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The Synchronization page of the Project Settings dialog box in SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) contains settings that customize how SSMA loads and refreshes database objects, such as tables and stored procedures, into SQL Server.
The default actions options specify default settings for refreshing objects from the source database and for synchronizing objects with the SQL Server database.
You can access two different Synchronization pages that contain the same settings:
To specify settings for all future SSMA projects, navigate to Tools > Default Project Settings, and then select Synchronization at the bottom of the left pane.
To specify settings for the current project, navigate to Tools > Project Settings, and then select Synchronization at the bottom of the left pane.
Miscellaneous options
Attempts
Specifies the number of attempts SSMA should make when it loads objects into SQL Server. Objects that aren't loaded into SQL Server in the current attempt are tried again, until SSMA reaches the maximum number of attempts in the current synchronization process. Default value is 2.
Synchronization for source database options
Action on local and remote object change
Specifies the default setting in the Synchronization dialog box when the object definition changes in SSMA and on the database server. Default value is Refresh from database.
If you select Refresh from Database, SSMA loads database definitions into the metadata when the condition is met.
If you select Skip, SSMA doesn't perform any refresh actions.
Action on local object change
Specifies the default setting in the Synchronization dialog box when the object changes in SSMA. Default value is Skip.
If you select Refresh from Database, SSMA loads database definitions into the metadata when the condition is met.
If you select Skip, SSMA doesn't perform any refresh actions.
Action on remote object change
Specifies the default setting in the Synchronization dialog box when the objects change on the database server. Default value is Refresh from database.
If you select Refresh from Database, SSMA loads database definitions into the metadata when the condition is met.
If you select Skip, SSMA doesn't perform any refresh actions.
Action when local object metadata is missing
Specifies the default setting in the Synchronization dialog box when local metadata is missing. Default value is Refresh from database.
If you select Refresh from Database, SSMA loads database definitions into the metadata when the condition is met.
If you select Skip, SSMA doesn't perform any refresh actions.
Synchronization for SQL Server options
Action on local and remote object change
Specifies the default setting in the Synchronization dialog box when the object definition changes in SSMA and on the database server. Default value is Write to database.
If you select Refresh from Database, SSMA loads database definitions into the metadata when the condition is met.
If you select Write to Database, SSMA updates objects in the database according to SSMA metadata contents when the condition is met.
If you select Skip, SSMA doesn't perform any refresh actions.
Action on local object change
Specifies the default setting in the Synchronization dialog box when the object changes in SSMA. Default value is Write to database.
If you select Refresh from Database, SSMA loads database definitions into the metadata when the condition is met.
If you select Write to Database, SSMA updates the object in the database according to SSMA metadata contents when the condition is met.
If you select Skip, SSMA doesn't perform any refresh actions.
Action on remote object change
Specifies the default setting in the Synchronization dialog box when the objects change on the database server. Default value is Refresh from database.
If you select Refresh from Database, SSMA loads database definitions into the metadata when the condition is met.
If you select Write to Database, SSMA updates the object in the database according to SSMA metadata contents when the condition is met.
If you select Skip, SSMA doesn't perform any refresh actions.
Action when local object metadata is missing
Specifies the default setting in the Synchronization dialog box when local metadata is missing. Default value is Refresh from database.
If you select Refresh from Database, SSMA loads database definitions into the metadata when the condition is met.
If you select Write to Database, SSMA updates the object in the database according to SSMA metadata contents when the condition is met.
If you select Skip, SSMA doesn't perform any refresh actions.