Saturday, February 25, 2012

Data mapping

We have 2 databases - Prod and Dev. They are not syncronized and has a slightly different stored proc-s and table structure (column added/ or removed).

So Prod and Dev are not in sync, they are not mirrors.

Production db has production data.

How I can transition/move/map data from Prod to Dev?

For example, both databases have table Users :(f_name, l_name, field1, field2). And I need to populate dev db with prod data.

What strategy should I follow? What tools showld I use? How I can automate the it?

Should I use Import wizard or DTS?

SQL Server 2000

Thank you

Based on the information you provide both the DTS Import Wizard or a Copy SQL Server Objects Task DTS package will work and both can be automated by a job schedule. Basically they are the same.

If you need to tranform data, which you con't mention you can use a DTS package with tranforms or write you own truncate/insert code and schedule either as a job.

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