Hi all,
I wonder if you can help unpick an issue..
So I have a database that needs it's data checked and some scripts run in test mode so that it doesn't do anything damaging to our live environment.
So I backup the database.
I then create an empty database with almost the same name, bar the word TEST at the end
I then restore the backup onto my Test dB checking the MDF and ldf files are the test ones, hit overwrite, check files again then start the restore.
I am told that this long winded way of doing a restore of live data into a test one is unusual and could be wrong, but not explained why..
Is the process I used to recreate our dB incorrect? What is different from right-clicking on databases- restore and creating a test dB at the point of restore? Does that mean that the previous method does not clone the live system well?
Many thanks for...