When loading files into staging tables using SSIS, it is often helpful to include the filename during the load so you can verify where the data came from. This is easily accomplished with a buried option which in my opinion should be better spotlighted called the Advanced Editor for modifying flat file sources.
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SSIS Derived Column Transformation
When you create an ETL process, sometimes the source data is not in the format that you need to load into the database. Below is an example of using a derived column to format the data so it fits into the database the way you require.
SSIS: Error running Webservice
I tried creating a webservice task within SSIS, and I kept getting errors. The provider said all of my connections were setup correctly, so they did not know what was wrong. The problem turned out to be something very simple.
SSIS Conditional Split Transformation
You may have a big file or a large database table that you want to split up into different csv files. Instead of writing multiple queries for the different cases, you can use Conditional Split within SSIS to accomplish this task. There are also a multitude of other scenarios you can use it for.
SSIS ORA-00900: invalid SQL statement calling Oracle Procedure
Calling an Oracle stored procedure in SSIS is a little different than calling a SQL Server version. Today I will show you the error you get if trying the SQL Server syntax and how to fix it.
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Load multiple files with SSIS Foreach Loop Container
You just finished your SSIS project where you needed to load a CSV file into a Sql Server database table, but now you just found out that multiple files with the same data will now need to be loaded. Using the Foreach Loop Container in SSIS makes this relatively easy.
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SSIS: Cannot convert between unicode and non-unicode string data types during import
Here is an issue you may receive if you try to import data from an Excel spreadsheet into a Sql Server database table:
