2022-12-02 07:44:46.296 INFO : Save data to C:\ProgramData\ApexSQL\ApexSQL DevOps toolkit dashboard\Users.xml<br><br>2022-12-02 07:44:46.373 ERROR : An exception occurred<br><br>Padding is invalid and cannot be removed.<br><br>Type: System.Security.Cryptography.CryptographicException<br><br> Stack trace<br><br> at System.Security.Cryptography.CapiSymmetricAlgorithm.DepadBlock(Byte[] block, Int32 offset, Int32 count)<br><br> at System.Security.Cryptography.CapiSymmetricAlgorithm.TransformFinalBlock(Byte[] inputBuffer, Int32 inputOffset, Int32 inputCount)<br><br> at System.Security.Cryptography.CryptoStream.FlushFinalBlock()<br><br> at System.Security.Cryptography.CryptoStream.Dispose(Boolean disposing)<br><br> at System.IO.Stream.Close()<br><br> at System.IO.StreamReader.Dispose(Boolean disposing)<br><br> at System.IO.TextReader.Dispose()<br><br> at ApexSQL.Dashboard.Core.Classes.Helpers.PasswordEncryption.DecryptStringFromBytes(Byte[] cipherText, Boolean passwordContainSpecificSymbols)<br><br> at ApexSQL.Dashboard.Core.Classes.Login.Users.DashboardUserViewModel.SaveUsers(String ownerName)<br><br> at ApexSQL.Dashboard.Core.Classes.Login.Users.DashboardUserViewModel.CreateUser(String name, String pass, String repass, UserRole role, String ownerName)<br><br> at ApexSQL.Dashboard.Service.Controller.DashboardServiceController.IncludeUser(String[] args)<br> <p>This error is generated when the password used during the installation does not meet requirements.</p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">To solve this, apply the following workaround:<br>1. Run the installer once more</span></span></span></p>
"Object reference not set to an instance of an object" error is encountered when using a Document step to create a document in ApexSQL DevOps Toolkit ... - Open ApexSQL Doc and save the project ... - Open ApexSQL DevOps toolkit and start creating Document step
A linked database to source control repository is a prerequisite for the first <strong>Commit</strong> step in CI workflow. ... Basically, labels are snapshots of the current state in the source control repository.
SQL Server database continuous integration workflow COMMIT step – Initially committing a SQL database to a source control repository " <p>Nowadays, it’s quite common that database changes are made several times a day and that a number of developers are making changes against the same database.
tab, so that all options set can be saved into the project file that will be used in the <a href="" target="_blank">automation</a> process</p> <p><img style="" src=""></img></p> </li><li><p>Click the <strong>Synchronize </strong>button on the <strong>Home</strong> tab to initiate the synchronization wizard</p></li><li><p>The synchronization process is the same as in <a href="" target="_blank">ApexSQL Diff</a>, except in ApexSQL Data Diff there is no step for including dependent database objects
To activate an ApexSQL product online, a Hardware ID and a product activation key are needed. ... To manually activate an ApexSQL product online: ... Navigate to ‘ Product activation’ web page ... Select the ApexSQL product to be activated from the ‘Product’ pick list and the appropriate product version from the ‘Version’ pick list
described <a href="" target="_blank">how to create and run unit tests against a database</a>. ... If all tests are passed, the tested database can be compared to a final QA environment or even Production databases, and a synchronization script will be created to publish the changes.
How to automatically trigger a SQL Server database CI and/or delivery process on a new commit "<p> Once you have your continuous integration (CI) and or continuous delivery (CD) aka Database lifecycle management process built, configured, successfully testing and ready to roll, the next decision point is when to run it and how.
ApexSQL Diff is a tool that can be used to compare and synchronize schema differences between live SQL database, source control repositories, database backups, script folders and ApexSQL snapshots.
section in the <strong>Optional information</strong> tab, where a script version number can be specified and it will be written in the script header of the created build script. ... Additionally, the <strong>Increment build number automatically </strong>option can be checked and each time this process is run, the build number will be increased.
is successfully finished, where a new database is built directly from latest changes in source control, the <strong>Populate</strong> step is initiated. ... In this step, non static tables in the newly built database from the source control repository will be populated with test data.
In this article, the second <strong>Build</strong> step of the CI workflow will be described. ... The <strong>Build </strong>step is a step in which a database is built using the latest changes in the source control repository and once the build process is finished, a feedback of success/failure is provided to developers.
At the beginning of establishing a database DevOps implementation it is recommended to use ApexSQL Source Control to link a database to a source control repository, track changes from database development and commit them to the repository.
This article explains how to set up continuous integration process with ApexSQL DevOps toolkit using a TeamCity server. ... Description ... TeamCity server is a continuous integration (CI) server which can be used for running parallel builds simultaneously on different environments, keeping a history of builds, successes and failures and much more.
For the popular Jenkins build-server a set of build steps is available in form of ApexSQL DevOps toolkit plugin. ... This plugin has all necessary steps to use for SQL database DevOps to setup continuous integration and continuous delivery workflows.
This article explains the initial configuration of the ApexSQL DevOps PowerShell one-click script to set up basic parameters, before you building a custom CI/CD workflow pipeline. ... Description
This article explains how to configure Jenkins server for continuous integration (CI) workflows with ApexSQL DevOps toolkit. ... Jenkins is a continuous integration and continuous delivery server, which can be used to build and test software projects continuously, and to continuously deliver software by providing many ways for defining pipelines and integrating with various testing and deployment technologies.
Summary This article explains how to integrate ApexSQL DevOps toolkit PowerShell solution with VSTS server for continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) workflows. ... Description VSTS (Visual Studio Team Services) can be used as a continuous integration and continuous delivery server, which can be used to build and test software projects continuously, and to continuously deliver software by providing many ways for defining pipelines and integrating with various testing and deployment technologies.
This article explains inventory of the CI/CD pipeline output files, their names, types, and descriptions. ... Since Database Lifecycle Management (DLM) processes are divided in two parts, CI and CD, we have similarly created example starter scripts, one for CI and one for CD, that can be downloaded from this link
It is not unusual case that database projects require multi development environment, staging or QA environments. ... Initial work on database projects starts with establishing a baseline. ... What is a baseline?
The Octopus Deploy server is very convenient solution to deploy changes through a DevOps infrastructure on to multiple targets at the same time. ... In addition to application deployments ApexSQL DevOps toolkit Octopus Deploy template steps can provide the means to deploy database changes along the way.
This article answers on frequently asked questions regarding ApexSQL DevOps toolkit PowerShell cmdlets initial setup and configuration. ... Q: What ApexSQL tools do I need to create a CI or CD pipeline with my build server?
The ApexSQL DevOps toolkit provides all-in-one solution for DevOps users to build, test, document and review database changes and deploy them to production. ... This plug-in contains a set of Bamboo tasks which combined in a set will create some form of toolchain and run ApexSQL developer tools in sequence which represent a continuous integration and continuous delivery workflow.
Summary ... This article shows the elements involved in manually reviewing the results and files generated during the execution of the CI/CD processes. ... Description ... CI and CD processes are generally separated by a period that allows for manual review as well as testing.
This article explains how to configure ApexSQL DevOps PowerShell script to set up the following steps included in the CI pipeline: Notify, Build, Populate, Test and Audit. ... Note: Additional CI steps and products may have been added since the publishing of this article
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