# Build generates .dacpac file # Deploy using SqlPackage.exe: SqlPackage.exe /Action:Publish ` /SourceFile:".\YourFeatureDatabase.dacpac" ` /TargetConnectionString:"Server=localhost;Database=YourDB;Trusted_Connection=True" Compare Schemas:
-- Right-click Stored Procedures > Add > Stored Procedure -- File: GetActiveUsers.sql CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[GetActiveUsers] @MinDaysSinceCreation INT = 0 AS BEGIN SET NOCOUNT ON; SELECT UserId, Username, Email, CreatedDate FROM [dbo].[Users] WHERE IsActive = 1 AND DATEDIFF(DAY, CreatedDate, GETUTCDATE()) >= @MinDaysSinceCreation ORDER BY CreatedDate DESC; END Pre-deployment (PreDeploymentScript.sql):
-- Test logic here -- Verify results using SqlExecutionStrategy ssdt for visual studio 2022
-- Tools > SQL Server > New Schema Comparison -- Source: Database project -- Target: Live database or other project -- Generate update script for changes
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-- Right-click column > Refactor > Rename -- SSDT automatically updates all references -- Example: Rename "Username" to "UserName" Implementing Change Tracking -- Add to PostDeploymentScript.sql IF NOT EXISTS ( SELECT * FROM sys.change_tracking_databases WHERE database_id = DB_ID() ) BEGIN ALTER DATABASE CURRENT SET CHANGE_TRACKING = ON (CHANGE_RETENTION = 2 DAYS, AUTO_CLEANUP = ON); END ALTER TABLE [dbo].[Users] ENABLE CHANGE_TRACKING; Adding Indexes for Performance -- File: Indexes/IX_Users_Email.sql CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_Users_Email] ON [dbo].[Users] ([Email]) INCLUDE ([UserId], [Username], [IsActive]); Implementing Row-Level Security -- File: Security/RLS_Policy.sql CREATE SCHEMA Security; GO CREATE FUNCTION Security.tvf_securitypredicate(@UserId INT) RETURNS TABLE WITH SCHEMABINDING AS RETURN SELECT 1 AS fn_securitypredicate_result WHERE @UserId = CAST(SESSION_CONTEXT(N'UserId') AS INT);
-- Use SSDT's SQL Server Unit Test -- Right-click on stored procedure > Create Unit Tests [TestMethod] public void GetActiveUsers_Test() = @MinDaysSinceCreation ORDER BY CreatedDate DESC
CREATE SECURITY POLICY Security.UserFilterPolicy ADD FILTER PREDICATE Security.tvf_securitypredicate(UserId) ON dbo.Users; Unit Testing: