# IT:AD:WebDeploy:HowTo:Publish Databases #



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## Process ##


* IMPORTANT: Publish from VS is intended for deployment of the Db only the first time.
* IMPORTANT: There is no incremental delivery story [src](http://bit.ly/zE6LYA)
* Would require AD account to have SQL server rights on the db server

* Resources:
    * [MSDN](http://bit.ly/y653uM)
* First Time Deployment:
    * In VS > Solution Explorer > Project Node > Properties > SQL Settings
    * Select the Build (Debug, Release, etc.)
    * Easiest way to fill grid is use `Import from Web Config`
    * IMPORTANT: For redeployment scenarios uncheck the `Deploy` checkbox to not resend anything you don't want
    * Select a Row/Db
        * Enter the ConnectionString to use during deployment
            * This may be different than runtime connection string (imported from web.config) due to needing different admin UserName/Pwd...
                * TODO: Eg. Current deployer's account? But isn't that already being passed through?
            * IMPORTANT: By default imported connection strings are also set to automatically generate a script to create Structure of remote db based on connection string found in local dev connection string. 
                * IMPORTANT: Consider turning it off...
                * Tip: for ASP.NET Db read [MSDN](http://bit.ly/y653uM)
                * Tip: for deployment to Azure read [MSDN](http://bit.ly/y653uM)
            * You can add new custom script.
* Subsequent ReDeployment:
    * IMPORTANT: For redeployment scenarios uncheck the `Deploy` checkbox to not resend anything you don't want
    * IMPORTANT: In the Database Scripts grid, clear the Include check boxes (especially any for automatically generated scripts).
    * Add a custom script.
        * Cool: if your script is an incremental update, as we did for [[IT/Projects/ANZ/GTM2/]] using [[IT/AD/SQL Server/HowTo/SQL/DDL/Deployment/Log]] then all updates will be incrementally applied, safely.