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XML Configuration files in SQL Server Integration Services
August 21st, 2011 
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by Robert Sheldon Package configuration files are a great way of providing the values of SSIS package properties so that packages can be used in a far more versatile way. They make the deployment of SSIS packages easier and can provide parameters that are based on the server configuration, or which change for each runtime. They’re easy to understand, [...]
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Adding the Script Task to Your SSIS Packages
August 21st, 2011 wiseinn
by Robert Sheldon Script tasks are a great way of extending SSIS functionality, when none of the built-in components are quite right for the task you need to perform. But how to go about creating a script task? No worries, once again Robert Sheldon is on hand to provide easy instructions on how to do it. One [...]
SSIS Event Handlers Basics
August 21st, 2011 wiseinn
by Robert Sheldon SSIS event handlers are the simplest means of turning an SSIS script into a reliable system that is auditable, reacts appropriately to error conditions, reports progress and allows instrumentation and monitoring your SSIS packages. They are easy to implement, and provide a great deal of flexibility. Rob Sheldon once again provides the easy, clear introduction. Since the [...]
SSIS: Custom Folder in your Package Store
February 13th, 2011 wiseinn
Recently at SQL Saturday #57 – Houston I explained how to add a custom folder to your SSIS package store. I promised to provide the steps in my blog on how to do this. So, here you go. First, open the MsDtsSrvr.ini file, which is stored here by default: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\DTS\Binn With the [...]
SQL Server 2005 Integration Services makes a good first impression
January 9th, 2011 wiseinn
You never get a second chance to make a first impression. This aphorism applies to so many things — dating and job interviews come to mind. It also applies to software, which I was reminded of when I got to use SQL Server 2005 Integration Services (SSIS) for the first time last week. It was [...]
How to import an Excel file into SQL Server 2005 using Integration Services
January 9th, 2011 wiseinn
Integration Services, which replaces Data Transformation Services (DTS) in SQL Server 2005, is a wonderful tool for extracting, transforming, and loading data. Common uses for Integration Services include: loading data into the database; changing data into to or out from your relational database structures; loading your data warehouse data; and taking data out of your [...]
Required Parameters in SSIS
December 26th, 2010 wiseinn
SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) in its 2005 and 2008 incarnations expects you to set a property values within your package at runtime using Configurations. SSIS developers tend to have rather a lot of issues with SSIS configurations; in this blog post I am going to highlight one of those problems and how it has [...]
Executing SSIS Packages continued
December 13th, 2010 wiseinn
When Nigel Rivett wrote his article about Executing SSIS packages for Simple-Talk, four years ago, it proved very popular and has since been read by nearly 150,000 visitors. Now, Patrick Index, like Boswell to Nigel Rivett’s ‘Dr Johnson’, recounts another technique for deploying and executing SSIS packages. Following on from Nigel Rivett’s article on three [...]
Protect the Excel files generated by SSIS package-Part I
October 28th, 2010 wiseinn
It is true that DBAs do everything in their capacity to protect the data in a database, but what about data that is loaded into Excel using an SSIS package and sent to customers or the management team? Information that is transmitted from one location to another using e-mail or portable devices needs to be [...]
Know your Data with Data Profiling
October 24th, 2010 wiseinn
Introduction According to the “Data Quality and the Bottom Line: Achieving Business Success through a Commitment to High Quality Data.” The Data Warehousing Institute. Report Series 2002, data quality problems cost U.S. businesses more than $600 billion per year. Why such a cost? If your data is not up to quality, your KPIs and data [...]
