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Microsoft.SqlServer.Dac Namespace

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This namespace provides classes you can use in your code to perform operations on DACPAC and BACPAC packages.  These packages can be extracted and exported from existing databases or used to deploy and import new databases. DAPCAC packages can also be used to upgrade an existing database.

See also Understanding Data-tier Applications.

Classes

  Class Description
Public class BacPackage Representation of the artifact that contains the definition and data of a data-tier application.
Public class DacAzureDatabaseSpecification Defines optional parameters specific to a Windows Azure SQL Database.
Public class DacDataProgressMessage Data associated with an executing data operation to report status updates or errors related to progress.
Public class DacDeployOptions Defines options that affect the behavior of package deployment to a database.
Public class DacExceptionMessage Data associated with an error with exception information.
Public class DacExtractOptions Defines options that affect the behavior of package extraction.
Public class DacMessage Data associated with an executing operation to report status updates or errors.
Public class DacMessageEventArgs Data associated with event raised as an executing operation reports status updates or errors.
Public class DacOperationProgressMessage Progress message associated with the overall progress of a DAC operation.
Public class DacPackage Representation of the artifact that contains the definition of a data-tier application.
Public class DacPackageExtensions Provides methods to support manipulation of DacPackage objects. These methods work on an existing DacPackage.
Public class DacProfile Contains settings related to a specific deployment configuration.
Public class DacProgressEventArgs Data associated with event raised as an executing operation completes individual steps of processing.
Public class DacRetryMessage Indicates that the DacFX API retried a command or connection due to a transient error returned by the server.
Public class DacServices Provides operations to create and consume DAC packages represented by DacPackage instances.
Public class DacServicesException Exception thrown for DAC service errors.
Public class PackageMetadata Metadata information that describes a package.
Public class PackageOptions Defines advanced options and additional artifacts for package creation.

Enumerations

  Enumeration Description
Public enumeration DacAzureEdition List of possible editions for a Windows Azure SQL Database.
Public enumeration DacMessageType Specifies the type (or severity) of message associated with a given event.
Public enumeration DacOperationStatus Specifies the state of a service operation.
Public enumeration DacSchemaModelStorageType Specifies the type of backing storage for a schema model.