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SSIS maintenance DTS vs SSIS Flat file on 64-bit Migrating DTS packages to SSIS Passing column and table names as parameters Simplify database maintenance SQL programming basics Create jobs and schedules SSIS package to filter false records Debugging SSIS packages T-SQL in SSIS Extend SSIS packages

SSIS Maintenance

SSIS maintence plans in SQL Server 2005 Using SSIS packages for your maintenance plans in SQL Server 2005 allows for greater flexibility to customize tasks and also provides an execution history for less difficult troubleshooting. Contributor Baya Pavliashvili highlights how maintenance plans have improved in the latest version of SQL Server and walks you through building your own with the Maintenance Plan Wizard. Return to Top of Page

DTS vs SSIS

Differences between DTS and SSIS DTS/SSIS expert Joe Toscano offers some resources to explain the differences between DTS and SSIS. Return to Top of Page

Flat file on 64-bit

Flat file import not working on 64-bit systems Here our expert responds to a question concerning trouble importing a 64-bit file in SQL Server Integration Services. Return to Top of Page

Migrating DTS packages to SSIS

Migrating SQL 2000 DTS packages to SSIS SSIS is not a mere replacement for SQL Server 2000's DTS packages. The scale of changes is vast and this SQL Server 2005 ETL platform more powerful. In his tip, contributor Joe Toscano helps make the migration as painless as possible by guiding you through using the necessary transitional tools of SQL Server 2005 Upgrade Advisor and Package Migration Wizard. Return to Top of Page

Passing column and table names as parameters

Passing column and table names as parameters DTS/SSIS Joe Toscano answers a user's question about passing column and table names as parameters within a stored procedure. Return to Top of Page

Simplify database maintenance

SQL Server Integration Services: Simplify database maintenance SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) eases your database maintenance workload in SQL Server 2005. Edgewood Solutions' Jeremy Kadlec reviews SSIS benefits and commonly asked questions. Return to Top of Page

SQL programming basics

SQL Server Integration Services programming basics SSIS is more than a tool to move data around in SQL Server 2005. It creates a system where the data sets that you import and the packages you create are programmatic objects that can talk to one another, rather than existing as static data. Contributor Serdar Yegulalp outlines its features while explaining why SSIS is an impressive ETL tool. Return to Top of Page

Create jobs and schedules

SQL Server permission to create jobs and schedules in SSIS SQL Server 2005 has introduced MSDB database fixed database roles, which give administrators finer control over access to SQL Server Agent. In this "Ask the Expert" response get help scheduling your SSIS jobs. Return to Top of Page

SSIS package to filter false records

SSIS package to filter false records SSIS expert Joe Toscano explains how to use the Data Flow task and OLE DB source in SSIS packages to filter records in a table and pull them over to another server. Return to Top of Page

Debugging SSIS packages

Debugging SSIS packages Debugging SSIS packages is a feature in SQL Server 2005 that offers many methods for finding causes of problems. Contributor Eric Johnson takes you through a step-by-step process for two of these methods: breakpoints and data viewers. Return to Top of Page

T-SQL in SSIS

T-SQL in SSIS: The power and the weaknesses Using T-SQL vs. the Data Flow task in SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is a decision dependent on a number of factors. Serdar Yegulalp shares some things to consider, including data origin, operation complexity, stored procedure purpose and whether the data is likely to change in SSIS. Return to Top of Page

Extend SSIS packages

Extend SSIS packages with scripting and programming SQL Server Integration Services brings new meaning to importing data, when compared to DTS. Microsoft also offers two methods of extending SSIS functionality. Contributor Serdar Yegulalp shares how to extend Control Flow and Data Flow with scripting, and also with the advanced method involving programming with custom objects. Return to Top of Page

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