Download an AdventureWorks database

Note You can download the OLTP LT version by clicking the SQL Server 2012 OLTP tile.

Summary

• The AdventureWorks OLTP database supports standard online transaction processing scenarios for a fictitious bicycle manufacturer (Adventure Works Cycles). Scenarios include Manufacturing, Sales, Purchasing, Product Management, Contact Management, and Human Resources.
• The AdventureWorks DW database demonstrates how to build a data warehouse.
• The AdventureWorks LT database is a simplified and smaller sample database helpful for those new to relational database technology.
• The SQL Azure database is SQL Azure version of the AdventureWorks2012 database.

See AdventureWorks Sample OLTP Database for more details about the sample databases and sample database business scenarios.

See Also

• AdventureWorks LT Database documentation.
• Schema Diagrams.
• SQL Server 2005 product sample databases.

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