SSIS is able to take sorted data from more than one OLE DB data source and merge them into one table which can then be sent to an OLE DB destination. This 'Merge Join' transformation works in a similar way to a SQL join by specifying a 'join key' relationship. this transformation can save a great deal of processing on the destination. Annette Allen, as usual, gives clear guidance on how to do it.
2013-10-28
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2013-10-22
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With all of the ETL tools in the marketplace, which one is best? Jeff Singleton brings us simple performance comparison pitting SSIS against open source powerhouse Talend.
2013-10-22
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In this article, we will take a look at the following Tips and Tricks for Connection Managers: Adding an "Application Name" property to the connection string; Creating Two Connection Managers for each Database Connection; and Capturing Connection Manager details in Package Configurations
2013-10-15
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This article provides a solution to executes 32 bit SSIS packages in 64 bit environment.
2013-10-14
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2013-10-10
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This article describes different methods for deploying your SSIS projects to a server.
2013-08-15
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A Powershell script that allows you to execute SSIS packages using the traditional Package Deployment Model can be very useful. But what do you do when the execution isn't triggered by the same computer where the target package resides? Marcin Policht offers a solution.
2013-08-09
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2013-08-05
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2013-07-19
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By Steve Jones
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We have this code that sets some status values and then queries them using the CHOOSE() function in SQL Server 2025.
CREATE TABLE Status
(
StatusID INT,
StatusDescription VARCHAR(20)
);
GO
INSERT dbo.Status
(
StatusID,
StatusDescription
)
VALUES
(0, 'Uncategorized'),
(1, 'Active'),
(2, 'Inactive'),
(3, 'Temp');
GO
SELECT CHOOSE(StatusID, 'Unknown', 'Active', 'Inactive', 'Temporary')
FROM Status;
When the SELECT runs, what is returned? See possible answers