Error message when you use the Copy Database Wizard in SQL Server 2005 to migrate the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 MSCRM database from SQL Server 2000: "Setting Source Connection (Error)"

When you use the Copy Database Wizard in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 to migrate the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 MSCRM database from Microsoft SQL Server 2000, you receive the following error message in the Copy Database Wizard: Note The Database Name placeholder is a placeholder for the actual MSCRM database name.

When you then run the select * from Activity SQL command against the MSCRM database in SQL Query Analyzer to determine whether the object exists in the database, you receive the following error message:

This problem occurs because a view references a table that does not exist. The table does not exist because the database did not correctly migrate.

To work around this problem, use one of the following methods.

Method 1

Use the Detach Database command to remove the database from the instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2000. Then, use the Attach Database command to attach the database to the instance of Microsoft SQL 2005.

Method 2

1. Back up the database in Microsoft SQL Server 2000.
2. Install Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
3. Restore the database in Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

This problem is fixed in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 Update Rollup 1. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

For more information about the Copy Database Wizard in Microsoft SQL Server 2005, see the following topic in the SQL Server 2005 Books Online:For more information about the terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: