Yes, yes you can. Scripted or automated deployment can be done in a number of ways in SQL Server 2012. Integration Services Deployment Wizard Yes, this is the primary UI tool for SSIS project deployment, but it can also be run silently on the command line. When you run through the wizard, the Review page … Continued
I put this together for an SSIS performance presentation I did a while ago, and thought it warranted its own post. In addition to looking for appropriate Design Patterns, I have a checklist of things to look for when trying to optimize an SSIS Data Flow. This list is by no means extensive, but it … Continued
Andy Leonard will be joining me to present a Developing Extensions for SSIS webcast on May 22nd. It’s been a long time since I’ve had the chance to present a code heavy session like this, and I’m really looking forward to it. I’ll be using this session as a dry run for a talk I’ll … Continued
I’m honored to be invited back to this year’s SQL Saturday Dublin event. I must have done a decent job last year on my SSIS Design Patterns pre-conference session, because I’ve been asked to do another one this time around as part of their Training Day (June 21st). This year I’ll be doing a full … Continued
This blog uses WordPress, and I recently started using the Jetpack plugin. One of the features that Jetpack provides is a list of search terms that people used to arrive at your site. It doesn’t account for all views for your site (or even the majority of them), but it is interesting to see what … Continued
Question: How do I make sure everyone at my company is using the same SSIS framework and design patterns? SSIS Design Patterns and frameworks are one of my favorite things to talk (and write) about. A recent search on SSIS frameworks highlighted just how many different frameworks there are out there, and making sure that … Continued
The fine folks over at Communauté .NET Montréal have invited me to speak at their meeting on May 27th, 2013. I’ll be using this as a practice run for my sessions at the DevTeach Toronto event later that week. Come join us at the Microsoft Montreal office if you’re interested in finding out more about: … Continued
Data Explorer is a great new add-on for Excel. It provides a simple interface over a power data transformation engine (powered by M), and it has become my tool of choice anytime I need to get data into Excel. In this post I show how you can use Data Explorer to do some initial data … Continued
Issue – you run an SSIS package that uses an Excel Source or Excel Destination and get the following error: [Connection manager "Excel Connection Manager"] Error: SSIS Error Code DTS_E_OLEDBERROR. An OLE DB error has occurred. Error code: 0×80004005. An OLE DB record is available. Source: "Microsoft Access Database Engine" Hresult: 0×80004005 Description: "The Microsoft … Continued
Question: When we run SSIS in development (from SSDT/BIDS), we can see the progress of the job, with all of the steps highlighted in yellow, red or green. Is there a way to display this same status information when the packages run in production? You have a number of options when it comes to monitoring … Continued