Using SSDTSQL Server Data

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Data Expertise / Lynn Langit

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What is SSDT?

SSDT• SQL Server Data

Services• Part of Visual

Studio 2012

Set of services• SDLC• New “BIDS”• More

Integrated• Into Visual

Studio• Intro SSMS • Into Azure

Can reduce common ‘pains’ for SDLC

• “will it work with SQL 2008?”

• “will it work with SQL Azure?”

• “if I change the table name what will break in the code?”

• “why are the report results are incorrect here?”

• “why doesn’t it work on production?”

Schema synchronizati

on

Data synchronizati

on

Edition & Version

targeting Refactoring

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SSDT Architecture

About SQL Server Data Tools

Work with and on SQL Server and SQL Azure databases from within Visual Studio using activities and techniques familiar to developers

Getting SQL Server Data Tools

SSDT Tools for SQL Server 2012

• Core tools – included in VS 2012• BIDS download -

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36843

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Visual Studio 2012 Visual Studio 2010

• Core Tools - download• BIDS download - download

June 2013 – updates - data compare, extensibility, build & deployment, new schema model API, deployment contributor extensibility, build contributor extensibility

About DACPAC and BACPAC

Versioned container for database schema & more

To include data use a BACPAC

Designed to work with SQL Azure

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April 2013

DemoWorking with DACPAC in SSMS

Details about DACfx

• Component for application lifecycle services for SQL Server and Windows Azure SQL Databases

• Supports deployment and management scenarios• Extracting/Exporting live database to DAC• Deploying DAC to new or existing database• Migrating from on-premise SQL Server to Windows Azure• Includes command line SqlPackage.exe to create .dacpac

and .bacpac• Requires Visual Studio 2012• Download both x86 and x64 versions if using x64 machine

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April 2013

DemoGetting SSDT

SSDT in Visual Studio

New Explorer View in VSSQL Server Object Explorer

• Connect to SQL Azure• Connect to SQL Server• LocalDB

Can work online or offline

April 2013

DemosUsing SSDT with SQL Server Using SSDT with SQL Azure

New – Table Designer in Visual Studio

Offline Projects – Visual Studio

New Project Type --Set Source connection--Set Target project--Set Import settings--Creates Off-line Project

Add Database Reference

SSDT Schema Compare

Refactoring

• Find All Dependencies• Rename with Preview• Intellisense

Code Analysis Settings

Publishing

Version Targeting

SSDT is new ‘BIDS’

Create SSAS cubes (tabular and multi-dimensional)Create SSIS packagesCreate SSRS reports

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April 2013

DemoUsing SSDT for Business Intelligence

Alternatives to SSDT

• Red Gate SQL Tools (SQL Compare, etc…)• TOAD for SQL Server• IDERA SQL Comparison toolset

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Try it out

Determine versions of SQL and VS

Download all parts of SSDT needed

Try out DACPACs from SSMS

Try out BI functionality

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