SQL71562: external references are not supported when creating a package from this platform

Last week I got this error from one of developer who was trying to deploy his project from Testing server to SQL Azure QA server. He was using “Deploy Database to SQL Azure” option from SSMS Tool-Task option.

After connecting to SQL Azure portal when operation started to deployment below errors occurs.

Validation of the schema model for data package failed. Error SQL71562: Error validating element xx.xxx.xx:function .dbo.xxx has an unresolved refrence to object xx.dbo.xxxx external refrences are not supported when creating a package from this platform.

Reason: The reason of the this error was; some functions of project was dependent on master database and only single database was being deploy to SQL Azure. DACFx must block Export when object definitions (views, procedures, etc.) contain external references, as Azure SQL Database does not allow cross-database external references So, this error was coming.

Solution : I suggested him to create those function to locally on local database what he is deploying. He created all those functions in same database.Then tried once again.

Unfortunately New Errors ...Ooops

Error SQL71564: The element Extended Property: [dbo].[xxx].[xx].[MS_DiagramPaneCount] is not supported when used as part of a data package (bacpac).

Error SQL71564: Table Table: [dbo].[Activities] does not have a clustered index. Clustered indexes are required for inserting data in this version of SQL Server.

Reason: The reason of the this error was; SQL Azure does not support deployment without clustered index in table and with extended property on objects. Jamie thomas also wrote on sql blog. So, this error was coming.

Solution I used

1. Created clustered index on those table where it was not.
2. Removed extended property from objects. I used below tsql to remove.

EXEC sp_dropextendedproperty @name = 'MS_DiagramPaneCount' ,@level0type = 'schema',@level0name = 'dbo',@level1type = 'view',@level1name = 'vwPatientExport'

After all; Once again Testing …

It worked and Project deployed. Bingoo....

Thanks for reading.