dacpac sql server database

Create DACPAC from SQL Server Database

DACPAC file is essential when migrating your on-premise SQL Server database to Azure. This is because Azure SQL database does not support regular SQL Server backups (.bak) files for restorations and requires a separate type of backup file called BAKPAC – Data-Tier Application Export (.bacpac file). Moreover, to create a BACPAC file, you must first create a DACPAC file to ensure that your database is ready for a BACPAC export. This article will show how to take a DACPAC extract of an on-premise SQL Server database.

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How to TEST Row level security in Power BI Service.

How To Test RLS in Power BI Service

Access to a specific user can be restricted at various levels to protect data. It is essential to test whether the security implementation is working as expected. In that case, you might try if the report shows relevant data to a particular user via a specific Power BI role. This article describes how to run Power BI report as a different user to test row-level security.

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