Because you define your migration scripts up front, you keep precise control over how your changes are deployed. Scripts get a sequential number, and you add them to your version control system as part of your complete solution in Visual Studio.

Change management is simple and there’s no chance of errors from running scripts in the wrong order.

ReadyRoll adds a new project type to Visual Studio. Your database changes live in the same solution as your application code.

Without leaving Visual Studio, you can pick up and edit scripts from other team members. The version control system you’re connected to via Visual Studio handles merging for you, and you can even kick off builds.

Enable Programmable Objects in your project to source control stored procedures, triggers, views, and functions as individual T-SQL files.

This means when you and your colleagues make changes to these files, your usual version control system conflict resolution process applies. When a developer attempts to check in changes, they’ll always be prompted to incorporate other changes first, rather than overwriting them.