diff --git a/build-support/appveyor-database-integration-tests-setup-scripts.cmd b/build-support/appveyor-database-integration-tests-setup-scripts.cmd
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+rem scripts to setup integration test database on CI server
+rem NOTE: sqlcmd params are hard-coded to credentials and instance name for SQL Server 2012 as per http://www.appveyor.com/docs/services-databases
+
+rem first, create the databases and the SpringQA user
+sqlcmd -S ".\SQL2012SP1" -U sa -P Password12! -i "%APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\build-support\create-integration-test-databases-and-users.sql
+
+rem add the 'Spring' schema and data
+sqlcmd -S ".\SQL2012SP1" -U sa -P Password12! -i "%APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\test\Spring\Spring.Data.Integration.Tests\Data\Spring.Data.Integration.Tests_Spring_database.sql"
+
+rem add the 'Credits' schema
+sqlcmd -S ".\SQL2012SP1" -U sa -P Password12! -i "%APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\test\Spring\Spring.Data.Integration.Tests\Data\Spring.Data.Integration.Tests_Credits_database.sql"
+
+rem add the 'Debits' schema
+sqlcmd -S ".\SQL2012SP1" -U sa -P Password12! -i "%APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\test\Spring\Spring.Data.Integration.Tests\Data\Spring.Data.Integration.Tests_Debits_database.sql"
+
+rem add the 'CreditsAndDebits' schema
+sqlcmd -S ".\SQL2012SP1" -U sa -P Password12! -i "%APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\test\Spring\Spring.Data.Integration.Tests\Data\Spring.Data.Integration.Tests_CreditsAndDebits_database.sql"
+
+
diff --git a/build-support/appveyor-set-sql-alias-for-springqa.ps1 b/build-support/appveyor-set-sql-alias-for-springqa.ps1
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+#borrowed from https://habaneroconsulting.com/Insights/Create-a-SQL-Alias-with-a-PowerShell-Script.aspx
+
+#This is the name of your SQL Alias
+$AliasName = "SpringQA"
+ 
+#This is the name of your SQL server (the actual name!)
+$ServerName = $env:COMPUTERNAME
+
+$InstanceName = "SQL2012SP1"
+ 
+#These are the two Registry locations for the SQL Alias locations
+$x86 = "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\Client\ConnectTo"
+$x64 = "HKLM:\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\Client\ConnectTo"
+ 
+#We're going to see if the ConnectTo key already exists, and create it if it doesn't.
+if ((test-path -path $x86) -ne $True)
+{
+    write-host "$x86 doesn't exist"
+    New-Item $x86
+}
+if ((test-path -path $x64) -ne $True)
+{
+    write-host "$x64 doesn't exist"
+    New-Item $x64
+}
+ 
+#Adding the extra "fluff" to tell the machine what type of alias it is
+$TCPAlias = "DBMSSOCN," + $ServerName + "\" + $InstanceName
+#$NamedPipesAlias = "DBNMPNTW,\\" + $ServerName + "\pipe\" + "MSSQL$" + $InstanceName + "\sql\query"
+ 
+#Creating our TCP/IP Aliases
+New-ItemProperty -Path $x86 -Name $AliasName -PropertyType String -Value $TCPAlias -Force
+New-ItemProperty -Path $x64 -Name $AliasName -PropertyType String -Value $TCPAlias -Force
+ 
+#WARNING: left here in case we ever want to switch to named-piped, but since we can't have two aliases
+#          named the same for two diff. conn. protcols, this is commented out here in favor of the TCPIP alias above
+ 
+#Creating our Named Pipes Aliases
+#New-ItemProperty -Path $x86 –Name $AliasName -PropertyType String -Value $NamedPipesAlias
+#New-ItemProperty -Path $x64 –Name $AliasName -PropertyType String -Value $NamedPipesAlias
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diff --git a/build-support/create-integration-test-databases-and-users.sql b/build-support/create-integration-test-databases-and-users.sql
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+--drop Spring DB if exists
+IF  EXISTS (SELECT name FROM sys.databases WHERE name = N'Spring')
+BEGIN
+    ALTER DATABASE Spring 
+        SET SINGLE_USER 
+        WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE
+
+    DROP DATABASE Spring
+END
+GO
+
+--drop Credits DB if exists
+IF  EXISTS (SELECT name FROM sys.databases WHERE name = N'Credits')
+BEGIN
+    ALTER DATABASE Credits 
+        SET SINGLE_USER 
+        WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE
+
+    DROP DATABASE Credits
+END
+GO
+
+--drop Debits DB if exists
+IF  EXISTS (SELECT name FROM sys.databases WHERE name = N'Debits')
+BEGIN
+    ALTER DATABASE Debits 
+        SET SINGLE_USER 
+        WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE
+
+    DROP DATABASE Debits
+END
+GO
+
+--drop CreditsAndDebits DB if exists
+IF  EXISTS (SELECT name FROM sys.databases WHERE name = N'CreditsAndDebits')
+BEGIN
+    ALTER DATABASE CreditsAndDebits 
+        SET SINGLE_USER 
+        WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE
+
+    DROP DATABASE CreditsAndDebits
+END
+GO
+
+-- if SpringQA user exists, drop it
+IF  EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.server_principals WHERE name = N'springqa')
+    DROP LOGIN [springqa]
+GO
+
+-- create the databases
+CREATE DATABASE Spring
+GO
+
+CREATE DATABASE Credits
+GO
+
+CREATE DATABASE Debits
+GO
+
+CREATE DATABASE CreditsAndDebits
+GO
+
+CREATE DATABASE Spring
+GO
+
+-- create the SpringQA login itself
+CREATE LOGIN [springqa] WITH PASSWORD=N'springqa', DEFAULT_DATABASE=[Spring], DEFAULT_LANGUAGE=[us_english], CHECK_EXPIRATION = OFF, CHECK_POLICY = OFF
+GO
+
+-- set the SpringQA user as DB_OWNER for each of the databases...
+USE Spring
+CREATE USER [springqa] FOR LOGIN [springqa] WITH DEFAULT_SCHEMA=[dbo]
+EXEC sp_addrolemember 'db_owner', 'springqa'
+GO
+
+USE Credits
+CREATE USER [springqa] FOR LOGIN [springqa] WITH DEFAULT_SCHEMA=[dbo]
+EXEC sp_addrolemember 'db_owner', 'springqa'
+GO
+
+USE Debits
+CREATE USER [springqa] FOR LOGIN [springqa] WITH DEFAULT_SCHEMA=[dbo]
+EXEC sp_addrolemember 'db_owner', 'springqa'
+GO
+
+USE CreditsAndDebits
+CREATE USER [springqa] FOR LOGIN [springqa] WITH DEFAULT_SCHEMA=[dbo]
+EXEC sp_addrolemember 'db_owner', 'springqa'
+GO