Convert Access Database To SQL Server

Thing You Need To Do Before Converting Access Database To SQL

Before starting to convert Access to SQL, you need to do the following

things:
 Make backup of your database.
 Check that if you have plenty of disk space on the device or not; in
which you will have to keep your upsize database.
 Allow permissions on the SQL Server database.
 Add unique index to each access table that you have, before
upsizing it.
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How To Convert Access Database To SQL?

The following below mentioned steps will give an easy idea on how to
convert Access Database to SQL. So, follow the steps one by one.
1. Open your database in MS access.
2. Select the Database Tools tab in the Ribbon.

3. Tap to the SQL Server button placed in Move Data As this will

opens the Upsizing Wizard.
4. Choose whether you wish to import the data into an existing database
or create a new database for the data.

In this tutorial we are creating a new SQL server database using the data
in your Access database. So click Next and continue.
5. Give the connection information for the SQL server installation.
You will need to assign name to the server. Credentials for an
administrator with permission to create a database and the name of
the database you want to connect. After providing the information
click to the Next option.
6. Make use of the arrow buttons to move the tables you want to
transfer to the list labeled Export to SQL Server. After then tap to
the Next button to continue.
7. Look the default attribute that needs to be transferred and make if
any changes needed. You required to preserve settings for table
 indexes, validation rules and relationships, among other settings.
After completing all this, tap to the Next option to continue.
8. Now it’s up to you whether you choose creating a new Access
client/server application that will access the SQL Server
Database, changes your existing application to reference the data
stored on SQL Server, or copy the data without making any
changes to your access database.
9. At last tap to the Finish option and wait for upsizing process to
complete. After finishing all this review the upsizing report for
important information about the database migration.

How To Migrate Data From MS Access To SQL Server Database?

To migrate Access database to SQL server you just need to make sure

that SQL Server or SQL Server Express installed on your PC. If you
don’t have such and needs to download SQL Server Express on a
personal computer, then be sure to download the version having
advanced services. If it is not there, than the database engine won’t be
get installed and you’ll have SQL Management Studio without any
instance to connect.

Transfer Access Database To SQL Server

Open SQL server management studio and connect it to the database
server you wish to export Access database to SQL. Under databases,
make a right click and choose New Database.  If you are already having
a database and you just simply need to import couple of tables from
access, then just skip this and go to the import data step mentioned
below.
 Make a right click on your current database instead of creating a
new one.
 In case you are making a new database, then give it a name and
configure the settings if you want to change them from the default.

 After then make a right click on the Test database that you have
just created and choose Tasks and then Import Data option.
 From the Choose a Data Source dialog box, choose Microsoft
Access (Microsoft Jet Database Engine)  from the drop down
box.
  Besides the File Name there is an option of Browse, so navigate
the access database that you want to import and click Open.

Note: Database can’t be used in Access 2007 or higher format

(ACCDB) Access Database file as SQL Server unable to recognize it.
Do if you are using access 2007 to 2016 databases then first you need to
convert it to the 2002-2003 Database format (MDB) by going to
the File – Save As.
After then click to the Next option to choose the destination.  As you
have right clicked the database you wanted to import the data into, it
should already be in the list but if it is not their then select SQL Native
Client from the Destination drop down. You see the database instance
within the server name and then be able to choose the specific database
at the bottom after choosing the method of authentication.
Tap to the next and specify how you want to transfer the data
from Access to SQL by selecting the option Copy the data from one or
more tables or Write a query to specify the data to transfer.
 In order to copy all the tables or just few tables from the access
database without any manipulation, select the first option.
 But if you need to copy only certain rows and columns of data
from a table, choose the second option and write a SQL query.
By default, all the tables should be selected and if you tap to
the Edit Mappings button, you can see how the fields are get mapped
between the two tables. If you have created a new database to import
then it will be same as the original one.

Click Next and you will see Run Package screen where Run

Immediately should be checked.
Click to Next option and then at the Finish.  You can now see the
progress of the data transfer. After completion of this data transfer you
can see the number of rows transferred for each table in
the Message column.

Tap to the Close option and you are all done. You can now proceed
further and run a SELECT on your tables to check that all the data got
imported correctly or not. Now you can enjoy the benefits and power of
SQL Server for managing your database.
Conclusion:
Now you must have got a clear idea on how to convert Access database
to sql server or import Access database to SQL server. So try these
simple steps and enjoy the power of SQL server for easy managing of
your vast Access database.
 Still having issues? Fix them with this Access repair tool:
This software repairs & restores all ACCDB/MDB objects including
tables, reports, queries, records, forms, and indexes along with modules,
macros, and other stuffs effectively.
1. Download Stellar Repair for Access rated Great on Cnet
(download starts on this page).
2. Click Browse and Search option to locate corrupt Access
database.
3. Click Repair button to repair & preview the database objects.