SSIS .Config File Question

  • Hi Guys,

    I have two questions regarding SSIS Config file.

    1) I have simple SSIS Package, however I am using three different SQL DB. I want to know should I have to create three different config file to store Username/p.w or

    I can create one config file?

    2) I want to know how this Config file working, Please correct me If I am wrong, my understanding is, in above example I create one config file to store SQL DB server

    user name and p.w and once I done build the SSIS Package. Now I want to move this package .dtsx package to network drive to excess/call package. At this point I dont have

    to transfer my config file with .dtsx package because When this .dtsx package will execute it will read the config file where the package is reside,

    am i right?

    Thank You.

  • 1. Depends. If the 3 SQL DBs are on different machine, you can just use one config file but you change the values when you switch machines. If the 3 databases are on the same machine, you need 3 config files and you send the correct one along when you start the package. Or if you need to access the 3 databases at the same time, you can just use one config file with 3 seperate configurations (assumuing you have 3 connection managers).

    2. If you move the package, the package still needs to be able to find the config file. If the config file is for example at D:\Config\Config.dtsconfig, the package at the new location will look for a config file at the same path. Relative paths are tricky, I think you need BIDSHelper to work with these.

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