How do I install AdventureWorks BAK files?

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How do I install AdventureWorks BAK files?

Download AdventureWorks

  1. Download the . bak file attached and save it to the C: drive. not in a sub-folder.
  2. Open SQL Server Management Studio and connect to your SQL Server instance.
  3. Restore the database using the SQL Server Management Studio user interface. Right-click Databases and select Restore Database…

How do you load data into SQL?

Import data in SQL database via SQL Server Import and Export data wizard

  1. When SSMS is connected to the chosen instance of SQL Server, right-click on the desired database and navigate to Tasks > Import data option from the Tasks submenu:
  2. That action will open the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard window.

How do I install SQL AdventureWorks?

Install the AdventureWorks Database in Sql Server Right-click on the Databases and select the Restore Database.. option from the context menu. Clicking the Browse button will open a Select backup devices window. Please click on the Add button to add or install the AdventureWorks backup file.

What is a BAK file extension?

bak” is a filename extension commonly used to signify a backup copy of a file. When a program is about to overwrite an existing file (for example, when the user saves the document they are working on), the program may first make a copy of the existing file, with . bak appended to the filename.

What is SQL AdventureWorks?

AdventureWorks Database is a Microsoft product sample for an online transaction processing (OLTP) database. AdventureWorks Database is also used in code examples found in SQL Server documentation and books. There are also versions for SQL Azure and SQL Server 2005.

How do I install an AdventureWorks database in SQL Server 2012?

Follow these steps:

  1. Click on “SQL Server 2012 OLTP” and you will be directed to the Downloads page for SQL Server 2012.
  2. Click on the “AdventureWorksDW2012 Data File” so that the “AdventureWorksDW2012_Data.
  3. Launch Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and select “Server Type” = “Database Engine”.
  4. Click “Connect”.

How do I import data into SQL Developer?

  1. Create a connection to the database in SQL Developer.
  2. right click on tables folder.
  3. Choose Import data.
  4. select xls.
  5. use the wizzard (provide table name, row limit, select columns, datatype per column)
  6. Finish.