'Visual Studio Data Tools - Build Error - SQL71561 xxx contains an unresolved reference to an object. Either the object does not exist
On attempting to build a database project, I am getting the following errors for the view below.
create view [schema].[test]
as
select distinct
[ai].[account_id] as [service_account]
from
[linkedserver].[database].[dbo].[view_name] ai
where
stage = 'start'
and
srn not in (
select distinct
[ai].[account_id]
from
[linkedserver].[database].[dbo].[view_name] ai
where stage = 'progressing'
)
SQL71561: Computed column [schema].[test].[service_account] contains and unresolved reference to an object. Either the object does not exist or hte reference is ambigious becuase it could refer to any of the following objects. [linkedserver].[database].[dbo].[view_name].[account_id] or [linkedserver].[database].[dbo].[view_name].[ai]::[account_id]
I was wondering if anyone has experienced similar errors with Visual Studio 2019 Data Tools
From the research I have done, some others have imported a database reference for the project, but that appears to be for a different type of error.
Solution 1:[1]
I have addressed issue by clear out the "Database variable" field while adding the "Database Reference" would allow 3 parts qualified name.
Sources
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| Solution | Source |
|---|---|
| Solution 1 | Balaganesan Ravichandran |

