The only differences between the various versions of AdventureWorks are the name of the database and the database compatibility level.įor additional guidance, please review the instructions for attaching a database and restoring a database.įor a sample database leveraging more recent features of SQL Server, see WideWorldImporters.įor install instructions, see the Readme.įor the multidimensional and tabular models, see AdventureWorks for Analysis services.
Note that AdventureWorks has not seen any significant changes since the 2012 version. These downloads are scripts and full database backups (.bak) files that you can use to install the AdventureWorks (OLTP) and AdventureWorksDW (data warehouse) sample databases to your SQL Server instance.