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Copy-DbaInstanceTrigger

Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:36 am

NAME Copy-DbaInstanceTrigger



SYNOPSIS

Copy-DbaInstanceTrigger migrates server triggers from one SQL Server to another.





SYNTAX

Copy-DbaInstanceTrigger [-Source] <DbaInstanceParameter> [[-SourceSqlCredential] <Pscredential>] [-Destination]

<Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]> [[-DestinationSqlCredential] <Pscredential>]

[[-ServerTrigger] <System.Object[]>] [[-ExcludeServerTrigger] <System.Object[]>] [-Force <Switch>]

[-EnableException <Switch>] [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

By default, all triggers are copied. The -ServerTrigger parameter is auto-populated for command-line completion

and can be used to copy only specific triggers.



If the trigger already exists on the destination, it will be skipped unless -Force is used.





PARAMETERS

-Destination [<Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]>]

Destination Sql Server. You must have sysadmin access and server version must be SQL Server version 2000 or

greater.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-DestinationSqlCredential [<Pscredential>]

Login to the target instance using alternative credentials. Accepts PowerShell credentials (Get-Credential).



Windows Authentication, SQL Server Authentication, Active Directory - Password, and Active Directory -

Integrated are all supported.



For MFA support, please use Connect-DbaInstance.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-EnableException [<Switch>]

By default, when something goes wrong we try to catch it, interpret it and give you a friendly warning message.

This avoids overwhelming you with "sea of red" exceptions, but is inconvenient because it basically disables

advanced scripting.

Using this switch turns this "nice by default" feature off and enables you to catch exceptions with your own

try/catch.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-ExcludeServerTrigger [<System.Object[]>]

The Server Trigger(s) to exclude - this list is auto-populated from the server



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Force [<Switch>]

Drops and recreates the Trigger if it exists



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-ServerTrigger [<System.Object[]>]

The Server Trigger(s) to process - this list is auto-populated from the server. If unspecified, all Server

Triggers will be processed.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Source [<DbaInstanceParameter>]

Source SQL Server.You must have sysadmin access and server version must be SQL Server version 2000 or greater.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-SourceSqlCredential [<Pscredential>]

Login to the target instance using alternative credentials. Accepts PowerShell credentials (Get-Credential).



Windows Authentication, SQL Server Authentication, Active Directory - Password, and Active Directory -

Integrated are all supported.



For MFA support, please use Connect-DbaInstance.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS



OUTPUTS



NOTES





Tags: Migration

Author: Chrissy LeMaire (@cl), netnerds.net



Website: https://dbatools.io

Copyright: (c) 2018 by dbatools, licensed under MIT

License: MIT https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT



Requires: sysadmin access on SQL Servers



-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Copy-DbaInstanceTrigger -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster



Copies all server triggers from sqlserver2014a to sqlcluster, using Windows credentials. If triggers with the same

name exist on sqlcluster, they will be skipped.

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Copy-DbaInstanceTrigger -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -ServerTrigger tg_noDbDrop

-SourceSqlCredential $cred -Force



Copies a single trigger, the tg_noDbDrop trigger from sqlserver2014a to sqlcluster, using SQL credentials for

sqlserver2014a and Windows credentials for sqlcluster. If a trigger with the same name exists on sqlcluster, it

will be dropped and recreated because -Force was used.

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Copy-DbaInstanceTrigger -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -WhatIf -Force



Shows what would happen if the command were executed using force.



RELATED LINKS

https://dbatools.io/Copy-DbaInstanceTrigger