Introduction: This topic explains how to export a Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, Enterprise edition database from an environment that is based on Microsoft Azure. Steps: 1. Create a duplicate of the source database. <“CREATE DATABASE MyNewCopy AS COPY OF axdb_mySourceDatabaseToCopy”> To monitor the progress of the copy operation, run the following query against the MASTER database in the same instance. 2. Run the Sql Server script to Prepare the database. –Prepare a database in SQL Azure for export to SQL Server. –Disable change tracking on tables where it is enabled. declare @SQL varchar(1000) set quoted_identifier off declare changeTrackingCursor CURSOR for select ‘ALTER TABLE ‘ + t.name + ‘ DISABLE CHANGE_TRACKING’ from sys.change_tracking_tables c, sys.tables t where t.object_id = c.object_id OPEN changeTrackingCursor FETCH changeTrackingCursor into @SQL WHILE @@Fetch_Status = 0 BEGIN exec(@SQL) FETCH changeTrackingCursor into @SQL END CLOSE changeTrackingCursor DEALLOCATE changeTrackingCursor –Disable change tracking on the database itself. ALTER DATABASE — SET THE NAME OF YOUR DATABASE BELOW MyNewCopy set CHANGE_TRACKING = OFF –Remove the database level users from the database –these will be recreated after importing in SQL Server. declare @userSQL varchar(1000) set quoted_identifier off declare userCursor CURSOR for select ‘DROP USER ‘ + name from sys.sysusers where issqlrole = 0 and hasdbaccess = 1 and name <> ‘dbo’ OPEN userCursor FETCH userCursor into @userSQL WHILE @@Fetch_Status = 0 BEGIN exec(@userSQL) FETCH userCursor into @userSQL END CLOSE userCursor DEALLOCATE userCursor –Delete the SYSSQLRESOURCESTATSVIEW view as it has an Azure-specific definition in it. –We will run db synch later to recreate the correct view for SQL Server. if(1=(select 1 from sys.views where name = ‘SYSSQLRESOURCESTATSVIEW’)) DROP VIEW SYSSQLRESOURCESTATSVIEW –Next, set system parameters ready for being a SQL Server Database. update sysglobalconfiguration set value = ‘SQLSERVER’ where name = ‘BACKENDDB’ update sysglobalconfiguration set value = 0 where name = ‘TEMPTABLEINAXDB’ –Clean up the batch server configuration, server sessions, and printers from the previous environment. TRUNCATE TABLE SYSSERVERCONFIG TRUNCATE TABLE SYSSERVERSESSIONS TRUNCATE TABLE SYSCORPNETPRINTERS –Remove records which could lead to accidentally sending an email externally. UPDATE SysEmailParameters SET SMTPRELAYSERVERNAME = ” GO UPDATE LogisticsElectronicAddress SET LOCATOR = ” WHERE Locator LIKE ‘%@%’ GO TRUNCATE TABLE PrintMgmtSettings TRUNCATE TABLE PrintMgmtDocInstance –Set any waiting, executing, ready, or canceling batches to withhold. UPDATE BatchJob SET STATUS = 0 WHERE STATUS IN (1,2,5,7) GO 3. Export the database from Azure SQL cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\140\DAC\bin SqlPackage.exe /a:export /ssn:.database.windows.net /sdn:MyNewCopy /tf:D:\Exportedbacpac\my.bacpac /p:CommandTimeout=1200 /p:VerifyFullTextDocumentTypesSupported=false /sp:EG=ajgU8!Fx=gY /su:sqladmin Where : ssn (source server name) – The name of the Azure SQL Database server to export from. sdn (source database name) – The name of the database to export. tf (target file) – The path and name of the file to export to. sp (source password) – The SQL password for the source SQL Server. su (source user) – The SQL user name for the source SQL Server. We recommend that you use the sqladmin