Search Results: SSIS

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  Introduction to LOB data types in SSIS: Part 1

  The first in a two part article series introducing how SSIS works with Large Object data types. It will provide a glimpse at how SSIS handles LOBs and provide instructions for monitoring associated SSIS resource usage.

  Author:  DanMatisis     Date: 7/4/2010     Section: Article

  tags : BLOB, Buffers, collector sets, counters, Large Object, LOB, Performance monitor, perfmon
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  Using SQL Checksum in SSIS

  Learn how to use the checksum transform in SQL and in SSIS.

  Author:  MikeDavis     Date: 4/16/2010     Section: Article

  tags : Checksum, Data, Insert, SQL, Update, Warehouse, SSIS
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  Pragmatic Tools: DTSxChange (Or DTS Must Die!)

  Ah DTS packages...they suck. Seriously, it's 2011. It's been over a decade and we still have SQL 2000 and DTS packages lingering around our shops...sitting there...taunting us...asking to be upgraded but HOW? There's SO much work having to learn SSIS, fig

  Author:  sqlchicken     Date: 6/7/2011     Section: Blog

  tags : automatic convert, conversion, convert, dts sucks, dtsxchange, ssis auditing, tools, ssis
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  SQL Server 2012 - SSIS - New functions

  As in my previous blog posts, I've been posting some new features in SQL Server 2012. In today's post, I would like to show you new features in SSIS. One of them is the left function wich till now you had to use substring to achieve the same result. These

  Author:  marcoadf     Date: 3/16/2012     Section: Blog

  tags : 2012, integration services, LEFT, new features, REPLACENULL, Server, TOKEN, TOKENCOUNT
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  BI Xpress SSAS MDX Builder and SSIS Deployment

  BI Xpress SSAS MDX Builder and SSIS Deployment If you build SSIS Packages, or work on SSAS Cubes, BI Xpress is a must have tool for you. It has made my life so much easier in all of my BI work. I want to share with you just a couple of the features it con

  Author:  MikeDavis     Date: 6/7/2011     Section: Blog

  tags : BI MDX, BIxpress, Deploy, Deployment, SSAS, SSIS
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  Checking a File in Use and File Compression in SSIS with Task Factory

  Checking a File in Use and File Compression in SSIS with Task Factory Getting compressed files from customer is a common occurrence in today’s database world. Decompressing and loading those files can be a lot of work, even in SSIS. Task Factory makes thi

  Author:  MikeDavis     Date: 6/8/2011     Section: Blog

  tags : Compression, File in Use, File Properties, Files, Task Factory, Zip, SSIS
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  Sorting Varchar as Number with T-SQL and SSIS

  Learn how to sort a Varchar or any string column as numeric even when there are multiple separators between the varchar numbers. Learn how to do this in T-SQL as well as SSIS.

  Author:  MikeDavis     Date: 8/16/2010     Section: Article

  tags : Number, SSIS, T-SQL, Varchar, Sorting
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  Valuable lessons in loading a .dbf file in SSIS packages

  During my short time here at Pragmatic Works I have come across some VERY valuable lessons. The most important one so far is being able to decipher certain error messages in SSIS when executing a package that keeps failing; something I am sure everyone in

  Author:  tiffswn     Date: 3/8/2011     Section: Blog

  tags : CANNOTACQUIREFROMCONNECTIONMANAGER, error code 0xC0202009, Jet Driver, OLE DB, SSIS, Connection Manager
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  Manage, Save, and Share SSIS Expressions

  If you're even slightly familiar with SSIS you know that one of the incredible strengths of SSIS is the ability to make packages dynamic in countless different ways. One of the ways SSIS accomplishes this is through the use of SSIS expressions and the exp

  Author:  DustinRyan     Date: 9/29/2011     Section: Blog

  tags : BI xPress, SSIS expressions
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  SSIS 2008 Logging and Package Configuration Objects FAQ

  SSIS 2008 Logging to SQL Server 1. Can I change the dbo.sp_ssis_addlogentry system stored procedure to non-system stored procedure and if so how is this done? Yes – you must drop and recreate the procedure (and don’t run [sp_MS_marksystemobject] N’[dbo].[

  Author:  JoeSalvatore     Date: 2/25/2011     Section: Blog

  tags : 2005, 2008, 2008 R2, Business Intelligen, SQL Server Versions, SSIS Integration Services, SQL Server
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  BIxPress 3.5: Now with More Awesome!

  Pragmatic Works has now released version 3.5 of the award-winning BIxPress software ! For those not familiar with BIxPress it’s a tool that helps you develop SSIS/SSAS solutions faster, easily/quickly deploy SSIS packages, monitor performance SSIS p

  Author:  sqlchicken     Date: 5/21/2012     Section: Blog

  tags : BIxpress, Monitor SSIS, Monitor SSRS, Performance dashboard, SSRS
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  Replacing a Cursor with SSIS

  Learn how to set up a For Loop in SSIS to replicate the same work performed by a cursor in SQL. The SSIS package will perform much faster than the cursor because the cursor is row by row and the SSIS package performs the data flow in batch.

  Author:  MikeDavis     Date: 5/20/2010     Section: Article

  tags : Cursor, For Loop, SSIS
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  Monday Morning Mistakes: SSIS Expressions Not Evaluating Correctly

  Expressions in SISS are great. They allow you to create dynamic values for all sorts of stuff like variables, connection strings, properties for almost anything, etc. One huge issue that tends to trip up a lot of folks, especially those new to SSIS, is th

  Author:  sqlchicken     Date: 2/13/2012     Section: Blog

  tags : Monday Morning Mistakes, SSIS expression, tips, Tips and tricks, tips-n-tricks
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  Upgrade 2005/2008 SSIS Packages to 2012 Like a Boss!

  With the release of SQL Server 2012 comes a whole host of improvements to Integration Services that makes development and administration of your SSIS packages much easier. And it also looks new and shiny, so you can't beat that. After you've upgraded to S

  Author:  DustinRyan     Date: 3/19/2012     Section: Blog

  tags : ssis package parameters, ssis project deployment model, Upgrade SQL Server 2012, Upgrade SSIS packages 2012
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  Why is my metadata out of sync?

  I'm no SSIS internals expert - so PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong here. I've been reading up and learning about component development in SSIS and want to take a crack at explaining why your metadata gets out of sync in SSIS ( my experience is with 2005 - i

  Author:  KeithHyer     Date: 2/2/2011     Section: Blog

  tags : dataflow, internals, ssis, metadata
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  SSIS Data Types

  For all of its life, there have always been a lot of questions circulating around about data types in SSIS. What does an int in SQL map to in SSIS? What about a varchar? nvarchar? The questions could just go on and on. But, finally, we have an answer. In

  Author:  ChrisSchmidt     Date: 12/27/2012     Section: Blog

  tags : data types, ssis, SSIS 2012, ssis data types
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  Using Merge with SSIS Part Two

  In my last post I went over the merge statement and some good uses for it when that’s all you want, but an extremely effective way to use it with SSIS is to have SSIS do all of your transformations, and the merge statement do the actual updates of t

  Author:  ChrisSchmidt     Date: 11/19/2012     Section: Blog

  tags : Control Flow, Data Flow, MERGE, ssis, TRUNCATE TABLE
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  Replace Your Aggregate Transform With T-SQL

  This article covers some of the basic T-SQL aggregate functions. It is a great way to replace the Aggregate Transform in SSIS and improve SSIS package performance.

  Author:  BradSchacht     Date: 8/24/2010     Section: Article

  tags : Aggregate, COUNT, MAX, MIN, T-SQL
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  Stored Proc: xp_cmdshell to exec dtexec utility

  Hi all ! I hope this is the correct forum for this type of question. Here's a synap of my program. 1. C# GUI calls Stored Procedure 2. Stored Procedue Executes xp_cmdshell 3. xp_cmdshell Executes dtexec SSIS.dtsx package (Sql Server 2008, BIDS, SSMS, Win7

  Author:  JohnG     Date: 7/28/2010     Section: Forum

  tags : dtexec, sql agent job, ssis
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  With Great Software Comes Free Training

  This week, there is a great promotion at Pragmatic Works. If you purchase any of our software, you can get a free seat in either a SSIS or SSRS class, and I know how much you would love to attend one of my SSIS classes. This is an outstanding value that i

  Author:  ShawnHarrison     Date: 4/20/2011     Section: Blog

  tags : free, SQL, SSIS, SSRS, training, Pragmatic Works
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  Unit Tests for SSIS Packages

  Pragmatic Works hosts FREE live demos every Tues & Thurs @ 11 am EST. SQL Server, SharePoint, PowerPivot and Business Intelligence topics from Microsoft MVP's and industry experts. Join John Welch for Free Training on the T's. Unit testing is a widely

  Author:  MWatts     Date: 4/3/2013     Section: Blog

  tags : SQL Server Integration Services, ssis, SSIS Packages
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  Pivoting Bad Data in SSIS

  The pivot transform in SSIS is already a pain to use. When you have bad data it makes it even worse. In this blog I am going to show how to handle bad data when using the pivot transform. You should understand how to use the pivot transform already and De

  Author:  MikeDavis     Date: 1/12/2011     Section: Blog

  tags : Bad Data, Pivot, SSIS
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  Loop Through Excel File in SSIS

  You can loop through excel files using SSIS. This will use the For Each Loop container and a Data Flow task. First create a variable named strExcelfile as a string variable; you can leave the value blank. Next, drag in a For Each Loop. Set the enumerator

  Author:  MikeDavis     Date: 5/5/2010     Section: Blog

  tags : Excel, Loop, SSIS
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  Stored Proc: xp_cmdshell to exec dtexec utility

  Update: Sql Agent Job runs a T-Sql query that executes via xp_cmdshell, the SSIS package then imports data into the table. That's the theory, tested doesn't work. Question: can Sql Agent Job execute xp_cmdshell? Eliminations: -- Tested SSIS package with d

  Author:  JohnG     Date: 7/29/2010     Section: Forum

  tags : SQL Agent Job, Stored Procedure, sql agent job
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  SSIS: parallel processing not supported by analysis services processing task

  I'm processing all the Dimensions related to the Cube through SSIS. I process the Cube separately once all the Dimensions have been processed. I use the SSIS component "Analysis Services Processing Task": - In the editor, I add the required Dimensions wit

  Author:  amrit     Date: 3/22/2011     Section: Forum

  tags : Enterprise Edition, Parallel Processing, SSAS, Standard Edition, Warning, SSIS