SQL Server Data-Tier Application Framework (March 2013) Available

What’s new?

This update to the Data-Tier Application Framework (DACFx) addresses several high-priority issues reported by DACFx and SQL Server Data Tools customers via the forum and Connect. The issues addressed include:

  • Database Project in Visual Studio hangs on “Analyzing Database Schema…”
    • This release addresses an issue that can occur when loading or building large Database Projects. In some cases, the operation would never finish.
    • This is a functional fix, not a performance enhancement - even with the fix, the time to complete this operation depends on the size and complexity of your project.  

 

  • “System.ObjectDisposedException: Store must be open for this operation” failure in DACFx
    • This release addresses an issue that can occur when simultaneously working over multiple Database Projects or DACFx operations. In some case, an error would be encountered and the operation would not complete.

 

  • “Unexpected failure occurred: hexadecimal value 0xxx, is an invalid character” failure in DACFx
    • This update addresses an issue that can cause the above failure on Export BACPAC and Extract DACPAC operations for certain databases.

The team thanks you for your feedback in reporting these issues!

How can I get it?

You can obtain this new version of DACFx and its dependencies from our Microsoft Download Center page here. This version of DACFx supersedes all previously available versions. This new version of DACFx supports in-place upgrade from previous versions, so it is not required to remove previous DACFx installations before upgrading to this new release.

If you are on an x64 machine, you will need to install both the x64 and x86 versions of the MSIs from the DACFx March download page linked above. 

The version of this update is 11.1.2824.1. This supersedes the previously available November release (11.1.2820.0). You can determine which version of the Data-Tier Application Framework you currently have installed via Windows Add/Remove Programs.

Compatibility

This release of DACFxis fully compatible with the December 2012 release of  SQL Server Data Tools released on 12/13, available here. This release is also compatible with SSMS of SQL Server 2012 and SQL Server 2012 SP1.

If you experience any issues or have any feedback, please let us know via the forum or Connect.