Changes to SSDT and SqlPackage.exe installation and updates
A major benefit of the new SQL Server is that you don’t need to wait years to get new features. Azure SQL DB is adding features on a frequent basis and the tools you use need to keep up with this. The...
View ArticleSQL Server Data Tools July Update
The SQL Server Data Tools team is pleased to announce an update for SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) is now available. The SSDT update for July 2016 adds bug fixing and enhanced support for SQL Server 2016...
View ArticleSQL Server Data Tools 16.3 Release
The SQL Server Data Tools team is pleased to announce an update for SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) is now available. The SSDT 16.3 release introduces new Tabular Model Explorer, enhancements for Always...
View ArticlePart 5. Use your own Build and Deployment Agent
This blog is part 5 of Use your own Build and Deployment Agent with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment. Content of Tutorial: Part 1. Prerequisite for Azure SQL Database Build and...
View ArticleReleasing SSDT with Visual Studio “15” Preview 4 and introducing SSDT MSBuild...
Today marks the release of Visual Studio “15” Preview 4. The SQL Server Data Tools team is happy to announce support for the relational database set of SQL tools – SQL Projects, Schema Compare, Data...
View ArticleSqlpackage.exe: How to get the detail information of supported parameters
In the recent events, we have received questions about sqlpackage.exe and its supported parameters. In this blog, I will share a simple tip to get the help information about all supported parameters...
View ArticleSchema Compare in SqlPackage and the Data-Tier Application Framework (DACFx)
In the most recent version of SqlPackage.exe and the Data-Tier Application Framework (DACFx), we have introduced some new functionality: Schema Compare! A couple of years ago we added MSBuild support...
View ArticleSQL Server Data Tools 16.4 Release
The SQL Server Data Tools team is pleased to announce an update for SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) is now available. The SSDT 16.4 release adds support for Schema Compare in SqlPackage.exe and as an API,...
View ArticleSQL Server Data Tools 16.5 Release
The SQL Server Data Tools team is pleased to announce an update for SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) is now available. The SSDT 16.5 release adds a number of improvements to the connection experience,...
View ArticleSQL Server Data Tools 17.0 RC, and SSDT in VS2017
It’s been a busy few months for SSDT with multiple Release Candidate releases of the 17.0 major release, and Visual Studio 2017 shipping this week. Here’s a quick update on the latest & greatest...
View ArticleAnnouncing the General Availability (GA) Release of SSDT 17.0 (April 2017)
We are pleased to announce that SQL Server Data Tools 17.0 is officially released and supported for production use. This GA release includes support for SQL Server 2017 and SQL Server on Linux...
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