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DACPAC, or Data-tier Application Component Packages, is a feature in SQL Server 2008 that allows developers to package database changes into a single file in Visual Studio and send it to the DBAs for deployment.

With DACPAC, DBAs get a single deployment file from the developers that contains all the changes; there's nothing to misunderstand or forget.

In the final step, it drops the original database and gives the new one the proper name. You can easily see that creating an entirely new copy of the database for a small code change won't fit into most situations.

Further, DACPAC doesn't copy user permissions or work with service broker or replication objects.

A DACPAC can be seamlessly used across multiple tools that ship with SQL Server 2012. These tools address the requirements of different user personas using a DACPAC as the unit of interoperability.

Application Developer

  1. A database developer can use a SQL Server Data Tools database project to design a database. A successful build of this project results in the generation of a DACPAC contained in a .dacpac file.
  2. In addition, the developer can import a DACPAC into a database project and continue to design the database. SQL Server Data Tools also supports a Local DB for unconnected, client-side database application development. The developer can take a snapshot of this local database to create DACPAC contained in a .dacpac file.
  3. Independently, the developer can publish a database project directly to a database without even generating a DACPAC. The publish operation follows similar behavior as the deploy operation from other tools.

Database Administrator

  1. A DBA can use SQL Server Management Studio to extract a DACPAC from an existing database, and also perform other DAC operations.
  2. In addition, the DBA for a SQL Database can use the Management Portal for SQL Azure for DAC operations. Independent Software Vendor
  3. Hosting services and other data management products for SQL Server can use the DACFx API for DAC operations.

IT Administrator

  1. IT systems integrators and administrators can use the SqlPackage.exe command line tool for DAC operations.

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Release Management Configure DACPAC Variables

I am trying to configure variables (Tokens) inside one of our Stored Procedures which is part of DACPAC project. I have attempted to do this in the same way you would with a config file. I.e Create a duplicate file with the ext token. Replace the…
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Deploy DACPAC to SQL Server - Create Database fails

I am trying to publish my new database created in a Visual Studio 2012 Database Project to our SQL Server 2012 environment. I can go to the server and right click on 'Databases' and create a new database with no issues, however when I try to…
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Invalid object name error: DACPAC Deployment using SQLPackage.EXE

I’m facing an issue when deploying a DACPAC to a SQL server (SQL 2014 – 12.0.2430). Here’s the error I’m getting: invalid object name dbo.usp_SomeStoredProcedure_Update. This happens if I’m altering a stored procedure. Though, the DB project gets…
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Schema compare between project and snapshot

I use Visual Studio 2013 with SSDT to develop my database projects. Some projects within solution have dependencies on others. I create deploy/update script with Schema compare tool. I find differences between current project state and the latest…
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Release Management- DACPAC Deployer failed over untrusted domain connectivity

I have tried Database deployment to a server which is in a different domain using DACPAC Deployer. The server connectivity established through ghost accounts and i had successful deployments to the same server using XCOPY Deployer earlier. DACPAC …
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Can a data-tier application coexist with a manually-managed database?

We have a large production database that is using a custom version control that allows for seamless upgrades when the schema changes (each change script is versioned). Everything works well. Can we use the data-tier application programming model…
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SSDT Project build failure - Access denied to dacpac file in debug mode

I am trying to build an SSDT project. I get the following error message when I run 'build': Access to the path 'whateverMyPathIs\bin\debug\myProjectName.dacpac' is denied. 03061: Unable to delete file…
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How to get data changes as an update script from two dacpacs

From a two .dacpac files I can get the update script using following command sqlpackage.exe /Action:Script /SourceFile:"C:\Test\bin\Debug\Test.dacpac" /TargetServerName:localhost\DenaliRC0 /TargetDatabaseName:deploy_Test How ever this will generate…
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dacpac for xml not supported

When trying to export a data tier application or dacpac from a database that contains functions that use "for xml" every single function and every single object that depends upon that function fails and I am not able to create the dacpac. The wizard…
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Updating Data-Tier Application version via SqlPackage.exe

I am currently automating the deployment of my applications database via command line using SqlPackage.exe, but unable to find a way to update the version of my Data-Tier Application (Development, of…
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How to extract a dbschema from a dacpac

I upgraded my database project from VS2010 to VS2012. The problem is that I was using the generated dbschema to automatically create wrappers on the stored procedures. How can I get a dbschema from the updated database project (or from the generated…
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SQL dacpac deployment in azure devops CI/CD

i have deployed sql dacpac changes in azure devops ci/cd. Everything went well. But after deployment, in the database properties -> options -> Recovery -> Page Verify is set to NONE instead of CHECKSUM. Before deployment it was CHECKSUM. I have…
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How to run raw SQL to deploy database changes

We intend to create DACPAC files using SQL database projects and distribute them automatically to several environments, DEV/QA/PROD, using Azure Pipeline. I can make changes to the schema for a table, view, function, or procedure, but I'm not sure…
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There is difference in execution of sp when deployed from dacpac and creating with ssms

In a SP I'm comparing a declared variable with empty string as below. Declare @str1 nvarchar(max) if(@str1 <> '') true else false I've deployed this sp through a database project and manually created a sp using ssms. During runtime, the…
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How to update dacpac version during build process to be build number of the queued build?

I am trying to update the version element in the DacMetadata.xml file of a .dacpac to match the build number of the build where the .sqlproj is being built. I would prefer to do this in PowerShell, but can do it in C# if necessary. I am using…
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