Introduction to SSIS

Or you want to take some data, change it, and put it

somewhere else? Then boy do I have THE tool for you!
 Who am I?

Ed Watson
Data Services Consultant or Ambassador of Mayhem

Twitter: @SQLGator
Blog: SQLGator.com
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/WatsonEd
 What exactly is SSIS?
(insert Marketing speak)
• Integration Services is a platform for
building high performance data
integration and workflow solutions,
including extraction,
transformation, and load (ETL)
operations for data warehousing.
• It is a framework to build packages
to move and transform data using a
GUI interface.
• A component of Microsoft SQL
Server Business Intelligence suite,
includes SSAS, SSIS, and SSRS.
More Readable? Or Just My OCD?
SSIS, Holding All Your Data Together!
SSIS within the Business Intelligence Realm
SSIS & SQL Server SSAS SSRS

Power
BI
SSRS
Portal

SharePoint

Excel with
PowerPivot

PowerView
 Extraction, Transformation, Load

Sources Targets

DB EDW

DB Marts

DB

Flat Files
ETL DB

Flat Files
XML XML

Excel Excel
Where is ETL in the DW Process?
What if I am not doing a Data Warehouse?

• Merging data from various sources

• Cleansing and/or standardizing data
• Automating administrative functions
• Error handling and logging functionality
• GUI (oh so gooey interface…like an ATM Machine)
SSIS Architecture…Who Cares Right?
Can I download these tools?
Solutions, Projects, and Packages…OH MYYY!

Solutions

Projects

Packages
Control Flow vs Data Flow

Oooops!
While We Are Talking About the Oooops

Oooops!
Control Flow vs Data Flow
SSIS Containers
Variables
Variables (Expression Builder)
Package Configuration
Package Deployment Options
1. The File System

2. Package Store
3. SQL Server
2012+ Project Deployment Model
 How to Execute a Package
• In SSDT/BIDS,
using the debug
capabilities
• Using DTEXEC,
and DTEXECUI
utilities
• Using SQL Server
Agent job (SSIS
package execution
is fully integrated
with SQL Agent)
 Resources

• Innovative Architects (for your next integration

project http://InnovativeArchitects.com)

• Install SQL Server Integration Services

(http://bit.ly/1DAPGV3)
• DataChix Blog (http://datachix.com)
• BI Developer Network (http://www.bidn.com/)
 Thank You!!!!

Ed Watson
Data Services Consultant or Ambassador of Mayhem

Twitter: @SQLGator
Blog: SQLGator.com
LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/WatsonEd