I'm trying read the data from 2 csv files and export into the new excel file, but I'm not able to export the data in excel destination. While doing the mapping of the columns, there are 4 columns in the input columns but it is showing only 1 column in available output column that is only F1. Please let me know how to resolve this issue.
If I understand the question correctly, you are unable to map columns to a ‘new’ XL file.
If this is the case, the metadata for the mappings is probably the issue.
Try first creating a new xl file with the column headings and column types you want, then map to this.
Alternativly, right click on the excel destination and use the ‘Show Advanced Editor’ option and then adjust the columns in the ‘External Colums’ of ‘Input and Output settings tab.
You may then need to set the ValidateExternalMetadata option to false for the excel destination component in order to allow creation of new files from scratch.
Open an excel sheet and on the 1st row, give the column headings. Column A, B, C and D should have the same names as your source columns. After doing so, save the excel file and close the work book. Go to SSIS and open the Excel destination mappings. You should be able to map them now.
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I am trying to create a derived column based on columns provided in different input file but unfortunately I keep getting error when I tried to map my Raw_File_1 with Derived Column.The error looks like this:
Cannot create a connector.
The destination component does not have any available inputs for use in creating a path.
My goal is to able to connect both Raw_File_1 and Map_File_1 into Derived Column and generate a new column.
If anyone can provide me any suggestion that would be great!!
I have source file and reference file both are flat file. My source file has column a, column b and column c and my reference file has column d, column e and column f.
If column a=column d and column b=column f then I want to populate column c as the same value as column f. How can I do this kind of analysis or lookup in SSIS
Based on your comments that I patched into the question, you're looking to augment the existing data based on matching data from your reference file.
The core of your SSIS package will look like this
In the first data flow, we will source from map_file_1 and load into a "raw" file.
I configure my raw file destination like this
When the package runs, it'll fill that special format file with the reference data. It's important, because you can either use a database or a raw file as your lookup source.
Finally, we get to work! A flat file source to a Lookup component. In the first tab of that lookup, be sure to change the Connection type from the default of "OLE DB connection manager" to "Cache connection manager"
In Connection tab, click to create a new CCM and use the raw file generated in the preceding step.
Map columns A to D and B to E (assuming data types match). Click the check box on column F and in the Lookup Operation part, Replace C with that value.
Final thoughts
This will be a case sensitive lookup. If things don't have a match in the reference file, it's going to blow up. That's probably not what you want so configure the Lookup transformation to not do that ;)
I blogged about using Excel to populate the cache if you want more words http://billfellows.blogspot.com/2011/11/using-excel-in-ssis-lookup.html
Your question is not clear, i will try to give some suggestions:
If you are looking to perform a lookup with a derived column:
You can use Cache Transform component and Cache connection manager to achieve that:
SSIS - How To Use Flat File Or Excel File In Lookup Transformation [Cache Transformation]
If you are looking to Merge both input:
Then you need to use Merge Join or Union All components:
SSIS Union All Transformation
Learn SSIS : MERGE, MERGE JOIN and UNION ALL
SSIS Basics: Using the Merge Join Transformation
I have excel files. None of these column names and column numbers are equal. I want the folder to receive that data as the file is uploaded unconditionally. How can I do it .
Solved.
If you experience such a problem, check the link below
https://dwbi1.wordpress.com/2011/03/05/ssis-importing-a-file-with-dynamic-columns/
I have a tabular csv file that has seven columns and containing the following data:
ID,Gender,PatientPrefix,PatientFirstName,PatientLastName,PatientSuffix,PatientPrefName
2 ,M ,Mr ,Lawrence ,Harry , ,Larry
I am new to pentaho and I want to design a transformation that moves the data (values of the 7 columns) to an empty excel sheet. The excel sheet has different column names, but should carry the same data, as shown:
prefix_name,first_name,middle_name,last_name,maiden_name,suffix_name,Gender,ID
I tried to design a transformation using the following series of steps, but it gives me errors at the end that I could not interpret them.
What is the proper design to move the data from the csv file to the excel sheet in this case? Any ideas to solve this problem?
As #Brian.D.Myers mentioned in the comment you can use select values step. But here is how you do it step by step explanation.
Select all the fields from CSV file input step.
Configure the select values step as follows.
In the Content tab of Excel writer step click on Get fields button and fill the fields. Alternatively you can use Excel output step as well.
I was wondering if anyone could help me with getting the excel (source) filename on my destination database in ssis. The database table has a column called filename (which is equal to the excel filename). Having the filename will help me with my audits. Note: I'm not a vb script person but if vb is the only way out, I'll appreciate sample script as I would have to use that in my logic. Thanks
You can use a "Derived Column" component and add a new column that contains the wanted property. I guess that you want to add a derived column that will store the "FileName" or "ConnectionString" property of your Excel Connection.
I would recommend saving the file as a CSV for multiple reasons. If it is a CSV file, you could create a flat file source for it. Then right click on the item and go to "Show Advanced Editor..." Click on the "Component Properties" tab and go to "Custom Properties" at the bottom. There is a field caled "FileNameColumnName." For the value, put the name of what column you want to store the file name in. Then, the that field will be available for your destination.
http://sqlblog.com/blogs/jamie_thomson/archive/2010/03/31/filenamecolumnname-property-flat-file-source-adapter-ssis-nugget.aspx
Does any one have a tutorial on how to import a fixed width flat file into a database using an SSIS package?
I have a flat file containing columns with varying lengths.
Column name Width
----------- -----
First name 25
Last name 25
Id 9
Date 8
How do I convert a flat file into columns?
Here is a sample package created using SSIS 2008 R2 that explains how to import a flat file into a database table.
Create a fixed-width flat file named Fixed_Width_File.txt with data as shown in the screenshot. The screenshot uses Notepad++ to display the file contents. It has the capability to show the special characters like carriage return and line feed. CR LF denotes the row delimiters Carriage return and Line feed.
In the SQL server database, create a table named dbo.FlatFile using the create script provided under SQL Scripts section.
Create a new SSIS package and add a new OLE DB Connection manager that would connect to the SQL Server database. Let's assume that the OLE DB Connection manager is named as SQLServer.
On the package's control flow tab, place a Data Flow Task.
Double-click on the data flow task and you will be taken to the data flow tab. On the data flow tab, place a Flat File Source. Double-click on the flat file source and the Flat File Source Editor will appear. Click the New button to open the Flat File Connection Manager Editor.
On the General section of the Flat File Source Editor, enter a value in Connection manager name (say Source) and browse to the flat file location and select the file. This example uses the sample file in the path C:\temp\Fixed_Width_File.txt If you have header rows in your file, you can enter a value 1 in the Header rows to skip textbox to skip the header row.
Click on the Columns section. Change the font according to your choice I chose Courier New so I could see more data with less scrolling. Enter the value 69 in the Row width text box. This value is the sum of width of all your columns + 2 for the row delimiter. Once you have set the correct row width, you should see the fixed width file data correctly on the Source data columns section. Now, you have to click at the appropriate locations to determine the column limits. Note the sections 4, 5, 6 and in the below screenshot.
Click on the Advanced section. You will notice 5 columns created for you automatically based on the column limits that we set on the Columns section in the previous step. The fifth column is for row delimiter.
Rename the column names as FirstName, LastName, Id, Date and RowDelimiter
By default, the columns will be set with DataType string [DT_STR]. If we are fairly certain, that a certain column will be of different data type, we can configure it in the Advanced section. We will change Id column to be of data type four-byte signed integer [DT_I4] and Date column to be of data type date [DT_DATE]
Click on the Preview section. The data will be shown as per the column configuration.
Click OK on the Flat file connection manager editor and the flat file connection will be assigned to the Flat File Source in the data flow task.
On the Flat File Source Editor, click on the Columns section. You will notice the columns that were configured in the flat file connection manager. Uncheck the RowDelimiter because we won't need that.
On the data flow task, place an OLE DB Destination. Connect the output from the Flat file source to the OLE DB Destination.
On the OLE DB Destination Editor, select the OLE DB Connection manager named SQLServer and set the Name of the table or the view drop down to [dbo].[FlatFile]
On the OLE DB Destination Editor, click on the Mappings section. Since the column names in the flat file connection manager are same as the columns in the database, the mapping will take place automatically. If the names are different, you have to manually map the columns. Click OK.
Now the package is ready. Execute the package to load the fixed-width flat file data into the database.
If you query the table dbo.FlatFile in the database, you will notice the flat file data imported into the database.
This sample should give you an idea about how to import fixed-width flat file into database. It doesn't explain how to handle error logging but this should get you started and help you discover other SSIS related features when you play with packages.
Hope that helps.
SQL Scripts:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[FlatFile](
[Id] [int] NOT NULL,
[FirstName] [varchar](25) NOT NULL,
[LastName] [varchar](25) NOT NULL,
[Date] [datetime] NOT NULL
)
In the derived column transformation you can use SUBSTRING() function for each of the column.
Example:
Columns DerivedColumn
FirstName SUBSTRING(Data, startFrom, Length);
Here the FirstName has width 25 so if we consider that from the 0th position then in the derived column you should specify it by giving SUBSTRING(Data, 0, 25);
Similarly for other columns.
Very well explained, Siva! Your tutorial and excellent illustrations point out what Microsoft should have made clear
that the width for a fixed length row has to include the Carriage Return and Line Feed (CR & LF) characters (which I figured out because the preview showed the rows were not lining up correctly)
the all important step of defining an extra column to contain those CR & LF characters, even though they won't be imported. I figured this out, too. I would have benefited by finding your answer before I began.
Without those two things, an attempt to run the import will give this error message:
The data conversion for column "Column x" returned status value 4 and status text "Text was truncated or one or more characters had no match in the target code page.".
I have added in this error text in hopes someone will find this page while searching for the cause of their error. Your turorial is worth finding, even if after the fact!