Import a Data Tier BacPac file in SQL Server
A BACPAC file (.bacpac extension) is a data-tier application package used primarily in Microsoft SQL Server environments. It's essentially a compressed file that contains:
The schema of a SQL Server database
The data contained within that database
BACPAC files are commonly used for:
Database migration between SQL Server instances
Moving databases between on-premises SQL Server and Azure SQL Database
Creating database backups that include both schema and data
Archiving databases for long-term storage
Unlike a regular backup file (.bak), a BACPAC is platform-independent and can be imported into different versions of SQL Server, including Azure SQL Database. It's created using SQL Server Management Studio or the SqlPackage utility.
To use a BACPAC file, you typically import it into a target SQL Server instance using either
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