I am trying to learn SSIS and came across this problem where I wanted to add OLE Destination and Source.
My SSIS Toolbox is missing lots of stuff, and when I right click I don't get the choose item option (showing at the bottom of the screenshot)
If I go to the normal Toolbox Menu and right click and choose item, the choose item dialog doesn't have option to add SSIS items.
What is wrong? Can you help please?
You're looking in the wrong place. The screenshot shows the Control Flow. These are Tasks.
There is a special design surface for a Task called "Data Flow Task." Add one of those to the Control Flow and then you'll be able to access OLE DB Source?/Destination, etc.
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I have recently taken a job that involves using an Access database to find information. The database in question was built by a developer who left before it was completed. He also didn't leave any documentation behind.
The database uses queries, forms, and VBA. Some of the queries are no longer valid since the source data has a different format than what it was when the database was developed. I know SQL and some basic VBA so I'm trying to modify the SQL; however, I cannot view the SQL behind the queries. I can't open it in Design View or SQL View. I can't even right-click on any object. Not only that but when I open an object, I can't right click on the top tab to close it. There's a red x that populates on the top-right that I have to use. I've tried holding shift when opening the DB, but it still happens. I also went to: menu option Tools -> Startup -> to see if 'Allow Default ShortCut Menus' was unchecked; however, it wasn't. I've checked other forums but haven't been able to find a solution. I think it may be in the VBA somewhere but there are tons of modules and each module has a boat-load of sub procedures in it. I have no idea what else it could be. Any and all insight would be greatly appreciated!
#Andre and #Comintern both provided correct answers. The culprit was in the Auto Exec function and it had a loop that went through each CommandBar and set Enabled = False.
HI I am unable to see the rows flowing in the Dataflow while running from visual studio in VS2013 not sure how to enable it.
I tried looking in tools options but didn't find any clue.
Thanks
Hi After a awful lot of time found out that Microsoft have buggered up once again as the annotation colour is white and will not be able to change it to any colour in the Dark Theme.
Found out from below link
https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/details/910798/ssis-annotations-in-ssdt-2013-invisible-in-dark-color-theme
In the data flow task, right click on the connector between the two components and click Enable Data Viewer
When you next run the package a window will appear which shows the data being transfered between the components
I've been useing VS2005 to create sql reports and now have to upgrade to 2008 for a DB thats on SQL Server 2008.
With 2005 I can swap between dataset-Layout-Preview easily but with 2008 I can only seem to swap between layout-preview...
Where's my code if I want to edit it as I go along or add datasets etc..
Thanks ion advance..
You need to show the dataset designer panel (its a dockable panel like "Properties" or "Toolbox"). When you open the report in design view and then open the "View" menu, it should be the last item in the menu.
This is where you create your data sets and manage report parameters.
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I'm not sure what the menu item's called in the English version of VS 2008. I did the following now: I opened an existing VS2005 Reporting project in VS 2008 and followed the wizard to convert the project. Then I double-clicked one report in the solution explorer to open the designer. Then I already had a docked window that's called "Berichtsdaten" (Report Data?) in German. I see a menu item in the "View" menu at the bottom called "Berichtsdaten" with a "Ctrl+Alt+D" shortcut (see attached image).
You may have to try different activated elements. For example, the item may not be shown if the "Properties" window is active. Try clicking at some free space in the report designer first.
I see several examples that show how to use the Execute SQL task. One such example I see this screen shot:
There are a lot of tasks there that I don't have in my task list. The one I am looking for is "Execute SQL".
I also note that they don't have "OLE DB Command" (which is what I would usually use to call SQL).
Do I just have a different version? Is "OLE DB Command" the successor to "Execute SQL"? Or is there some way to get the stuff I am missing?
You might be inside a Data Flow - that will only show you items related to a Data Flow (Data Flow Sources, Data Flow Transformations, Data Flow Destinations).
If you are in the Control Flow, and cannot see the items you indicate as missing, you can right click to add.
This will give you a dialog box where you can choose the items that you want to add
In SQL 2012 / VS 2010, the Execute SQL Task only appears in the Favorites bar at the top. This is confusing - why is it only a favourite?
You can however right-click and "move" to Common, but not "copy" to Common:
I had this issue in VS 2010 and VS 2012. To fix it, here's what I had to do:
Exit Visual Studio
Navigate to %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VisualStudio
Go to the folder for your version (e.g. 11.0 for VS 2012)
Rename all *.tbd files, e.g. to *.tbd.old
Open visual studio
Open toolbox by going to View > Other Windows > SSIS Toolbox
Similar problem here:
http://geekswithblogs.net/AskPaula/archive/2013/07/11/153385.aspx
I have created a SSAS project and it works perfectly fine my cubes, data-sources and such first time I deploy the cube, but if I change the data in my database and I click Cube>Process in BIDS it will not reflect the new changes even though when I retrieve the table data in SQL server Management Studio the table shows my data is changed.
I have also tried updating the cube in SSIS package using the Analysis Services Processing Task. However, the changes in my underlying data is not shown. It stays the same. Can anybody give me the few possible scenarios that can cause this problem.
Much appreciated
Thanks in Advance
First step is to verify that the datasource ON THE SERVER (not locally on your dev machine) is set to the correct database.
Are you processing the whole project or just the cube? I noticed that I have to process the top level item in the solution explorer. Processing just the cube was not enough.
Do you get any error messages?
Try processing the dimensions first and then process the cube.
I am not an expert myself, but I understood that there is a difference between updating ("process") and "deploy".
So when you create or add dimensions you will first have to deploy the cube to the analysis server and then process it.
Later when there is new data in your datasource, you can just process the cube (it's already deployed) to update the data.
Try this:
Identify which Dimension or Fact Table data you have updated.
Goto the SSAS project you have created in Visual Studio for the CUBE.
In the Solution Explorer expand Dimensions folder.
Right Click the Dimension or Dimension related fact table for which data is updated and Click on Process.
Then once the Process window is opened then do confirm in the window then Object Name = and Process Option = "Process Update".
Then Click on run on the bottom of the Process window.
Verify the process is succeed, if failed then fix the errors.
Go to Browser Tab of the CUBE and check the data is updated.
Any changes made to the cube structure i.e. adding new measure(s) or business intel. will reflect merely after processing the cube, there is no need to deploy the whole project again. However if any changes are made in underlying data or data structure, then the whole project needs to be deployed.
Changes can be seen right after processing/deployment in Cube>Browser but will take some time to be realized in SSRS because of caching.