Ahhh...priorities.  You need to set the view priorities since one relies on the other.  This is a relatively new feature of the DDT.  It will need to look like this:

I went ahead and made your profile work, so if you do this you should be in good shape.

We are adding a new feature...literally as we speak here, that allows you to have pre and post scripts that execute.  You would have to write a pre-script that sets the folder for you...which honestly I recommend against.  This is a setting on the SQL Server side of things and when you start moving the MDF file locations...well...it becomes a full time job and your responsibility instead of SQL Servers.  But if you have this need you will be able to set the folder location via a pre-execution script in the next update.

If it is not in use, then just "smoke it"  but if it IS in use, then you may have to detach it first.  Again, this would need to be done via a script...or manually through the Management Studio.

Also, I'm also having problems managing my filegroups. I just have one (PRIMARY), but in some cases, the file was not originally placed in the standard SQL server data folder, but in another folder. I just noticed that I now have two data files (plus a log file): my original and an updated one added by the DDT. So, two questions:



1. Is there any way to set a folder for the file(s)?

2. How do I get rid of the extra data (.mdf) file?



I sometimes wish learning all this stuff wasn't so painful



Thanks!

That helped, but still issues. It is barfing on the a couple of the SF security views, with this error:





I'm attaching the package and the log file.

Greg,

Did you notice that the SFSAuditDataActions and SFSAutodDataFields are in your package twice?  Just smoke one of them and see if the issue persists.  I will check to see if I need to make an import change to prevent this from happening again in the future, but this is probably the crux of your issue.

You too,amigo

Thanks Trent.



Have a good weekend!

I wil take a look at it.  From looking at the log file it looks as though the security tables are not up to date....but I will run it and see if I can see what is going on.

Here is the package. I haven't had a chance to check it out yet, but I'm pretty sure the issue with it attempting to delete the data file is because I have a mismatch between the actual file name and the template assigned to the file group. However, as mentioned, I still get errors when attempting to load this to a new db.



I also figured out were the log files are...in the same folder as the package file...doh! I've attached the log file from when I was creating a brand new database.

Hmmm...you might let me take a look at your package and try it on my side so I can see it live and in color

OK, I deleted the data packages and then used the wizard to recreate the packages. After doing a bit of massaging to get them the way I like 'em, the package deployed nicely.



Next....



When deploying it, I get errors. When deploying to an existing db, I first get an error that it can't delete the file group...fortunately. (my history is completely clear and I'm using the $DbName$ token in the file group name). This is the case even if the name if the same as the db name in the DDT.



Then I get errors related to various items (PK, FK, views)...I'd post the log, but I can't find it



I tried to deploy it to a new db (using a new name), but it also errored out.



Probably the best would be to figure out were the log file is, then you could see the issues. Sooooooooo, were is that rascal?