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Asked: 2026-05-14T22:30:42+00:00

I have FK and PK all over my db and table data needs to

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I have FK and PK all over my db and table data needs to be specified in a certain order or else I get FK/PK insertion errors. I’m tired of executing the wizard again and again to transfer data one table at a time.

In the SQL Server export data wizard there is an option to “Write a query to specify the data to transfer”. I’d like to write the query myself and specify the correct order.

  1. Will this solve my problem?

  2. How do I do this? Can you provide a sample query (or link to one)

    • The databases are on two different servers – SQL Server 2008 on each ; The database names & permissions are the same ; each table name & col is the same ; I need Identity Insert for each table.
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  1. Editorial Team

    Disable foreign keys before importing, enable them after the import:

    ALTER TABLE tablename NOCHECK CONSTRAINT ALL

ALTER TABLE tablename WITH CHECK CHECK CONSTRAINT ALL

    Update: Thanks for the comments, I fixed the syntax.

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