This article explains all about ApexSQL database installer packages. ... ApexSQL products offer two ways of database packaging: An executable installer and a C# solution. ... The difference between these two is that C# solution is source code that can be edited and built in Visual Studio, while the Executable installer is the compiled end product that cannot be edited.
This article describes the ApexSQL Snapshot Utility and how to use it in other ApexSQL applications. ... This article describes the ApexSQL Snapshot Utility and how to use it in other ApexSQL applications.
Every production database requires maintenance and improvements in order to meet the ever-changing demands. ... The easiest way to test the new requirements, such as new functionalities and improvements, is to try them on a test database.
It’s common knowledge that running database changes directly in production, without thorough testing first, should be avoided. ... If there are enough resources in the environment, there would be at least one testing and one production SQL Server instance.
It’s often needed to have a way of synchronizing data between SQL databases in real time, e.g. when a certain data is changed/added in one place (database) to be synchronized with another database.
Is there any way to get these records back?" ... This is a frequently asked question, and very often a headache for DBAs. ... If they are careful and make regular database backups, they can recover the lost database data even where the SIMPLE recovery database model is used.
Even with all precautions taken, mishaps with databases are still a possibility. ... Although it is good to be prepared for a disaster - the database is in the full recovery model and transaction log and database backups are created regularly, there are still some situations when a problem cannot be solved using an out-of-the-box solution.
When working on a SQL database development, there is sometimes a requirement to keep two databases in sync. ... For example, in a development environment there is a need to automatically synchronize changes with a QA database frequently, so that tests can always be run on the most recent version.
When confronted with a disaster recovery scenario with a very large database, but a small group of effected records, an opportunity exists to both speed the process and reduce risk of further damaging data, by updating more rows than necessary, simply by narrowing the subset of compared records.
There are numerous scenarios when data synchronization between the two databases is needed, such as distributing data to different locations, integration of data from different locations into a central repository, or just a simple synchronization between a test and production database.
ApexSQL Diff, a SQL Server comparison and synchronization tool includes the ability to work from within SQL Server Management Studio. ... In addition of comparing and synchronizing SQL databases directly from SSMS, it can also compare and synchronize backups, script folders, snapshots and versions from source control projects.
In the article on how to automatically compare and synchronize SQL Server database objects with a shared script folder, a “poor man’s source control repository” was explained. ... It was shown how to set up a SQL script folder on a shared network location, in order to “mimic” the work on a SQL source control repository, where all developers will commit their changes, without any cost concerns.
If there is a need to quickly revert an inadvertent change such as an Update without a Where clause, to recover missing or corrupt data, to move data across development, test, integration and production environments or even just to avoid generating a report using a busy production SQL Server database as a data source, it brings the question if there is a way just to restore specific rows instead of restoring the whole database backup.
A developer aware of the importance of managing database changes knows that database versioning is a must. ... Having a database versioned in source control enables to recreate the database with the same structure it had at a certain point in the past.
As a DBA considering version controlling a database, there are a lot of challenges to setting up the team with software to check in changes, to manage the development environment (shared or dedicated models) and set the rules of the game – locking vs not locking etc.
The applications used by travelling sales representatives, or other field workers – delivery drivers, visiting nurses, etc., are designed to collect data from remote locations and then send it to a data center.
This article will cover remote database synchronization using a database comparison and synchronization tool that will create a standalone database installer to execute a script, to complete the a synchronization and update between two remote database
In previous article, it was explained how to automatically compare and synchronize a shared SQL script folder with SQL Server database data, while in this article the solution for the reverse process will be explained, in case when data changes needs to be pulled from a shared SQL script folder to SQL Server database.
When comparing data sources using ApexSQL Data Diff, tables with the same name are mapped automatically. ... But, what happens with tables and columns with different names when SQL tables are compared to check for data differences?
Even now there are some isolated SQL Servers (without internet access or a limited one) that need to have databases updated with data changes on a daily basis. ... These kinds of SQL Servers need a way to get the latest data changes from the master SQL database.
ApexSQL Diff and ApexSQL Diff for MySQL have the Summary and warnings step in their database Synchronization wizard that provides warnings to a user before the synchronization of the destination data sources is started.
Bug 187160: "The check/uncheck all check box in the main grid shows incorrect status when only a couple objects are checked" ... 188642: "Brackets are shown as a difference in the Script difference view panel between compared two SQL triggers, even if the compared SQL triggers are the same on both sides"
In this article, it will be explained how to use the Send logs feature for sending application log files through ApexSQL tools to the support team. ... Every ApexSQL tool collects all important information regarding work processes and stores them in the log files.
When working in a development environment, developers often use Visual Studio for coding, and it also has an option to connect to SQL Server and open a query window in which they can work on creating new objects or updating existing objects directly on their local Dev database, which further requires a way to compare SQL Server database schemas with the QA database.
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