SQL SERVER CONVERSION GUIDE

Fix Identity and Default Values After SQL Server Conversion

Applications often fail after a manual conversion when Identity properties or DEFAULT constraints were not recreated. Inserts can then fail because required numeric or bit columns receive NULL.

How SQL Version Bridge protects inserts

The Agent preserves original Identity seed and increment values and safe source defaults. In tables-and-data mode it can add a reported DEFAULT 0 only to eligible NOT NULL numeric and bit columns, while excluding ID, computed, key, and unsafe columns.

Start with a compatibility preflight

Inventory tables, columns, collations, keys, indexes, views, procedures, triggers, data types, and version-specific features before creating the target database. Keep the source connection read-only.

Build the target and move the data

Create a new target database and generate T-SQL definitions for the target engine. Transfer rows in controlled batches, preserve identity values, and order dependencies so constraints can be recreated safely.

Rebuild, verify, and deliver

Recreate supported programmable objects, document deferred items, compare row counts and SHA-256 hashes, run DBCC checks, and create a native BAK after RESTORE VERIFYONLY or a test restore succeeds.

Convert your database with a guided workflow

Replace fragile manual scripts with inspection, progress tracking, and evidence-backed verification.

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Engineered by easybooks — Creators of Xtra ERP

At easybooks, we build enterprise ERP systems, accounting software, and Point of Sale (POS) solutions deployed on enterprise SQL Server infrastructure worldwide.

We created SQL Version Bridge to solve a recurring challenge for our enterprise clients: converting mission-critical ERP databases such as Xtra ERP across SQL Server engine generations without data loss or the overhead of manual scripting.

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Xtra ERPEnterprise business suite
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XTRA ERP DATABASE ECOSYSTEM

Why enterprise SQL Server users trust easybooks

  • Zero source alteration

    Our conversion engine operates in read-only mode on the source database. Production instances stay active without locking or modification.

  • High-volume transaction support

    Optimized for multi-gigabyte Xtra ERP databases with millions of ledger entries, inventory movements, and POS logs.

  • Audit and compliance ready

    Generates detailed HTML and JSON verification reports with SHA-256 integrity checks for DBAs and auditors.