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Copy-DbaCustomError

Author Chrissy LeMaire (@cl), netnerds.net
Availability Windows, Linux, macOS

 

Want to see the source code for this command? Check out Copy-DbaCustomError on GitHub.
Want to see the Bill Of Health for this command? Check out Copy-DbaCustomError.

Synopsis

Copy-DbaCustomError migrates custom errors (user defined messages), by the custom error ID, from one SQL Server to another.

Description

By default, all custom errors are copied. The -CustomError parameter is auto-populated for command-line completion and can be used to copy only specific custom errors.

If the custom error already exists on the destination, it will be skipped unless -Force is used. The us_english version must be created first. If you drop the us_english version, all the other languages will be dropped for that specific ID as well.

Syntax

Copy-DbaCustomError
    [-Source] <DbaInstanceParameter>
    [[-SourceSqlCredential] <PSCredential>]
    [-Destination] <DbaInstanceParameter[]>
    [[-DestinationSqlCredential] <PSCredential>]
    [[-CustomError] <Object[]>]
    [[-ExcludeCustomError] <Object[]>]
    [-Force]
    [-EnableException]
    [-WhatIf]
    [-Confirm]
    [<CommonParameters>]

 

Examples

 

Example: 1
PS C:\> Copy-DbaCustomError -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster

Copies all server custom errors from sqlserver2014a to sqlcluster using Windows credentials. If custom errors with the same name exist on sqlcluster, they will be skipped.

Example: 2
PS C:\> Copy-DbaCustomError -Source sqlserver2014a -SourceSqlCredential $scred -Destination sqlcluster -DestinationSqlCredential $dcred -CustomError 60000 -Force

Copies only the custom error with ID number 60000 from sqlserver2014a to sqlcluster using SQL credentials for sqlserver2014a and Windows credentials for sqlcluster. If a custom error with the same
name exists on sqlcluster, it will be updated because -Force was used.

Example: 3
PS C:\> Copy-DbaCustomError -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -ExcludeCustomError 60000 -Force

Copies all the custom errors found on sqlserver2014a except the custom error with ID number 60000 to sqlcluster. If a custom error with the same name exists on sqlcluster, it will be updated because
-Force was used.

Example: 4
PS C:\> Copy-DbaCustomError -Source sqlserver2014a -Destination sqlcluster -WhatIf -Force

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

Required Parameters

-Source

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

Alias
Required True
Pipeline false
Default Value
-Destination

Destination SQL Server. You must have sysadmin access and the server must be SQL Server 2000 or higher.

Alias
Required True
Pipeline false
Default Value

Optional Parameters

-SourceSqlCredential

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.

Alias
Required False
Pipeline false
Default Value
-DestinationSqlCredential

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.

Alias
Required False
Pipeline false
Default Value
-CustomError

The custom error(s) to process. This list is auto-populated from the server. If unspecified, all custom errors will be processed.

Alias
Required False
Pipeline false
Default Value
-ExcludeCustomError

The custom error(s) to exclude. This list is auto-populated from the server.

Alias
Required False
Pipeline false
Default Value
-Force

If this switch is enabled, the custom error will be dropped and recreated if it already exists on Destination.

Alias
Required False
Pipeline false
Default Value False
-EnableException

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.

Alias
Required False
Pipeline false
Default Value False
-WhatIf

If this switch is enabled, no actions are performed but informational messages will be displayed that explain what would happen if the command were to run.

Alias wi
Required False
Pipeline false
Default Value
-Confirm

If this switch is enabled, you will be prompted for confirmation before executing any operations that change state.

Alias cf
Required False
Pipeline false
Default Value