Do you put your database static data into source-control ? How?

Question

I\'m using SQL-Server 2008 with Visual Studio Database Edition.

With this setup, keeping your schema in sync is very easy. Basically, there\'s a \'compare schema\' t

Answer 1

If you are changing the static data (adding a new item to the table that is used to generate a drop-down list) then the insert should be in source control and deployed with the rest of the code. This is especially true if the insert is needed for the rest of the code to work. Otherwise, this step may be forgotten when the code is deployed and not so nice things happen.

If static data comes from another source (such as an import of the current airport codes in the US), then you may simply need to run an already documented import process. The import process itself should be in source control (we do this with all our SSIS packages), but the data need not be.