1. SQL Server Data Tools Gert Drapers (@DataDude)
Principal Group Program Manager
SQL Server Data Platform

2. Agenda
Why?
How!
What and when…

3. SQL Database Development is hard!
SQL database development challenges:
Databases are stateful entities in their very nature
Dependencies make managing and preserving the state even more challenging
Errors in SQL code are often found only when the code is executed
Synchronizing application and database versioning adds more layers of complexity
Targeting more than one version of SQL Server is very difficult to manage

4. To overcome these challenges we must work smarter
Is there is a better way?
To overcome these challenges we must work smarter
Develop the database declaratively (CREATE), not imperatively (IF EXISTS (…) / ALTER )
Bring validation and verification into design time
Use consistent tools when working connected or disconnected (Tools work on top of design time model)
Have Schema Model differencing capabilities at our disposal (Compare and Update Models)
Develop locally in a sandbox (isolated); publish changes off box (shared)
Bring application and database development into the same environment and source repository

5. Introducing SQL Server Data Tools
Database Development Tools
SQL Server Database Project
SQL Server Object Explorer
SQL Static Code Analysis
Database Publishing
SQL Language Services
Buffered Declarative Editing
Table Designer
Schema Comparison
Isolated Local Database Runtime
SQL/CLR
SQL Debugging

6. Foundations of SQL Server Data Tools
Declarative, model based database development
Integrated tools with modern language services
Connected and offline with local testing
Target SQL Server and SQL Azure
Detecting and managing database drift

7. SQL Server Data Tools Connected / Online Development
Demo
SQL Server Data Tools
Connected / Online Development

8. Connected Database Development
SQL Server Object Explorer
Rich SQL editing & debugging experience
T-SQL IntelliSense
Buffered Declarative Editing
Model-based with Error Detection
Code-behind based Table Designer
View/Edit/Script Data (incl. copy/paste)

9. SQL Server Data Tools Disconnected / Offline Development
Demo
SQL Server Data Tools
Disconnected / Offline Development

10. Disconnected Database Development
Database definitions managed in Visual Studio as source code artifacts
Advanced language services:
Go To Definition
Find All References
Refactoring
F5 debugging with Local Database Runtime
Visualize schema differences & migrate schema changes
Synchronize project to database drift

11. SQL Server Data Tools Publishing your Database Changes
Demo
SQL Server Data Tools
Publishing your Database Changes

12. Publishing your Database Changes
Target version aware:
SQL Server 2005
SQL Server 2008 & SQL Server 2008 R2
SQL Server 2012
SQL Azure
Publish
Direct, via SQL script, or DACPAC
Support for “Snapshots”
Persist point-in-time representation of the schema

13. SQL Server Data Tools – Summary
The standard SQL Server database development environment to: author, debug and publish complete database solutions
Ships with SQL Server 2012
Hosted inside Visual Studio 2010 (Integrated shell+)
Supports SQL Server 2005 and higher & SQL Azure
Updated at the same cadence as SQL Azure
Online / offline install and update
Available for free as part of the SQL Server platform

14. SQL Server Data Tools Resources
MSDN
Team blog
Download the latest SSDT version
MSDN Magazine Sept 2011
The "Juneau" Database Project
TechEd 2011 videos:
Build SQL Server databases using Juneau without leaving Visual Studio
Juneau Database Project integration with existing .NET applications via Entity Framework

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