SQLPackage error: An item with the same key has already been added

Question

I get this error from SQLPackage: "An item with the same key has already been added" What is the meaning? Google won't help me..

"c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\DAC\bin\sqlpackage.exe" /Action:DeployReport /SourceFile:"XXX.dacpac" /Profile:"publish.xml" OutputPath:"Report.xml"

Generating report for database 'XXX' on server 'srv'.

* An item with the same key has already been added.

No output file is created.

Generate script from Visual Studio works (I get a script). I have tested with three projects in the same solution. Only one creates a DeploymentReport-file.

Publish works.

Answer 1

I just ran into this issue. For anyone else who gets this, try the following.

1. Delete the [project].dbmdl file in the root of the project folder.
2. Close and re-open the project.
3. Clean the solution/project.
4. Build the DACPAC again.
5. Publish/Script/Report the DACPAC.

I believe it is related to a cache of the dependancies becoming corrupt.

Answer 2

I was having the same issue. The weird thing was I could publish from Visual Studio without a problem, but as soon as I tried to publish from the command-line using SqlPackage I got this error.

For me it turned out that there were duplicate SqlCmdVariable's in my *.publish.xml file. I removed the duplicates and now publish without a problem from the command-line.