SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is the integration and ETL (extract – transform – load) tool in the Microsoft Data Platform stack. SSIS is typically used in data warehousing scenarios, but can also be used in common data integration use cases or just to move data around. SSIS is used behind the scenes in the Maintenance Plans of SQL Server and in the Import/Export wizard.
2017-10-06
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Step-by-step instructions for downloading and installing SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) for SQL Server 2016.
2017-09-21
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Learn how you can execute multiple scripts in a restrictive database environment that doesn't allow any third-party tools.
2019-07-04 (first published: 2017-08-31)
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This article provides step by step instructions to deploy individual SSIS packages in a project deployment model.
2020-02-07 (first published: 2017-08-29)
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Discover how to integrate features of Visual Studio and the SSIS Catalog for an efficient development and deployment environment.
2021-06-11 (first published: 2017-07-31)
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The Execute Package Task and a second instance of Business Intelligence Development Studio can be a satisfactory method of background execution of SSIS packages in batch mode when you don't have access to Integration Services.
2017-07-11
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The Execute Package Task is an essential tool for any SSIS developer. Learn how to get the most from it.
2017-07-06
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When you are doing the rapid deployment of an updated SSIS project, there are a number of things you have to check to make sure that the deployment will be successful. These will include such settings as the values in environment variables, Package parameters and project parameters. The DbFit test framework turns out to be ideal for the purpose of doing final checks as part of a deployment process, as Nat Sundar demonstrates.
2017-06-07
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2017-05-23
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This time we will compare different solutions to copy system folders using different SSIS tasks.
2019-11-22 (first published: 2017-05-09)
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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