SSIS in SSMS Version 18

  Version 18 of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) has been out for a few weeks now, but I just now had the opportunity to install it and tinker. There are a lot of new features! Here’s a list of SSIS-related features: Added support to allow customers to schedule SSIS packages on Azure-SSIS IRs that …
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SSIS Script Task Error

Has this ever happened to you? You’re tooling along building an SSIS package. You configure a Script Task, press the F5 key, and BAM! Error! DTS Script Task has encountered an exception in user code:Project name: ST_…Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Object[] arguments, Signature sig, Boolean constructor) …
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The Recording for Enterprise SSIS Execution is Available

Kent Bradshaw and I had a blast delivering more free training from Enterprise Data & Analytics today – this time it was all about Enterprise SSIS Execution. If you were unable to attend, please enjoy the recording here: There’s a coupon code near the end of the recording that will save you money on Enterprise …
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Free Webinar – Using Biml as an SSIS Design Patterns Engine

The next free webinar from Enterprise Data & Analytics is Using Biml as an SSIS Design Patterns Engine Thursday 2 May 2019 at 12:00 PM EDT. Abstract Perhaps you’ve heard the buzz about Business Intelligence Markup Language (Biml) and wondered, “Why is everyone so excited about Biml?” Occasionally, a new technology emerges that changes everything. …
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HowTo: Install SSIS Framework Community Edition

SSIS Framework Community Edition is available from DILM Suite (Data Integration Lifecycle Management Suite). SSIS Framework CE is not only free, it is open source. To install SSIS Framework Community Edition, visit DILM Suite and click SSIS Framework Community Edition: When the SSIS Framework Community Edition page opens, click the first link: This link will …
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Staging Data Temporarily in an SSIS Data Flow

My friend Slava Murygin (@SlavaSQL) recently asked a question on Twitter: Populated query results into an object variable sucessfully used it in a data flow task, but can’t use it second time. Is there an easy way around? Tim Mitchell (Blog | @Tim_Mitchell | Tim’s post: Temp Tables in SSIS) and I engaged. You can …
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The Recording for Loading Medical Data with SSIS is Available

Kent Bradshaw and I had a blast delivering Loading Medical Data with SSIS earlier today! If you missed the webinar and, perhaps more importanly, coupon codes to save on upcoming Enterprise Data & Analytics Training. Enjoy the video! We demonstrated a handful of (free!) DILM Suite (Data Integration Lifecycle Management) utilities: Catalog Reports SSIS Catalog …
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Free Webinar – Enterprise SSIS Execution

Join Kent Bradshaw and me as we present (another) free Enterprise Data & Analytics webinar Tuesday, 23 Apr 2019 at 12:00 PM EDT: Enterprise SSIS Execution. Abstract SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is a powerful enterprise data integration tool that ships free with Microsoft SQL Server. Join Andy Leonard – Microsoft Data platform MVP, author, …
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Regarding SSIS Frameworks, Part 1 – Execution

Why Use a Framework? The first answer is, “Maybe you don’t need or want to use a framework.” If your enterprise data integration consists of a small number of SSIS packages, a framework could be an extra layer of hassle metadata management for you that, frankly, you can live without. We will unpack this in …
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