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My Thoughts on SQL Server and Database Related Technologies.
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Calling an SSIS package from another SSIS package is, on the surface, a simple task. You just use the Execute Package Task and point it to a package on a SQL Server or somewhere in the file system, as shown below. It is pretty simply right? But what if Read More...
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I have two online classes starting on November 1st that I recorded on the SSWUG.org vClass platform. The first is “Introduction to SQL Server Replication” and is a 12 session class on all things replication. Cost is $199……for more information or to register, Read More...
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The Pivot transformation is one of the most useful transformations in SSIS, and also the biggest pain to configure. It comes with one editor, the Advanced Editor, so no pretty GUI here. Let’s walk though an example and hopefully it will help you learn Read More...
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A common source for SSIS packages is the flat file. These are just plain text files that are delimited by some character such as a comma, pipe, or tab. The problem is when you connect SSIS to a flat file it assumes a few things about the file, specifically Read More...
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When it comes to converting data from one type to another in SSIS, you have a few choices of methods. We are going to look at a few options and discuss the differences. With all of these, we are assuming that the input data type is compatible with the Read More...
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I recorded a Virtual SSIS Class with the good folks over at SSWUG and the first airing of the class will by May 15th. This is 100% online so you can do it on your own time and from anywhere. The class will run monthly and I will be available for questions Read More...
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When you start working with SQL Server and SSIS, it isn’t long before you find yourself wishing you could change bits of SQL queries dynamically. Most commonly, I see people that want to change the date portion of a query so that you can limit your query Read More...
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Many SSIS transformations, such as the Pivot and the Data Profiling Tasks, require that the data being fed into them be sorted. Without first sorting, some transformations will throw an error and not run, while others will run but the results will not Read More...
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One property of all SSIS packages that you must understand is the ProtectionLevel. This property tells SSIS how to handle sensitive information stored within your packages. Most commonly this is a password stored in a connection string. Why is this information Read More...
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Two I did for TechTarget: Using the Pivot Transformation in SQL Server Integration Services: http://searchsqlserver.techtarget.com/video/0,297151,sid87_gci1374920,00.html Using package configurations in SQL Server Integration Services: http://searchsqlserver.techtarget.com/video/0,297151,sid87_gci1369995,00.htm Read More...
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So you have written an SSIS package and now its time to package it up and send it off to your QA department. Excellent; you need to use the build function in Business Intelligence Development Studio. On the surface this is pretty simply but there are Read More...
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Inevitably when writing code, you have a need to write a loop in order to iterate over multiple objects. When writing code against a SQL Server, as we usually are doing in SSIS Packages, you often need to iterate over all the rows in a table. This can Read More...
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I have written a lot lately about SSIS package development, and that doesn’t apply to everyone that works with SQL Server 2008. So you might be asking, what’s does SSIS have to offer me, the production support DBA? Well, I am glad you asked. In SQL Server Read More...
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In SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) Packages, expressions are everywhere. You may have worked with Expressions in some of the transformation tasks, such as the Derive Column Transformation, but did you know they can also be used to set the properties Read More...
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The Lookup transformation in SSIS has changed a lot in SQL Server 2008. One of the best new features is the ability to pre-build your cache which gives you a lot of control over what is cached and how the cached data is managed. The basic lookup offers Read More...
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