Database references

Database references in SQL projects enable you to incorporate objects that aren’t included in a

project by linking to another project,

file, or published NuGet package. The database

objects added to a project can be part of the same database, a different database on the same

server, or a different database on a different server. For SQL Server development, database

references can be used to link to another database on the same server for three-part naming,

or to link to a different database on a different server for cross-database queries. For databases

with a large number of objects in distinct groups, database references can be used to break up

a database into smaller, more manageable projects. Smaller project size can help to improve

performance and reduce the time required to build a project during iterative local

development.

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