4. Check in the project to Team Foundation Server (TFS)
5. Manage database changes with SSDT and TFS
6. Seed reference data and other test data for deployment
7. Database Unit test and deployment packaging
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17. 3.1 Code Analysis
• Add SP: uspShowMeetingAttendee with “select * from”
• Build project
• Project -> Property -> Code Analysis
• Build project
• Update Sp to select FirstName, LastName
• Build project
Demo
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18. 3.2 Publish project
• Publish to Integration
• Publish to Windows Azure SQL Database
Demo
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19. Session agenda
1. Evolution of SSDT
2. Create a database project with Visual Studio / SSDT
3. Build and deploy database project
4. Check in the project to Team Foundation Server (TFS)
5. Manage database changes with SSDT and TFS
6. Seed reference data and other test data for deployment
7. Database Unit test and deployment packaging
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20. 4. Check in the project to Team
Foundation Server (TFS)
• Protect database schema objects
• Track schema changes
Demo
• Check in database project
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21. Session agenda
1. Evolution of SSDT
2. Create a database project with Visual Studio / SSDT
3. Build and deploy database project
4. Check in the project to Team Foundation Server (TFS)
5. Manage database changes with SSDT and TFS
6. Seed reference data and other test data for deployment
7. Database Unit test and deployment packaging
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22. 5.1 Manage Table Change
• Change Member.LastName to varchar
• Checkin change
• Inspect TFS history
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23. 5.2 Refactor
•Update table Member
•Refactor Member.LastName to SurName
•Inspect uspShowMeetingAttendee
Demo
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24. 5.3 Schema Compare
Schema Compare
•Compare Project to live Database
•Update target database
•Compare again
•Schema compare options
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25. Session agenda
1. Evolution of SSDT
2. Create a database project with Visual Studio / SSDT
3. Build and deploy database project
4. Check in the project to Team Foundation Server (TFS)
5. Manage database changes with SSDT and TFS
6. Seed reference data and other test data for deployment
7. Database Unit test and deployment packaging
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26. 6.1 Seed data with SQL Script
• Add sql script to PostDeploymentScript
• SSDT allows script data out
Demo
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27. 6.2 Seed data with BCP
• BCP file in on PostDeploymentScript
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28. 6.3 Seed Data with Restore
• Create a separate Seed Database to track seed data
• Backup seed database to network share
• Restore Seed database to target before deployment
• Publish database to update target schema
• Seed data remains
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29. Session agenda
1. Evolution of SSDT
2. Create a database project with Visual Studio / SSDT
3. Build and deploy database project
4. Check in the project to Team Foundation Server (TFS)
5. Manage database changes with SSDT and TFS
6. Seed reference data and other test data for deployment
7. Database Unit test and deployment packaging
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30. 7.1 Database Change Work Flow
1. Code Change
2. Database build – code analysis
3. Database deployment to locadb
4. Data change deployment to localdb
5. Database unit test against localdb
6. Publish database to Testing env
7. Publish database to Production
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31. 7.2 Database Unit Test
1. Create a test project
2. Add database test
3. Build test project
4. Switch to Test Explorer
5. Run all tests
6. Exam test results
Demo
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32. 7.2 Database Deployment
1. Schema Compare to generate schema change script
2. Data Compare to generate data change script
3. Script 1 + 2 = Deployment package
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