It’s a new year, and already a lot going on. The new job is going well, but keeping me extremely busy. I’ve got several upcoming presentations, and there’s a SQL Saturday event planned for Charlotte in March that I’m helping organize. I’m also happy to say that my MVP status was re-awarded for 2010.
I have an upcoming presentation at the Columbia Enterprise Developers Guild, next Wednesday the 13th. The presentation will be on handling flat files in SSIS.
Processing Flat Files with SSIS
When doing data integration, a common requirement is to work with flat files, whether for importing data into a system from an external source, or to export it to provide to other systems. SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) supports flat files, but there can be a number of challenges when working with them. This is particularly true if your flat files have multiple data formats contained in a single file, the data has complex formatting, or the files have inconsistent formatting. This session will help you to be more efficient when working with these types of files. You’ll learn to handle missing delimiters in the files, and parsing files that have multiple data formats. You’ll also see how to produce complex output formats, like headers and footers that contain summary information.
I’ll also be doing a couple of presentations at the Columbia Code Camp on January 30th.
Creating Custom Components for SSIS
SSIS data flows are great tools for moving data. But what if you need to go beyond the out-of-the-box components provided with SSIS? Custom components are a great way to encapsulate and reuse functionality for the data flow in SSIS. We will discuss what it takes to create and deploy custom components in SSIS, review the pros and cons of using custom components instead of scripts, and discuss some of the common challenges and issues with creating them.
Introduction to SSIS
SQL Server Integration Services is a tool provided with SQL Server for moving data between data stores. It is the successor to DTS, but there are many fundamental changes in how SSIS works. This session will provide an overview of SSIS, with a focus on the key elements of SSIS that you need to know to get the most use out of it. This session will help developers efficiently use SSIS when they need to move data around the organization.
If you happen to be in the area, please drop by for these presentations.