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Expand Up @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ The tool contains the following features.

- **Templates** - for use with `New Project` and for adding new items
- **Import database** - import the schema and database settings from an existing database
- **Schema compare** - compare your database project with a live database and get a script to update the database or your project
- **Schema compare** - visually compare your database project with a live database and apply changes to the database or your project
- **Analyze** - report with static code analysis result of your database project
- **Create Mermaid E/R diagram** - create an Entity/Relationship diagram of selected tables from your database project
- **.dacpac Solution explorer node** - view the contents of a dacpac file in Solution Explorer
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## Comparing Schemas

The schema compare feature helps you keep your database project in sync with your live databases. You can compare in both directions:
The visual schema compare feature helps you keep your database project in sync with your live databases. You can compare in both directions:

- Compare your project with a database to see what needs to be deployed
- Compare a database with your project to update your project files

To use schema compare:
![Schema Compare](../img/SchemaCompare.png)

To use visual schema compare:

1. Right-click on your SQL database project in Solution Explorer
2. Select **SQL Project Power Tools > Schema compare**
3. Choose your comparison source database and target (project or database)
4. Review the differences in the generated script
2. Select **SQL Project Power Tools > Visual Schema Compare (preview)...**
3. Choose your comparison source database and target direction
4. Review the differences in the visual schema compare tool window
5. Apply the changes as needed

This is especially useful when working in teams or managing multiple environments.
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