Import-DacModel

SYNOPSIS

Imports a model from a dacpac or a database.

SYNTAX

File (Default)

Import-DacModel [-Path] <FileInfo> [-ModelStorageType <DacSchemaModelStorageType>] [-LoadAsScriptBackedModel]
 [-Service <DacServices>] [<CommonParameters>]

Database

Import-DacModel [-DatabaseName <String>] [-ModelStorageType <DacSchemaModelStorageType>]
 [-LoadAsScriptBackedModel] [-Service <DacServices>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Provides a model object to access it’s definition.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

PS C:\> Import-DacModel -Path ./WideWorldImporters.dacpac

Version           : Sql130
EngineVersion     : 13
IsScriptBacked    : False
DisplayServices   : Microsoft.SqlServer.Dac.Model.SqlDisplayServices
CollationComparer : Microsoft.SqlServer.Dac.Model.SqlModelCollationComparer

PARAMETERS

-DatabaseName

Name of the source database

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Database
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-LoadAsScriptBackedModel

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ModelStorageType

Type: DacSchemaModelStorageType
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Accepted values: File, Memory

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Path

Specifies the path to the dacpac to load the model from.

Type: FileInfo
Parameter Sets: File
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Service

Specifies the server to extract the package from. Default is the latest connected service.

Type: DacServices
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

System.IO.FileInfo

OUTPUTS

Microsoft.SqlServer.Dac.Model.TSqlModel

NOTES

RELATED LINKS

TSqlModel