How do you change the default name of the shadow database

KeshavK

I want the shadow database to be created with a certain name it seems like its using the SqlCMD system variable $(DatabaseName) is there some way I can alter this or alter the system variable?

AdamB

For command-line and CI builds, the shadow database can be specified using the ShadowDatabase parameter

/p:ShadowDatabase="SomeCustomShadow"

You can also specify ShadowServer, TargetServer and TargetDatabase. In Visual Studio, more information about changing the shadow connection can be found here: https://documentation.red-gate.com/rr1/key-concepts/target-and-shadow-databases

David Atkinson

@KeshavK - out of interest, what name have you chosen for the shadow database? We're aware that the current name might not be ideal.