I right clicked on a Database in the object explorer of SQL Server 2008 Management Studio. I went to Tasks > Import Data, and imported some data from a flat text file, opting to save the package on the server.
Now how the heck do I get to the package to edit or run it again? Where in SQL Server Management Studio do I go? I've expanded everything and I can't find it. It's driving me nuts.
If you connect to the Integration Services instance on the server (different choice in the dropdown from "Database Engine" when you connect in SQL Server Management Studio), they'll be under the MSDB folder under Stored Packages.
When you start management studio and connect to a database, make sure you have the server type set to Integration Services instead of Database Engine.
You can find the file path in SSIS under "properties" of the package.
right click the package in solution explorer > full path in the properties window
They are stored on the file system as .dtsx files or in msdb.dbo.sysssispackages. If they are stored in the database you can run them with sql server management studio by connecting to integration services. To edit them, you'll need to export to the file system (.dtsx file) then edit.
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I am using VS 2017 SSDT 15.9.20 to create an SSIS package. The package is originally created in Server A where SSDT is installed and the SQL server resides in Server A. So I was ale to create the package in Server A. I created a SQL job in Server A and linked directly to run the DTSX file without deploying it.
What my package does:
In server A my package will read the excel in the location C:\Users\xxx\Documents\myproj\excelfile.xls
and will create excel sheets inside C:\Users\xxx\Documents\myproj\files\ folder.
Deployment:
Now I want to deploy this package to Server B. And my package will read the excel in the location \ServerB\S:\Documents\myproj\excelfile.xls
and will create excel sheets inside \ServerB\S:\Documents\myproj\files\ folder.
My questions:
Should I deploy my project to create dtsx file? There is already a dtsx file inside my project folder. Can I not just move that file to server B and change the connection string and paths? Will it work that way?
SSIS deployent tool does not work for me from server A. It does not identify the destination servers.How can be deployment made easy? How can I change the destination paths?
Server A has both SSDT installed and SQL database resides in same server. But the target server B is a database server and does not have SSDT in it. I will schedule a job in SQL server of server B that will call my dtsx package and execute it.
I am new to SSIS. so please don't close this question and would be great if anyone can help me with these questions. Thanks!
Without knowing the version of SQL, I'll give both answers:
Should I deploy my project to create dtsx file? There is already a
dtsx file inside my project folder. Can I not just move that file to
server B and change the connection string and paths? Will it work
that way?
Versions less than SQL 2012: Copy the dtsx file from your project to the folder on the target server. Connection strings can be change in the configuration of the SQL Agent job or by using package Configurations:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/integration-services/lesson-5-add-ssis-package-configurations-for-the-package-deployment-model?view=sql-server-ver15
Versions greater SQL 2012: Create the ssis catalog on the target servers:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/integration-services/create-the-ssis-catalog?view=sql-server-2014.
Right click on the project and use the wizard to deploy to the target server. Connection strings can be modified in SQL Agent as noted above, or you can use parameters:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/integration-services/lesson-6-using-parameters-with-the-project-deployment-model-in-ssis?view=sql-server-ver15
The latter my seem like more work at first, but there is a myriad of benefits and it is the preferred way of doing things
SSIS deployent tool does not work for me from server A. It does not
identify the destination servers.How can be deployment made easy?
How can I change the destination paths?
Follow either deployment method noted above. Package deployment (copy files to a folder) still works in later versions, but it is less easy to manage and less things done for you like securing configurations and setting up logging.
Server A has both SSDT installed and SQL database resides in same
server. But the target server B is a database server and does not
have SSDT in it. I will schedule a job in SQL server of server B
that will call my dtsx package and execute it.
SSDT has no bearing on SSIS, but Integration Services does. SSDT is a developer tool and really should only be installed on developers machines for the purpose of creating packages and testing. It is better to not have this on the server because it encourages development to happen there and for devs to logon to the server like it's their laptop. Integration Services is a service that comes with SQL Server and is used for executing packages. You'll need to add this service to the instance if you want to execute packages from SQL Agent. This link explains that and gives guidance on installing SSDT locally:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/integration-services/install-windows/install-integration-services?view=sql-server-ver15
I have a question regarding to SSIS. I designed a package and it worked fine when I executed in my local machine. I used to extract the data from Teradata and load into SQL SERVER 2008. Everything was fine but I'm looking for how to execute the package without my local machine. I mean how to configure and set up the odbc in the SSIS server machine, not my local machine.
Thank you,
Paul
You'll need to make sure you've installed SQL Server Integration Services on the box; then there's a number of ways to go about running it. From there, I prefer to connect to Integration Services from the Object Explorer in SSMS and import packages, using the "SQL Server" as the Package Location. Once the Integration Services on the box has an entry for the package, you'll be able to run it with the agent by specifying a step type of "SQL Server Integration Services Package." I don't think you will need to set up the ODBC on the server itself if you have it configured correctly in your package, but if you do that should be no different than the way you have it set up on your own box.
I am creating my first SSIS package using Business Intelligence in Visual Studio 2012. I am adding the contents of an Excel sheet to an local VS database. In the Destination Assistant I am asked Destination Type = SQL Server, New: Provider - I see no .NET Framework option. The result seems to be that I am then unable to select my server and therefore databases.
Am I just missing the point?
I would recommend that you investigate the destination server and verify that you have the providers installed on that system. Typically these are installed at the time that SQL server is installed, but is possible via custom installation to specify the providers that are installed. It may be necessary for you to install any providers needed. A second option would be to point to a database that you know that you can connect to, say a localhost sandbox or other tried database. That would help you to determine if it's server side or client installation issues.
I just added a new folder and several packages to TFS server from source control, and they do exist when checking from source control.
However, none of them could be found when I tried to build a Parent package and to locate those uploaded packages in SQL server. My operation is as follows:
1. Add "Execute Package Task" component, then double click to edit
2. Package Location: SQL Server;
Connection: XXXX;
Package Name: Here pops up a list of folders and package files but newly uploaded ones are not included.
"Connection" is filled correctly because old filefolders and packages (uploaded by other people) are listed in Package Name pop-up window.
So how could I configure my packages on TFS to make it shown from SQL Server package list?
P.S. I'm using Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008
You can't. As the documentation says:
The Execute Package task can run packages stored in the SQL Server
msdb database and packages stored in the file system. The task uses an
OLE DB connection manager to connect to SQL Server and a File
connection manager to access the file system.
The Execute Package task has no idea what TFS is or how to connect to it. If you really needed to do this, then you would have to write your own custom task that does know how to connect to TFS.
However I have no idea why you want to execute packages directly from TFS anyway, it's a source control system (among other things), not a package repository.
Hi
I am trying to build an SSIS package to import text files to SQL data tables and then move the text files to a 'processed' file.
I can get the package to run successfully on my workstation in Visual Studio 2005 (although I got 'access denied' on the 'move' operation but I will worry about that later).
However, when I deploy to the SQL server, and execute the package on the server, I get DTS_E_PRODUCTLEVELTOLOW error on the import to SQL stage. I have checked the SSIS service is running on the server which it is.
The data upload is very simple - just the first column from the text file plus the file name in two columns, so none of the 'smart' stuff that might not be installed.
Can anyone help?
Thanks!
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa337371.aspx
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Possible Causes
This message might appear because of one of the following problems:
You have installed BI Development Studio but you have not installed Integration Services. Running packages outside Business Intelligence Development Studio requires the installation of Integration Services.
Your package may be attempting to use advanced components for Analysis Services, data mining, or text mining that are available only in SQL Server Enterprise.
In the unlikely case you are using SQL Server 2005 without any service packs, there was a problem with running the Import-/Export Data Wizard. This problem was solved beginning with SP1.
A great collection of tips are in this blog post:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/michen/archive/2006/11/11/ssis-product-level-is-insufficient.aspx
Update:
To find out, what SQL Server Version you are running, execute the following query on your server:
SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('productversion'), SERVERPROPERTY ('productlevel'), SERVERPROPERTY ('edition')
The second column of the result tells you the service pack level.