6235 Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Integration Services
About this Course
This three-day 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.
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Audience Profile
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:
- 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
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:
- Overview of SQL Server Integration Services
- Using Integration Services Tools
Lab : Introduction to SQL Server Integration
Services
- Using the Import and Export Wizard
- Running an Integration Services Package
- Import Data Using the Import and Export Wizard
- Managing Packages
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe Integration Services solutions
- Use Integration Services tools
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:
- Creating an Integration Services Solution
- Using Variables
- Building and Running a Solution
Lab : Developing Integration Services Solutions
- Creating an Integration Services Project
- Implementing a Package
- Building and Running an Integration Services package
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
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:
- Control Flow Tasks
- Control Flow Precedent 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
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:
- Data Flow Sources and Destinations
- Basic Data Flow Transformations
- Advanced Data Flow Transformations
- Data Flow Paths
Lab : Implementing Data Flow
- 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 basic data flow transformations.
- Implement advanced data flow transformations.
- Implement data flow paths.
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:
- Overview of Integration Services Logging
- Enabling and Configuring Logging
Lab : Implementing Logging
- Configuring Logging
- Implementing Custom Logging
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe Integration Services logging.
- Implement Integration Services logging.
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:
- 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 an SSIS package.
- Implement error handling.
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:
- 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: 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:
- Package Configurations
- Deploying Packages
Lab : Configuring and Deploying 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
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:
- Managing Packages
- Securing Packages
Lab : Managing and Securing Packages
- Importing a Package
- Configuring, Executing, and Monitoring a Package
- Scheduling a Package
- Securing a Package
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Manage packages.
- Secure packages