How to copy a Project

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How to copy a Project

Randy Doub

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March 25, 2009 at 1:55 pm

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I have a completed project that is very similar to a new one I want to create. Copying it would save time. How do I go about that?
File/Save As and File/Save Copy of .. As both want to create an object for deployment. I want a copy of the entire project that I can edit a couple of pieces of.

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Dave23 Hall of Fame Points: 3903 More actions · Answer 1

If you have OS access, you can copy and paste the solution folder in Windows Explorer. If you do so, you may need to update component GUIDs in the copy, and you'll want to make sure that you double-check data destinations so that you don't accidentally update an unexpected table.

Not that the latter happened to me when I first cloned a project this way or anything

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Randy Doub SSCertifiable Points: 5322 More actions · Answer 2

I didn't understand what you meant at first with the GUIDs. I started a second instance of BIDS and was able to copy/paste the objects, including Connection Managers, to a new solution.

Then I started editing the objects in the new solution and now I understand. The copied objects contain the GUID of the original property. I just edit and enter the new property by name.

Thanks.

Scott Grant SSC-Addicted Points: 410 More actions · Answer 3

I am attempting this same thing and cant seem to follow what you are discussing about the GUIDs. After copying the project my Visual Studio wont open the SSIS package.

Thanks

Scott

chris.stuart SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4965 More actions · Answer 4

Just to add. I have about 30 project all about the same, all of them reading Falt files into the Warehouse. I go into Windows Explore and copy and paste the complete project.

Then rename the files in Explorer from say File01.Sln to file02.Sln, same for the Dtsx file as well.

Then using a text editor I open all of the new files and search and replace all File01 with File02 and the destination tables.

But, be warned, I've tried this before in 2005 and every now and again I would get errors that the package is corrupt and can be read, but I've never had this problem in 2008 R2.

And I know I should change the GUID's but I still have to do it, just lazy I guess, but all of it works in any case:hehe: