SQL Server Team-based Development - Red Gate Software

Figure 3-2: Part of the folder structure created by VSTS:DB.
Chapter 3: Change Management and Source Control
Using one of these methods, you convert your database into a set of scripts. Once you
have a set of scripts, you need to add them to a source control system in order to manage
sharing the database objects between multiple developers and DBAs.
SSMS
In the absence of any third-party tools, and if PowerShell scripting is not an option, basic
scripting functionality is available in SSMS. Just right-click on your database and select
Tasks | Generate Scripts… and you'll enter the Generate SQL Server Scripts Wizard.
There are a whole series of options that allow you to control the objects that get scripted
and the scripting options used for each object, or you can simply shortcut the whole
process and script out every object in the database. On the Output Options screen, you
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