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Error import file .bacpac in Dev environment

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Posted on by GIB 75
Dear Expert,
 
I import file .bacpac by MS SQL and have error :
Please, help me solutions. 
 
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    Martin Dráb Profile Picture
    Martin Dráb 238,769 Most Valuable Professional on at
    Here is one of possible solutions: Remove-AutoDropFromBacpacModel.ps1.
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    Bharani Preetham Peraka Profile Picture
    Bharani Preetham Pe... 3,634 Moderator on at
    We faced this recently. The problem is with version of SSMS in dev vm. You need to update the SSMS in dev to 2022. Then you can convert the .bacpac to .bak. Because the Auto_Drop feature is introduced only in SQL Server 2022 only
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    GIB 75 on at
    Hi all thanks for advice.
    Now I've found a solution 
     
    1. Open the .bacpac file using winzip or 7-zip 
    2. Copy the model.xml to a local folder “C:\Temp\model.xml” 
    3. Edit the “C:\Temp\model.xml” with the desired password. For example: 

    find  <Property Name="AutoDrop" Value="True" />  and Delete

    4.  Run the import using sqlpackage.exe, but use the /ModelFilePath:C:\Temp\model.xml parameter to override the model.xml in the .bacpac. For example: 

     

    sqlpackage.exe /Action:Import /tsn:[server].database.windows.net /tdn:[database] /sf:"C:\Temp\database.bacpac" /ModelFilePath:C:\Temp\model.xml 

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