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While SQL Source Control provides a way to view object history, it does require additional tooling to update your database to a specific version from history.
We currently have documentation on how this works here: https://documentation.red-gate.com/soc/common-tasks/update-to-a-revision-from-source-control
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Hi everyone. I have merged some User Voice items on this topic of “filtered” static data, as there was significant overlap. I want to share our current guidance on handling scenarios where you need to version a subset of the columns and/or rows in the table.
With SQL Source control, the best option at this point is to use a post-deployment script for this purpose.
SQL Source Control introduced pre- and post- scripts in v6.3.
A post-deployment script gives you a good amount of flexibility over exactly which rows or columns of data you want to include in your project. Example post-deployment scripts for static data are here: https://documentation.red-gate.com/soc7/common-tasks/working-with-pre-post-deployment-scripts/static-data
If you make heavy use of Static Data, we have stronger support for this in SQL Change Automation.
SQL Change Automation:
- Supports column filtered static data tables in the SCA plugin in SSMS
- Supports multiple post-deployment scripts, in case there is…
An error occurred while saving the comment Paul Jenkins supported this idea ·
I don't know of an orgranization that does not require audit columns on all of their lookup tables (static data). Not having the ability to do this makes the static data mechanism useless for organizations with auditing standards.