Working with SSMA Projects (SybaseToSQL)

To migrate Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) databases to SQL Server or SQL Azure, you first create an SSMA project. The project is a file that contains metadata about the ASE databases that you want to migrate to SQL Server or SQL Azure, metadata about the target instance of SQL Server or SQL Azure that will receive the migrated objects and data, SQL Server or SQL Azure connection information, and project settings.

When you open a project, it is disconnected from SQL Server or SQL Azure. This lets you work offline. You can reconnect to SQL Server or SQL Azure. For more information, see Connecting to SQL Server (SybaseToSQL) / Connecting to Azure SQL Database (SybaseToSQL).

Reviewing Default Project Settings

SSMA contains several options for converting and loading database objects, migrating data, and synchronizing SSMA with ASE and SQL Server or SQL Azure. The default settings for these options are appropriate for many users. However, before you create a new SSMA project, you should review the options and, if you want to, change the defaults that will be used for all your new projects.

To review default project settings

1. On the Tools menu, select Default Project Settings.

2. Select the project type in Migration Target Version drop down for which settings are required to be viewed or changed and then Click General tab.

3. In the left pane, click Conversion.

4. In the right pane, review the options, changing options as necessary. For more information about these options, see Project Settings (Conversion) (SybaseToSQL).

5. Repeat steps 1-3 for the Migration, SQL Azure, Loading Objects, GUI, and Type Mapping pages.

   • For information about migration options, see Project Settings (Migration) (SybaseToSQL).

   • For information about options for loading objects into SQL Server, see Project Settings (Synchronization) (SybaseToSQL).

   • For more information about GUI options, see Project Settings (GUI) (SybaseToSQL).

   • For more information about data type mapping settings, click Project Settings (Type Mapping) (SybaseToSQL).

   • For more information about SQL Azure options, see Project Settings (Azure SQL Database ) (SybaseToSQL).

   Note

   The SQL Azure settings will be displayed only when you select Migration to SQL Azure while creating a project.

Creating New Projects

To migrate data from ASE databases to SQL Server or SQL Azure, you must first create a project.

To create a project

1. On the File menu, select New Project.

   The New Project dialog box appears.

2. In the Name box, enter a name for your project.

3. In the Location box, enter or select a folder for the project.

4. In the Migration To drop down, select the version of target SQL Server used for migration. The options available are:

   • SQL Server 2005

   • SQL Server 2008

   • SQL Server 2012

   • SQL Server 2014

   • SQL Server 2016

   • Azure SQL Database

And then Click OK.

Customizing Project Settings

In addition to defining default project settings that apply to all new SSMA projects, you can customize the settings for each project. For more information, see Setting Project Options (SybaseToSQL).

When you customize data type mappings between source and target databases, you can define mappings at the project, database, or object level. For more information about type mapping, see Mapping Sybase ASE and SQL Server Data Types (SybaseToSQL).

Saving Projects

When you save a project, SSMA retains the project settings, and optionally the database metadata, to the project file.

To save a project

• On the File menu, select Save Project.

  If databases within the project have changed or have not been converted, SSMA will prompt you to save metadata into the project. Saving metadata will let you work offline and to send a complete project file to other people, including technical support personnel. If you are prompted to save metadata, do the following:

  1. For each database that shows a status of Metadata missing, select the check box next to the database name.

     Saving metadata might take several minutes. If you do not want to save metadata at this point, do not select any check boxes.

  2. Click the Save button.

     SSMA will parse the Sybase ASE schemas and save the metadata to the project file.

Opening Projects

When you open a project, it is disconnected from ASE and from SQL Server or SQL Azure. This lets you work offline. To update metadata, load database objects into SQL Server or SQL Azure. To migrate data, you must reconnect to ASE and SQL Server or SQL Azure.

To open a project

1. Use one of the following procedures:

   • On the File menu, point to Recent Projects, and then select the project you want to open.

   • On the File menu, select Open Project, locate the .s2ssproj project file, select the file, and then click Open.

2. To reconnect to ASE, on the File menu, select Reconnect to Sybase.

3. To reconnect to SQL Server or SQL Azure, on the File menu, select Reconnect to SQL Server / Reconnect to SQL Azure.

Next Step

The next step in the migration process is to Connect to Sybase ASE.

See Also

Migrating Sybase ASE Databases to SQL Server - Azure SQL Database (SybaseToSQL)
Connecting to Sybase ASE (SybaseToSQL)
Connecting to SQL Server (SybaseToSQL)
Connecting to Azure SQL Database (SybaseToSQL)