Developers check out files from a central server, make changes, and commit them back to a server. ... Working copy of the scripts is kept in the local system, while the revision history is stored only in the central repository.
Summary ... This article describes how a Team Foundation Server work item can be associated with a changeset prior to performing a commit operation. ... Description ... After linking a database to a Team Foundation Server repository each changeset that is ready to be committed can be associated with a work item in the commit message.
<p> ... Linking a database to a cloud repository is already covered where the Perforce repository hosted on Assembla.com is used as an example. ... Detailed information about using the cloud based Perforce repository on Assembla.com can be found in the <a href="https://knowledgebase.apexsql.com/how-to-link-sql-server-database-to-an-assembla-com-repository-using-perforce/" target="_blank">How to link a SQL Server database to an Assembla.com repository using Perforce</a> article.
This article gives an overview of additional database objects (called framework objects) that ApexSQL Source Control creates on initial database linking to a source control repository ... When linking a database using the dedicated development model, the following objects will be created:
Check out and Check in features are available only when using the Shared database development model in ApexSQL Source Control. ... To Check out an object, right click an object in the Object Explorer pane, and select the Check out option from the context menu:
Summary ... This article provides a general explanation about dedicated and shared development models including implementation differences with ApexSQL Source Control. ... Description ... The Dedicated model means that each developer has a separate, local copy of a database(s) on a local machine.
This article explains how to see database and single object history, and how to apply one of the previous versions of an object in ApexSQL Source Control. ... Description ... Every source control system keeps track of the history of committed objects or object changes.
This article provides answers to FAQs about the Change log feature in ApexSQL Source Control. ... A: The Change log feature provides the user with the information about any DDL change in a database including which user changed an object, when the change was made, and on which object.
article as the same steps are needed for any version control system. ... We’ll focus on specific settings and required information when TFS is the selected version control system. ... </p> <p> ... In addition to this, a TFS user can be any other Windows account or group that is in the same domain as the machine where TFS is installed.
Summary ... This article describes how to utilize the branching feature when a SQL Server database is linked to a Git repository. ... Branching means to diverge from the main development line for any of the following reasons (working on a new feature, fixing a bug, etc.).
Summary ... This article describes specific use case when a NOT NULL constraint needs to be added to a column that does not have a DEFAULT constraint specified. ... Without a DEFAULT constraint, applying such a change on another database will fail.
This article describes how to link a database to a Git repository on various offerings of Git including Git on a local file system, online Git repositories as well as Git hosted on Team Foundation Server.
Summary ... This article describes how to utilize branching and merging when Perforce is used as a source control system. ... Similar to Team Foundation Server, and Subversion, branching in Perforce assumes that a new folder is created for each new branch and that the content from a folder representing a source branch is copied to a folder representing a target branch.
This article describes advantages of using Native drivers comparing to the <strong>CLI</strong> option. ... As an example, Git is the source control system we’ll use through the article. ... This file is automatically created in the add-in intermediary location when the user chooses the <strong>CLI</strong> option in the source control wizard.
</p> <p> ... The information about each new user who linked the same database was added in already created framework table upon linking a database. ... In this way, the team choose where to keep framework database objects <strong>for each database</strong> that is linked using the <strong>shared</strong> model.
Having a solution that involves one user linking databases from a single machine, allowing the rest of the team to “import” these settings would save a lot of time. ... </p> <p> ... The team must use a shared SQL Server instance which hosts all the databases that need to be linked.
When working in the Dedicated model, there are two different icons that can be shown in the Object Explorer pane. ... As soon as a database is linked to the repository, all objects that are selected to be version controlled in the Object filtering step will have the default “version controlled” icon in the Object Explorer pane:
This article describes how to use the Working folder feature. ... In addition, features that are not available when using the Working folder feature, and that are available when using any other supported source control system, are mentioned.
Summary This article explains what are minimal permissions needed for the user to version control a database using ApexSQL Source Control. ... In addition, the article covers how to grant needed permissions to user.
In this article we will explain how to install ApexSQL add-ins and integrate them into SQL Server Management Studio and Visual Studio. ... Installation of ApexSQL add-ins can be done in two ways:
This article explains how to set up the Source control wizard for the Git repository in ApexSQL applications. ... Description ... A prerequisite for setting up the Source control wizard in ApexSQL application is creating a repository on one of the hosting services.
Description ... In order to properly use ApexSQL Developer tools certain minimal SQL Server permissions need to be allowed on databases that are being used. ... Required permissions ... Required permissions are public SQL Server role and the public role membership that need to be configured along with the login.
In case of database development, in the same way as for the application development, there are always tasks such as developing a new feature, fixing bugs from the current release, experimenting with code in order to improve performance, usability in any way and so on.
Non-transactional data in tables that is never (or rarely) changed, for example currency codes, postal codes or personal ID numbers, is often referred to as “static data” (also known as lookup or reference data).
In the article “Understanding SQL Server database static data and how it fits into Database lifecycle management” we covered what is static data in general and numerous reasons why it needs to be version controlled.
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