(SSIS) SQL Server Integration Services
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Course Outline
- Introduction to SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
- The SSIS Tools
- SSIS Tasks
- The Data Flow
- Using Variables, Parameters and Expressions
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Overview
Course Outline
Introduction to SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
- QL Server SSIS Historical Overview
- SIS Architecture
- Editions of SQL Server
The SSIS Tools
- Import and Export Wizard
- SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) Versions 2012 to 2017
- The Visual Studio Development Environment
- The SSIS Package Designer
- Management Studio
SSIS Tasks
- SSIS Task Objects: Task Editor and Expressions
- Looping and Sequence Tasks
- Script Task (.NET)
- Analysis Services Tasks
- Data Flow Tasks
- Data Preparation Tasks: Data Profiler, File System, Archiving, FTP, Web Service, XML
- RDBMS Server Tasks: Bulk Insert Execute SQL
- Workflow Tasks: Execute Package, Execute Process, Send Mail, WMI
- SMO Administration Tasks: Database Object Transfer
The Data Flow
- Understanding the Data Flow
- Data Viewers
- Data Sources: OLE DB, Excel, Flat File, Raw, XML, ADO.NET
- Data Destinations: Excel, Flat File, OLE DB, Raw, Recordset, Data Mining Model Training, DataReader, Dimension and Partition Processing
- Common Transformations: Including Aggregate, Conditional Split, Data Conversion, Derived Column, Lookup, Script Component, Sort, Union All
- Other Transformations: Including Audit, Copy Column, DQS Cleansing, Export and Import Column, Merge, Merge Join, Multicast
- Data Flow Example
Using Variables, Parameters and Expressions
- Dynamic Package Objects: Variables, parameters and Expressions
- Understanding Data Types
- Using Variables and Parameters
- Working With Expressions and Expression Builder
- Operators and Functions
Containers
- Task Host Containers
- Sequence Containers
- Groups
- For Loop Container
- Foreach Loop Container
Joining Data
- The Lookup Transformation
- The Merge Join Transformation
- Contrasting SSIS and Relational Join
- Using the Lookup Transformation
- Cache Connection manager and Cache Transform
Creating A Data Cleansing Package
- Creating Connections
- Creating Control Flow
- Creating Data Flow
- Handling Dirty Data
- Finalising Data
- Making the Package Dynamic
Scripting In SSIS
- Using Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA) Scripting IDE
- Using the Script Task
- Using the Script Component
- Accessing Variables
- Connecting to Data Sources
- Raising Events
- Logging
Advanced Data Cleansing
- Advanced Derived Column
- Advanced Fuzzy Lookup and Fuzzy Grouping
- DQS Cleansing
- Master Data Management
Reliability and Scalability
- Restarting Packages: Control flow, containers, checkpoints
- Package Transactions: single transaction, multiple transactions, multiple packages
- Error Outputs:
- Scaling Out: Memory, Staging Data, Parallel Loading
Error and Event Handling
- Precedence Constraints
- Event Handling
- Breakpoints
- Error Rows
- Logging
Overview of Programming and Extending SSIS
- Creating Data Flow Components: Source, Transformation, Destination
- Creating New Tools for Toolboxes
Administering SSIS
- Using the SSIS Catalog
- Deployment Models
- Using TSQL with SSIS: Using parameters, environments and data taps
- Creating a Central SSIS Server
- Clustering SSIS
- Package Configuration
- Command-Line Utilities: DTExec, DTExecUI, DTUtil
- Security
- Scheduling Packages: SQL Server Agent and Proxy Accounts
- 64 bit Issues
- Monitoring Package Execution
- Performance Counters
New Features in SQL Server SSIS 2016 and 2017
- Incremental Package Deployment
- Improved Debugging
- Reusable Control Flow Templates
- Support for new data sources: OData, Hadoop File System (HDFS), Excel 2013 and 2016
- Support for Built-in R Services
- Analysis Services Tasks for Tabular Models
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SEE COURSESUseful Links
- Wikipedia page for SQL Server – History and capabilities of SQL Server
- SQL Server internals and architecture guides – Discusses general concepts and apply to all versions of SQL Server, unless stated
- Tutorials from W3 Schools – SQL tutorials that will teach you how to use SQL in: MySQL, SQL Server, MS Access, Oracle, Sybase, Informix, Postgres and other database systems
- SQL Server download page – Microsoft-authored tutorials to help you learn new technologies and features