The SSMS installation comes with a command line utility called sqlpackage.exe . Commonly used to export sql server databases to Azure. On a typical default installation the path will be like : C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\DAC\bin\sqlpackage.exe One of it’s features is the compatibility checks ,generating a report of potential issues The basic structure for using the compatibility checks is : 'sqlpackage.exe /Action:Export /ssn:< server_name > /sdn:< database_name > /tf:< target_file > /p:TableData=< schema_name.table_name > > < output_file > 2>&1' Argument Description < server_name > source server name < database_name > source database name < target_file > file name and... Read more →