[dba-SQLServer] importing Access data

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I also use Enterprise Architect's MDB to SQL reengineering UML methods 
to check data model
But this takes awhile for familiarization. And is more belts and 
suspenders to satisfy DBA's
http://www.sparxsystems.com.au/ea.htm

Susan Harkins wrote:

>I've got an existing SQL Server database and an Access database. The client
>wants to dump the Access data into the SQL Sever database and dump the .mdb
>file completely. This is a one-time job. 
> 
>I figure I have two approaches:
> 
>1. We can clear a block of time to manually import the Access data. I'd be
>working with a backup copy and they'd have to agree not to use the SQL
>Server database while I was importing -- 
>2. After reviewing the backup, I could write the necessary stored procedures
>and let them run them to import the data themselves. That way, they wouldn't
>have any downtime. 
> 
>Any comments? Any other suggestions? I don't have to convert anything other
>that Access datatypes that won't import as is -- any comments about that? I
>don't anticipate much trouble outside of maybe having to dump some dates,
>but I haven't reviewed the Access data yet, so that might not be necessary. 
> 
>Susan H. 
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