This three-day instructor-led course teaches students how to implement an Integration Services solution in an organization. The course discusses how to develop, deploy, and manage Integration Services packages.
Target Audience:
This course is intended for information technology (IT) professionals and developers who need to implement data transfer or extract, transform, and load (ETL) solutions by using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Integration Services.
Pre-requisites:
Before attending this course, students must have:
Exposure to enterprise data import and export scenarios.
Experience navigating the Microsoft Windows Server environment.
Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, including:
SQL Server Agent.
SQL Server query language (SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT, and DELETE).
SQL Server System tables.
SQL Server accounts (users and permissions).
At Course Completion:
After completing this course, students will be able to:
Describe SQL Server Integration Services and its tools.
Create an Integration Services package.
Implement control flow in an Integration Services package.
Implement data flow in an Integration Services package.
Implement logging in an Integration Services package.
Debug and implement error handling in an Integration Services package.
Implement checkpoints and transactions in an Integration Services package.
Deploy an Integration Services package.
Manage and secure an Integration Services package.
Module 1: Introduction to SQL Server 2005 Integration Services
This module introduces the role that Integration Services plays in extracting, transforming, and loading data. This module also describes the tools that you can use to build and manage Integration Services solutions.
Lessons
Overview of Integration Services Solutions
Integration Services Tools
Lab : Using SQL Server Integration Services
Using the Import and Export Wizard
Running an Integration Services Package
After completing this module, students will be able to:
This module provides an overview of the development tasks that are involved in creating an Integration Services package. After completing this module, you will be able to create a basic package.
Lessons
Creating an Integration Services Solution
Using Variables
Building and Running a Solution
Lab : Implementing an Integration Services Solution
Creating an Integration Services Project
Implementing a Package
Building and Running an Integration Services Project
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Create a SQL Server Integration Services solution.
Use variables.
Build and run a solution.
Module 3: Implementing Control Flow
This module introduces the tasks and precedence constraints that you can use to implement control flow in an Integration Services package.
Lessons
Control Flow Tasks
Control Flow Precedence Constraints
Control Flow Containers
Lab : Implementing Control Flow
Creating a Simple Control Flow
Configuring Precedence Constraints
Using Containers
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Configure control flow tasks.
Configure control flow precedence constraints.
Configure control flow containers.
Module 4: Implementing Data Flow
This module describes the data flow sources, transformations, and destinations that you can use to implement a data flow task in an Integration Services control flow. It also explains how to use data flow paths to direct valid and invalid rows through the data flow.
Lessons
Data Flow Sources and Destinations
Data Flow Transformations
Data Flow Paths
Lab : Implementing Data Flows
Transferring Data
Implementing Transformations
Using Data Viewers
Configuring Error Output
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Implement data flow sources and destinations.
Implement data flow transformations.
Implement data flow paths.
Module 5: Implementing Logging
This module discusses how to use logging in an Integration Services package, and explains how to configure and use logging providers to generate information about a package’s execution.
Lessons
Overview of Integration Services Logging
Implementing Logging
Lab : Implementing Logging
Configuring Logging
Implementing Custom Logging
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe Integration Services logging.
Implement logging.
Module 6: Debugging and Error Handling
This module describes how to debug Integration Services packages by using the debugging tools in Business Intelligence Development Studio. It then explains how to implement error-handling logic in an Integration Services package.
Lessons
Debugging a Package
Implementing Error Handling
Lab : Debugging and Error Handling
Debugging a Package
Implementing Error Handling
Controlling Failure Behavior
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Debug a package.
Implement error handling.
Module 7: Implementing Checkpoints and Transactions
This module explains what checkpoints are and how to implement them. It then discusses transactions, and describes how you can implement transactional data access logic in an Integration Services package.
Lessons
Implementing Checkpoints
Implementing Transactions
Lab : Implementing Checkpoints and Transactions
Implementing Checkpoints in a Package
Implementing Transactions in a Package
Implementing a Native Transaction
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Implement checkpoints.
Implement transactions.
Module 8: Deploying Packages
This module discusses how to create Package Configurations and how to deploy Integration Services packages to production servers.
Lessons
Package Configurations
Deploying Packages
Lab : Deploying Integration Services Packages
Creating a Package Configuration
Preparing a Package for Deployment
Deploying a Package
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Implement package configurations.
Deploy packages.
Module 9: Managing and Securing Packages
This module describes the management tasks that relate to Integration Services packages and explains how to perform those tasks by using the Integration Services management tools. It also describes how to secure Integration Services packages.
Lessons
Managing Packages
Securing Packages
Lab : Managing and Securing Packages
Importing a Package
Configuring and Executing a Package
Scheduling a Package
Securing a Package
After completing this module, students will be able to:
