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Capturing and Logging Data Load Errors for an SSIS Package

In an ETL solution, error logging is a fundamental requirement for various aspects of the application and is very useful at various stages of the ETL execution life-cycle. Let's consider a scenario where our requirement is to insert records into a SQL Server table. The package should attempt loading all the records and whichever records fail, error details reported by the database engine should be reported. We will look at how to implement this in a SSIS package.

2010-11-16

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Setting up Transactional Replication in SQL Server 2008 R2

Transactional Replication is used when DML or DDL schema changes performed on an object of a database on one server needs to be reflected on the database residing on another server. This article provides a step by step guide to setting up transactional replication on SQL Server 2008 R2.

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2010-11-15

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Return to Sender: Identity Values and Triggers

By quickly and easily obtaining the identity value, the OUTPUT clause of an INSERT statement can obtain the auto-generated identity value of a row, and so will allow the application to immediately reference the new row or add rows to another table that use the identity value as a foreign key reference.

2010-11-09

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Under the ORM Hood: Revealing the SQL

Your application code may look neat and clean, and you are using a sound Object-relational Mapper, but when you put the pedal to the metal, you're not getting the performance. The time has come to lift the hood and see what SQL is being generated by the ORM, and what part of your code is causing the bottlenecks. The effect can be spectacular.

2010-11-05

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Hierarchical Data Structure Virtualization in SQL

Data structure virtualization is the constructing of a data structure utilizing pieces or fragments from other data structures. This article demonstrates how Data structure virtualization can be performed in ANSI SQL utilizing hierarchical processing techniques to produce hierarchically structured virtualized output.

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2010-11-04

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