SQL Compare 10 adds table mapping

SQL Compare is a tool for comparing and synchronizing SQL Server database structures. It is used by over 150,000 database administrators, developers and testers. It automates the process of distributing database changes made on a local database, to testing, staging or live databases on remote servers. SQL Compare Pro contains a command-line interface and you can compare and synchronize SQL Server database schemas and automate tasks.

The following editions are available:

• SQL Compare
• SQL Compare Pro

Updates in 10.0

• Table mapping - Map together tables and columns with different names; this can be useful to prevent data loss when deploying tables or columns that have been renamed.
• Creating a new database to compare - Useful if you want to create a copy of the source database.
• Comparing revisions from SQL Source Control - Select specific versions of a source-controlled database to compare.
• New command line switches - AbortOnWarnings, IgnoreSourceCaseSensitivity, LogLevel, ShowWarnings, Version1 and Version2.
• New project options - Add object existence checks, use DROP and CREATE instead of ALTER, Ignore migration scripts for databases.
• Connect to SQL Server 2012 (Denali) servers.
• Transaction Isolation Level application option - Set the transaction isolation level used in deployment scripts. You can use this option to prevent deployment errors when using linked servers.

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