--- title: Introducing Migration Assistant for SQL database in... description: Microsoft Fabric now offers a public preview of the Migration Assistant for SQL database, enabling users to migrate on-premises SQL Server databases to SQL... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-migration-assistant-for-sql-database-in-fabric-preview--scli54ylw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Introducing Migration Assistant for SQL database in Fabric (Preview) | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft Fabric now offers a public preview of the Migration Assistant for SQL database, enabling users to migrate on-premises SQL Server databases to SQL... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-migration-assistant-for-sql-database-in-fabric-preview--scli54ylw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/sCLI54ylW.png og:image:alt: Introducing Migration Assistant for SQL database in Fabric (Preview) og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Introducing Migration Assistant for SQL database in Fabric (Preview) **[Microsoft Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/microsoftdeveloper)** · 8 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft Fabric now offers a public preview of the Migration Assistant for SQL database, enabling users to migrate on-premises SQL Server databases to SQL database in Fabric. The process uses a DAC pack file to migrate schema objects (tables, views, stored procedures), followed by a Copy Job with a data gateway to transfer the actual data. The demo shows a step-by-step walkthrough: uploading a .dacpac file, resolving schema compatibility issues (with optional Copilot assistance), creating a copy job, and finalizing the migration by re-enabling constraints and indexes. Current limitations include a 20 MB DAC pack file size cap supporting roughly 100k objects. Live connectivity from the Fabric portal to the source SQL Server is not yet available but is planned for future quarters. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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