Ssdt Data Compare

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Schema Compare Ssdt
Ssdt Data Compare Ignore Columns

Nov 6, 2016 - Data Compare only supports comparing 2 different databases with matching schemas. Unfortunately you can't do what you are looking to with Data Compare.

You can compare the data in a source database and a target database and specify which tables should be compared. You can review the data and decide which changes to synchronize. You can then either update the target to synchronize the databases or export the update script to the Transact-SQL editor or to a file.

For example, you might synchronize databases to update a staging server with a copy of the production data. You might also synchronize one or more tables to populate them with reference data from another database. In addition, you might compare data before and after you run tests as an additional form of verification.

You can compare data in two databases, but you cannot specify a database project file or .dacpac for comparison because it does not contain data.

This section contains the following topics:

Requirements

When you compare data in a table or view, the table or view in the source database must share several attributes with a table or view in the target database. Tables and views that do not meet the following criteria are not compared and do not appear on the second page of the New Data Comparison wizard:

Schema Compare Ssdt

Tables must have matching column names that have compatible data types.
Names of tables, views, and owners are case-sensitive.
Tables must have the same primary key, unique index, or unique constraint.
Views must have the same unique, clustered index.
You can compare a table with a view only if they have the same name.

Each object has a key or an index that determines the other objects to which it corresponds. However, each table or view can have more than one primary key, unique index, or unique constraint. Therefore, you might want to specify which key, index, or constraint to use.

Common Tasks

In this section, you can find descriptions of common tasks that support this scenario.

Set options to control how the data is compared: When you compare data, you can safely ignore identity columns, disable triggers, and disable foreign keys. You can also drop primary keys, indexes, and unique constraints from the update script.

Compare data in tables and optionally update the target to match the source: After you specify a source and a target database to compare and run the comparison, you can view the results in the Data Compare window. You can view not only details of the differences but also the update script that you can use to synchronize the data. After you identify differences between the two databases, you can specify an action for each difference. You can then update the target or export the update script to the Transact-SQL editor or to a file. You might want to export the script so that you or someone else can review it before you apply the changes.

Understanding Comparison Results

The following table describes the five columns in the Data Compare window.

Column	Notes
Object	Displays the name of the table or view and a check box that indicates whether the target should be synchronized when you write updates or export the update script. The check box is unavailable for tables or views that do not contain data.
Different Records	Displays the number of records in the target that have the same key but not the same data as in the source. Parentheses enclose the number of records that are marked to be updated when you write updates or export the update script.
Only in Source	Displays the number of records in the source that do not occur in the target. Parentheses enclose the number of records that are marked to be added when you write updates or export the update script.
Only in Target	Displays the number of records in the target that do not occur in the source. Parentheses enclose the number of those records that are marked to be deleted when you write updates or export the update script.
Identical Records	Displays the number of records in the target that have the same key and the same data as in the source. These records are not updated when you write updates or export the update script.

Table and View Details

When you click any table or view in the Data Compare window, the details pane displays all the rows that the table or view contains. Each tab in the details pane displays a different category (Different Records, Only in Source, Only in Target, Identical Records). For each row, you can select or clear the corresponding check box to indicate whether you want to include that change in the update script.

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