1. Database Projects and Source Control (TFS)
JUST DO IT
Database Projects and Source Control (TFS)

2. Leslie Weed Data Architect – RevGen Partners DataVault Certified

3. Have you heard this? My code disappeared
My SSMS crashed and I lost all my work
My fix didn’t get pushed out or deployed
I don’t know what the code was that worked yesterday (and now it is broken)
I wish I knew who originally worked on this
I don’t know if that commented out code should or should not be in there
Someone overwrote my fixes

4. Technology AND Process
Solution
Technology AND Process

5. Database Projects (DAC Projects)
Manage changes
Apply version control
Standardization between environments
Script differences quickly and easily

6. Version Control (TFS) Versioning
Multi-developer environment AND solo developer environment
Review History
Track changes
No disappearing code
Risk mitigation for the business (not about what the developer perceives as overhead)

7. Database Projects
New project
Existing project
Layout
Settings

8. Now TFS Adding to Source Control Or getting an existing project
Settings
Changes/Checkin
History

9. Tips & Tricks Naming conventions Versions
Renaming objects (you could lose data!)
Get latest at the solution level – always
DML – set build property to “NONE”
Always add objects in solution explorer – NOT in source control explorer

10. Solution Explorer NOT Source Control Explorer

11. Make sure this is checked!!
Tools>Options>SourceControl>Visual Studio Team Foundation Server

12. What your team needs Setting up the process with your team
Get the latest before checking in (daily at a minimum)
Confirm Database is error free
Designate a deployment lead
Everyone has their own schema compare file
Pay attention – don’t get click happy

13. Your next steps
Database Project - References
Source Control – Branching and Merging
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