For Visual Studio 2022 — Ssdt

# 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:

-- Use SSDT's SQL Server Unit Test -- Right-click on stored procedure > Create Unit Tests [TestMethod] public void GetActiveUsers_Test() ssdt for visual studio 2022

-- 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); # Build generates

CREATE SECURITY POLICY Security.UserFilterPolicy ADD FILTER PREDICATE Security.tvf_securitypredicate(UserId) ON dbo.Users; Unit Testing: AUTO_CLEANUP = ON)

-- Test logic here -- Verify results using SqlExecutionStrategy

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-- Right-click Tables > Add > Table -- File: Users.sql CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Users] ( [UserId] INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY IDENTITY(1,1), [Username] NVARCHAR(100) NOT NULL, [Email] NVARCHAR(255) NOT NULL, [CreatedDate] DATETIME2 NOT NULL DEFAULT GETUTCDATE(), [IsActive] BIT NOT NULL DEFAULT 1 );