Data-tier application

The Data-tier Application experience provides an easy-to-use experience to deploy and extract

files and import and export

files.

This experience makes it easier to manage

and

files. It simplifies the

development and deployment of data-tier elements that support your application. For more

information, see

Data-tier applications (DAC) overview.

Deploy a

file to a new or existing SQL database (Publish DACPAC)

Extract the schema from a SQL database to a

file (Extract DACPAC)

Import a

file to a new or empty database (Import BACPAC)

Export the schema and data from a SQL database to a

file (Export BACPAC)

To use the Data-tier Application features, install the MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code.

1. In Visual Studio Code, select the

icon to view available extensions.