Introduction
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.
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 2008
Integration Services.
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students
will be able to:
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Describe SQL Server Integration
Services and its tools.
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Create an Integration Services
package.
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Implement control flow in an
Integration Services package.
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Implement data flow in an
Integration Services package.
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Implement logging in an
Integration Services package.
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Debug and implement error handling
in an Integration Services package.
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Implement checkpoints and
transactions in an Integration Services package.
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Deploy an Integration Services
package.
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Manage and secure an Integration
Services package.
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Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students
must have:
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Exposure to enterprise data import
and export scenarios.
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Experience navigating the
Microsoft Windows Server environment.
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Experience with Microsoft SQL
Server, including:
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SQL Server Agent.
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SQL Server query language (SELECT,
UPDATE, INSERT, and DELETE).
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SQL Server System tables.
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SQL Server accounts (users and
permissions).
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Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to SQL Server 2008
Integration Services
The students will be introduced to the
role that Integration Services plays in extracting,
transforming, and loading data. The students will also be
introduced to the tools that are used to build and manage
Integration Services solutions.
Lessons
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Lesson 1: Overview of SQL Server
Integration Services
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Lesson 2: Using Integration
Services Tools
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Lab: Introduction to SQL Server
Integration Services
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Exercise 1: (Level 200) Using the
Import and Export Wizard
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Exercise 2: (Level 200) Running an
Integration Services Package
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After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Describe Integration Services
solutions
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Use Integration Services tools
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Module 2: Developing Integration Services
Solutions
The students will be introduced to the
development tasks that are involved in creating an
Integration Services package.
Lessons
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Lesson 1: Creating an Integration
Services Solution
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Lesson 2: Using Variables
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Lesson 3: Building and Running a
Solution
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Lab: Developing Integration Services
Solutions
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Exercise 1 (Level 200): Creating
an Integration Services Project
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Exercise 2 (Level 200):
Implementing a Package
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Exercise 3: (Level 200) Building
and Running an Integration Services package
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After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Create a SQL Server Integration
Services solution.
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Use variables.
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Build and run a solution.
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Module 3: Implementing Control Flow
The students will be introduced to the
tasks and precedence constraints that can be used to
implement control flow in an Integration Services package.
Lessons
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Lesson 1: Control Flow Tasks
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Lesson 2: Control Flow Precedent
Constraints
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Lesson 3: Control Flow Containers
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Lab: Implementing Control Flow
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Exercise 1: (Level 200) Creating a
Simple Control Flow
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Exercise 2: (Level 200)
Configuring Precedence Constraints
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Exercise 3: (Level 200) Using
Containers
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After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Configure control flow tasks.
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Configure control flow precedence
constraints.
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Configure control flow containers.
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Module 4: Implementing Data Flow
The students will be introduced to the
data flow sources, transformations, and destinations that
can be used 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
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Lesson 1: Data Flow Sources and
Destinations
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Lesson 2: Basic Data Flow
Transformations
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Lesson 3: Advanced Data Flow
Transformations
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Lesson 4: Data Flow Paths
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Lab: Implementing Data Flow
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Exercise 1: (Level 200)
Transferring Data
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Exercise 2: (Level 200)
Implementing Transformations
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Exercise 3: (Level 200) Using Data
Viewers
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Exercise 4: (Level 200)
Configuring Error Output
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After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Implement data flow sources and
destinations.
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Implement basic data flow
transformations.
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Implement advanced data flow
transformations.
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Implement data flow paths.
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Module 5: Implementing Logging
The students will be introduced to how to
use logging in an Integration Services package, and
explained how to configure and use logging providers to
generate information about a package’s execution.
Lessons
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Lesson 1: Overview of Integration
Services Logging
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Lesson 2: Enabling and Configuring
Logging
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Lab: Implementing Logging
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Exercise 1: (Level 200)
Configuring Logging
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Exercise 2: (Level 200)
Implementing Custom Logging
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After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Describe Integration Services
logging.
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Implement Integration Services
logging.
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Module 6: Debugging and Error Handling
The students will be introduced to 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
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Lesson 1: Debugging a Package
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Lesson 2: Implementing Error
Handling
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Lab: Debugging and Error Handling
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Exercise 1: (Level 300) Debugging
a Package
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Exercise 2: (Level 300)
Implementing Error Handling
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Exercise 3: (Level 300)
Controlling Failure Behavior
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After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Debug an SSIS package.
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Implement error handling.
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Module 7: Implementing Checkpoints and
Transactions
The students will be introduced to what
checkpoints are and how to implement them. It then discusses
transactions, and describes how to implement transactional
data access logic in an Integration Services package.
Lessons
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Lesson 1: Implementing Checkpoints
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Lesson 2: Implementing
Transactions
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Lab: Implementing Checkpoints and
Transactions
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Exercise 1: (Level 200)
Implementing Checkpoints in a Package
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Exercise 2: (Level 300)
Implementing Transactions in a Package
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Exercise 3: (Level 300)
Implementing a Native Transaction
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After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Implement checkpoints.
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Implement transactions.
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Module 8: Configuring and Deploying
Packages
The students will be introduced to how to
create Package Configurations and how to deploy Integration
Services packages to production servers.
Lessons
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Lesson 1: Package Configurations
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Lesson 2: Deploying Packages
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Lab: Configuring and Deploying Packages
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Exercise 1: (Level 200) Creating a
Package Configuration
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Exercise 2: (Level 200) Preparing
a Package for Deployment
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Exercise 3: (Level 200) Deploying
a Package
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After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Implement package configurations.
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Deploy packages.
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Module 9: Managing and Securing Packages
The students will be introduced to the
management tasks that relate to Integration Services
packages and explained how to perform those tasks by using
the Integration Services management tools. It also describes
how to secure Integration Services packages.
Lessons
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Lesson 1: Managing Packages
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Lesson 2: Securing Packages
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Lab: Managing and Securing Packages
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Exercise 1: (Level 200) Importing
a Package
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Exercise 2: (Level 200)
Configuring and Monitoring a Package
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Exercise 3: (Level 200) Scheduling
a Package
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Exercise 4: (Level 200) Securing a
Package
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After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Manage packages.
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Secure packages.
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