Transferring Tables from Different Schemas

Last modified: September 5, 2023

The topic contains information on how to transfer a table from one schema to another.

To transfer a required object, follow the steps below:

  1. On the Fusion menu, click SQL Server, and then select New Schema Comparison. The Schema Comparison wizard opens.

  2. On the Source and Target tab, specify the schema where you want to insert the table in.

    Source and target

  3. Switch to the Mapping tab, and specify the schema you want to move.

  4. Check Compare only mapped schemas.

    Schema mapping

  5. Click the Compare button.

  6. Having compared two schemas, click Synchronize, or press F8. The synchronization wizard opens.

  7. Check the Use ALTER SCHEMA TRANSFER expression option on the Options tab of the synchronization wizard.

    ALTER SCHEMA TRANSFER expression

  8. Click Synchronize.

  9. The script example modifies the schema sc1 by transferring the table sc1.table1 from schema sc2 into the schema:

create schema sc1;
GO
create schema sc2;
GO
create table sc1.table1 (id int);
GO
  1. The result script will be displayed as follows:
ALTER SCHEMA sc2 TRANSFER sc1.table1
GO

Note

  • You can only transfer tables between schemas from the same database.
  • All permissions associated with the table that is being transferred are dropped when it is moved.
  • Only beginning with SQL Server 2005, the Transfer option is available.