1. The SSDT way or the highway
(sqlproj)
Craig Ottley-Thistlethwaite
Data Platform Lead
Data Science

2. Database Technologies

3. This is what the highway can look like

4. Agenda SQL Server Data Tools History Check/Default Constraints
DAC Framework
Declarative Schema Deployment
Inside the dacpac
Pre/Post Deploy Scripts
Check/Default Constraints
Add/Remove/Rename Columns
Column Data Type Conversion
DacFx Public Model
Deploy Contributor

5. SQL Server Data Tools History
Project funded April 2005 (Data Dude)
Project Started July 2005
VS 2005 Team System for Database Professionals
VS 2008 Team System for Database Professionals
Re-architected to be declarative model based system
VS 2008 Team System for Database Professionals GDR R2
VS 2010 Team System for Database Professionals
Transitioned to SQL Server 2009
SQL Server Data Tools
Source:

6. Evolution .dbschema v1.1 VS 2008 GDR .dbschema v1.2 VS 2010 dbproj
.sqlx v1.0
SSDT CTP3
.dacpac v2.5
SSDT CTP4
.dacpac v3.0 redist
consumed by ALL
SQL Products
.dacpac v1.0
SQL 2008 R2 RC
.dacpac v1.05
SQL 2008 R2
RTM
.dacpac v1.1
SQL 2008 R2
SP1
.dacpac v2.0
SQL 2012
RC0
Source:

7. DAC Framework (DacFX)
Core SQL Server redistributable component which provides modelling, reverse engineering and deployment capabilities!
Managed Public API
Command-Line tools (SqlPackage.exe)
DACUnpack.exe
Windows file handler for unpacking DACPACs to disk
DACFx Clients
SqlPackage.exe, SSMS, SSDT, SAMP, I&E, VS Web and DB Publishing
DacFx does not support state/operational properties!
Source:

8. Declarative Schema Deployment

9. Agenda SQL Server Data Tools History Check/Default Constraints
DAC Framework
Declarative Schema Deployment
Inside the dacpac
Pre/Post Deploy Scripts
Check/Default Constraints
Add/Remove/Rename Columns
Column Data Type Conversion
DacFx Public Model
Deploy Contributor

10. Inside the dacpac

11. Agenda SQL Server Data Tools History Check/Default Constraints
DAC Framework
Declarative Schema Deployment
Inside the dacpac
Pre/Post Deploy Scripts
Check/Default Constraints
Add/Remove/Rename Columns
Column Data Type Conversion
DacFx Public Model
Deploy Contributor

12. Pre/Post Deployment Scripts

13. Agenda SQL Server Data Tools History Check/Default Constraints
DAC Framework
Declarative Schema Deployment
Inside the dacpac
Pre/Post Deploy Scripts
Check/Default Constraints
Add/Remove/Rename Columns
Column Data Type Conversion
DacFx Public Model
Deploy Contributor

14. Check/Default Constraints

15. Agenda SQL Server Data Tools History Check/Default Constraints
DAC Framework
Declarative Schema Deployment
Inside the dacpac
Pre/Post Deploy Scripts
Check/Default Constraints
Add/Remove/Rename Columns
Column Data Type Conversion
DacFx Public Model
Deploy Contributor

16. Add/Remove/Rename Columns

17. Agenda SQL Server Data Tools History Check/Default Constraints
DAC Framework
Declarative Schema Deployment
Inside the dacpac
Pre/Post Deploy Scripts
Check/Default Constraints
Add/Remove/Rename Columns
Column Data Type Conversion
DacFx Public Model
Deploy Contributor

18. Column Data Type Conversions

19. Agenda SQL Server Data Tools History Check/Default Constraints
DAC Framework
Declarative Schema Deployment
Inside the dacpac
Pre/Post Deploy Scripts
Check/Default Constraints
Add/Remove/Rename Columns
Column Data Type Conversion
DacFx Public Model
Deploy Contributor

20. DacFx Model API – What is it?
SSDT model’s a database’s schema, the API lets you access that model programmatically.
You can load, query and manipulate the schema to do what ever you like (within reason)
API model is loosely typed, the TSqlModel class contains loosely typed TSqlObject’s that represent all the elements in your schema
Each object will have some properties that describe it’s state and the relationships to other objects in the model
Use strongly typed classes to find the properties/relationships of an object using TsqlModel.GetObjects
private static void ReadTheModel(TSqlModel model) {
// This will get all tables. Note the use of Table.TypeClass!
var tables = model.GetObjects(DacQueryScopes.Default, Table.TypeClass).ToList(); }
API does not fully support everything an SSDT project supports!
Feature
Supported
Refactor Log
Yes
Deployment Contributors
Pre/Post Deployment Scripts No
References
CLR Objects
XML Schema Collections

21. Agenda SQL Server Data Tools History Check/Default Constraints
DAC Framework
Declarative Schema Deployment
Inside the dacpac
Pre/Post Deploy Scripts
Check/Default Constraints
Add/Remove/Rename Columns
Column Data Type Conversion
DacFx Public Model
Deploy Contributor

22. Deployment Contributor

23. Agenda SQL Server Data Tools History Check/Default Constraints
DAC Framework
Declarative Schema Deployment
Inside the dacpac
Pre/Post Deploy Scripts
Check/Default Constraints
Add/Remove/Rename Columns
Column Data Type Conversion
DacFx Public Model
Deploy Contributor

24. Resources http://dacsamples.codeplex.com/ https://github.com/dacpac

25. Q&A Email: craig.ottley-thistlethwaite@dacpac.com