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SQL Server 2008 Integration Services

Course Description

Our SQL Server 2008 Integration Services is a comprehensive A-Z course that covers exactly what you want in an SSIS course: data flow, data flow, and more data flow. You will learn about transformations, common design patterns used in SSIS, how to manage task execution with precedence constraints and much more. Also covered are best practices, performance tuning, security, package management and many real world situations that almost all SSIS developers must be able to handle. This course features 210 videos in nine chapters and totals more than 42 hours of instructor-led training for SSIS 2008.

Table of Contents

1 - An Introduction to Integration Services 2008 2 -Getting Started With Your First SSIS Packages 3 -Package Management: Saving, Encryption, Logging, and Auditing 4 - Task Tour: A Look at the Common SSIS Tasks 5 - Dynamic SSIS: Variables, Expressions, and Package Configurations 6 - Real World SSIS Projects and Examples 7 - Scripting and Using .NET Assemblies in SSIS 8 - Package Execution and Scheduling 9 - Migrating and Upgrading From SQL Server 2000 DTS to SSIS

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SQL Server 2008 Integration Services

Who Is This Course Designed For?

This course is designed to offer coverage for beginners as well as advanced users. No prior knowledge of SSIS is required but prior working experience with SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, or SQL Server 2008 will help you get the most out of this course.

Pre-Requisites

While a true beginner could take this course, it is actually recommended that you have at least 30 days experience working with SQL Server (or equivalent work experience with another database system) prior to taking this course.

About the Instructor

Scott Whigham is the founder of LearnItFirst.com, one of the webs most extensive video training libraries focusing on technical training. Scott is also an experienced consultant, trainer, and author with more than a decade of hands-on experience working with SQL Server databases, writing and debugging applications using Visual Studio, and performance tuning. Scott designed the architecture (websites, class libraries, and database) for the LearnItFirst.com websites and, most recently, was involved in upgrading the websites and support applications from Visual Studio 2005 to Visual Studio 2008 and to SQL Server 2008. Before founding LearnItFirst, Scott had been an independent consultant since 1998 focusing on SQL Server and .NET performance tuning and data warehousing. Scott has been asked to speak and train at events in the United States and Europe. As an author, Scott has written courses on SQL Server and C# and VB languages as well as popular articles for top-selling magazines and the MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network) library.

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How do I access the videos? You can access the videos 24/7 online via our website Do I have to have internet access to watch the videos? No! Users can download the videos to their hard drive. How long are the videos? The videos are broken into 10 minute task-oriented segments designed to teach you a single task How many videos are in a course? It depends on the topic; courses can have anywhere from 20 - 200 videos!

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Chapter 1: An Introduction to Integration Services 2008
1.1 - Course Introduction: What Will This Course Cover? 1.2 - An Overview of SSIS for Newbies and Beginners, Part 1 1.3 - An Overview of SSIS for Newbies and Beginners, Part 2 1.4 - An Overview of the SSIS Environment 1.5 - An Overview of Visual Studio/BIDS, Part 1 1.6 - An Overview of Visual Studio/BIDS, Part 2 1.7 - Common Terms and Concepts That All SSIS Developers Need to Know, Part 1 1.8 - Common Terms and Concepts That All SSIS Developers Need to Know, Part 2 1.9 - Whats New in SSIS 2008 - The Easy Stuff 1.10 - Whats New in SSIS 2008 - The Obvious Stuff 1.11 - Whats New in SSIS 2008 - The Not-So-Obvious Stuff 1.12 - How to Install SQL Server Samples

Chapter 2: Getting Started With Your First SSIS Packages

2.1 - An Overview of Creating SSIS Packages and How It All Works 2.2 - Importing Data Using the Wizards: How to Import Microsoft Access Tables, Part 1 2.3 - Importing Data Using the Wizards: How to Import Microsoft Access Tables, Part 2 2.4 - Importing Data Using the Wizards: How to Import Microsoft Excel Workbooks and Spreadsheets 2.5 - Creating Your First SSIS Package, Part 1 2.6 - Creating Your First SSIS Package, Part 2 2.7 - Creating Your First SSIS Package, Part 3 2.8 - How to Annotate, Document, and Format Your SSIS Packages 2.9 - Visual Studio/BIDS: Understanding the Toolbox and Working in BIDS 2.10 - Visual Studio/BIDS: Managing Projects with Multiple SSIS Packages

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Chapter 3: Package Management: Saving, Encryption, Logging, and Auditing
3.1 - Chapter Introduction What Is Included 3.2 - An Overview of the Options for Saving Files: File System, Package Store, and msdb Storage 3.3 - Understanding the SSIS Package Store and Package Folders, Part 1 3.4 - Understanding the SSIS Package Store and Package Folders, Part 2 3.5 - One Way to Do Version Control for SSIS Packages 3.6 - Understanding the SSIS Package ProtectionLevel Settings 3.7 - Encryption, User Keys, Passwords and More SSIS ProtectionLevel Options 3.8 - How to Import and Export SSIS Packages 3.9 - Troubleshooting Corrupt Package Error Messages 3.10 - An Overview of Package Logging and Auditing Options in SSIS 3.11 - Using the Windows Event Log and Text File Log Providers 3.12 - How to Log to SQL Server, XML, and Profiler Traces

Chapter 4: Task Tour: A Look at the Common SSIS Tasks

4.1 - Chapter Introduction What Is Included 4.2 - An Overview of the SSIS Toolbox 4.3 - Containers: The For Loop and Sequence Containers, Part 1 4.4 - Containers: The For Loop and Sequence Containers, Part 2 4.5 - Containers: The Foreach Loop Container and How to Loop Through Every File in a Folder 4.6 - Containers: Groups and How to Group Tasks 4.7 - How to Add a Popup Box to Your SSIS Package 4.8 - Precedence Constraints: What They Are and How to Use Them 4.9 - Precedence Constraints: What Happens With Multiple Constraints 4.10 - Precedence Constraints: Logical AND/OR and Annotating

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Chapter 4: Task Tour: A Look at the Common SSIS Tasks (cont.)
4.11 - Analysis Services Tasks: Working with SSAS and SSIS 4.12 - Analysis Services Tasks: Working with the Execute DDL and Process Cube Tasks 4.13 - Analysis Services Tasks: Processing Cubes and the Data Mining Query Task 4.14 -DBA Tasks in SSIS 4.15 - Maintenance Plan Tasks in SSIS 4.16 - WMI Tasks: The WMI Event Watcher Task, Part 1 4.17 - WMI Tasks: The WMI Event Watcher Task, Part 2 4.18 - WMI Tasks: The WMI Data Reader Task 4.19 - Working with Files and Folders: The FTP Task 4.20 - How to Download Multiple Files with the FTP Task 4.21 - Working with Files and Folders: The File System Task 4.22 - Working with Files and Folders: Using the Execute Process Task to Zip Up Files Prior to Upload 4.23 - Why the Send Mail Task Is Almost Useless 4.24 - The Script Task: An Overview 4.25 - How to Send Email Using the Script Task (C#) 4.26 - How to Send Email Using the Script Task (VB) 4.27 - Overview of the Execute SQL Task 4.28 - Overview of the Data Import/Export Related Tasks 4.29 - Using the Bulk Insert Task to Load Rows from Text Files, Part 1 4.30 - Using the Bulk Insert Task to Load Rows from Text Files, Part 2 4.31 - Bulk Insert Task: The Importance of Enable Identity Insert 4.32- The 10-Minute Guide to Writing Format Files 4.33 - Overview of the Data Flow Task 4.34 - Five Minutes to Create a Quick and Easy Data Flow Task 4.35 - Adding Complexity Requires a Deeper Understanding

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Chapter 4: Task Tour: A Look at the Common SSIS Tasks (cont.)
4.36 - Quick Tip: How to Troubleshoot Warnings and Errors in the Data Flow Task 4.37 - Data Types, Parsing, and Validation in SSIS - The Lecture, Part 1 4.38 - Data Types, Parsing, and Validation in SSIS - The Lecture, Part 2 4.39 - How to Map SSIS Data Types to {Insert Source/Destination here} 4.40 - Data Type Conversion: Input/Output Columns and the Data Conversion Transformation, Part 1 4.41 - Data Type Conversion: Input/Output Columns and the Data Conversion Transformation, Part 2 4.42 - SSIS Development Tip: How to Create a Trash Destination (i.e. a Fake Destination) 4.43 - SSIS Development Tip: Using Data Viewers to Help You Visualize What Is Happening 4.44 - SSIS Development Tip: Understanding the Advanced Editor for Sources 4.45 - SSIS Development Tip: Dont Be Afraid to Use Control Files 4.46 - SSIS Development Tip: Make Sure You Understand Data Flow Validation 4.47 - An In-Depth Look at the Various Data Sources: When to Use Each 4.48 - An In-Depth Look at the Various Data Destinations: When to Use Each 4.49 - An Overview of the Various Transformations Available, Part 1 4.50 - An Overview of the Various Transformations Available, Part 2 4.51 - An Overview of the Various Transformations Available, Part 3 4.52 - Use the SSIS Aggregate and Derived Transformations to Export Excel to SQL Server, Part 1 4.53 - Use the SSIS Aggregate and Derived Transformations to Export Excel to SQL Server, Part 2 4.54 - How to Use the SSIS Character Map Transformation to Export MS Access to Text File 4.55 - Get to Know the SSIS Lookup Transformation to Lookup Values in an Access 2007 DB, Part 1 4.56 - Get to Know the SSIS Lookup Transformation to Lookup Values in an Access 2007 DB, Part 2 4.57 - How to Do Cached Lookup Transformations Using the Cache Transform 4.58 - How to Use the SSIS Lookup Transformation to Lookup Values in Excel Workbook 4.59 - Lookup Transformations vs. Fuzzy Lookup Transformations 4.60 - Fuzzy Logic - The Fuzzy Grouping Transformation

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Chapter 4: Task Tour: A Look at the Common SSIS Tasks (cont.)
4.61 - Term Extraction Transformation and Term-based Transforms 4.62 - How to Use Conditional Split to Write to Excel and SQL Server 4.63 - How to Use the SSIS Audit Transformation 4.64 - How to Use the Union All Transformation in SSIS 2008 4.65 - Comparison of Merge and Union All Transformations 4.66 - How to Manually Sort the Data for Merge and Merge Join Transformations 4.67 - Understanding the Merge Join Transformation and Comparing to the Lookup Transform 4.68 - When and How to Use the SSIS Copy Column Transformation 4.69 - The Multicast SSIS Transformation 4.70 - Using the Row Sampling and the Percentage Sampling Transformations 4.71 - How to Sort Data Before Import Using the Sort Transformation 4.72 - How to Import XML Data Into SQL Server Using the XML Source and Merge Join 4.73 - How to do Fast Parse with the Data Conversion Transformation 4.74 - How to Use the OLE DB Command for Workflow Customizations 4.75 - How to Create Pivot Tables Using the Pivot Transformation, Part 1 4.76 - How to Create Pivot Tables Using the Pivot Transformation, Part 2

Chapter 5: Dynamic SSIS: Variables, Expressions, and Package Configurations

5.1 - Chapter Introduction What Is Included 5.2 - Using Variables in SSIS: System Variables 5.3 - Using Variables in SSIS: User Variables and Data Types 5.4 - How to Create a Popup Message to Show Variable Values 5.5 - Getting and Setting Variables Using the Script Task with C# and Visual Basic 5.6 - Variable Scope, Namespaces and Events

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Chapter 5: Dynamic SSIS: Variables, Expressions, and Package Configurations (cont.)
5.7 - Using Variables in the Foreach Container: Looping Through Files in a Folder 5.8 - Using Variables in the Foreach Container: Looping Through Every Row in a Item Collection 5.9 - Using Variables in the Foreach Container: Looping Through Every Row in a Table/Result Set, Part 1 5.10 - Using Variables in the Foreach Container: Looping Through Every Row in a Table/Result Set, Part 2 5.11 - Execute SQL Task: Input Parameters and Parameter Mapping (OLE DB) 5.12 - Execute SQL Task: Input Parameters and Parameter Mapping (ADO.NET and ADO) 5.13 - Execute SQL Task: How to Execute Variable-based SQL Statements 5.14 - How to Combine the Foreach Loop and the Execute SQL Task 5.15 - Execute SQL Task: How to Capture Output Parameters From Stored Procedures 5.16 - Execute SQL Task: How to Capture Return Values From Stored Procedures 5.17 - Expressions in SSIS: What They Are and How to Use Them 5.18 - Expressions in SSIS: How to Use Variables and Functions in Expressions 5.19 - How to Assign the Filename of a Bulk Insert Task at Runtime Using Expressions 5.20 - How to Dynamically Create SQL Using the Script and Execute SQL Tasks 5.21 - How to Create a Folder for the Current Date and/or Time (Year, Quarter, Month, Day, etc) 5.22 - Expressions in SSIS: Data types and Type Casts 5.23 - Using Expressions in Precedence Constraints 5.24 - Understanding Package Configurations 5.25 - Looking at the Various Options Available for Package Configurations 5.26 - How to Use Environment Variables In Your Package Configurations 5.27 - How to Use SQL Server Tables to Store Your Package Configurations 5.28 - Best Practices for Managing SSIS Package Configurations Stored in SQL Server

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Chapter 6: Real World SSIS Projects and Examples
6.1 - Chapter Introduction What Is Included 6.2 - How to Loop Through All Files in a Folder and Load Into SQL Server, Part 1 6.3 - How to Loop Through All Files in a Folder and Load Into SQL Server, Part 2 6.4 - How to Loop Through All Files in a Folder and Load Into SQL Server, Part 3 6.5 - How to Loop Through All Files in a Folder and Load Into SQL Server, Part 4 6.6 - How to Loop Through All Files in a Folder and Load Into SQL Server, Part 5 6.7 - Exporting XML Data from SQL Server, Part 1 6.8 - Exporting XML Data from SQL Server, Part 2 6.9 - Perform a Bulk Load into SQL Server: What Options Are Available? 6.10 - Perform a Bulk Load into SQL Server: Optimizing Bulk Loads, Part 1 6.11 - Perform a Bulk Load into SQL Server: Optimizing Bulk Loads, Part 2 6.12 - An SSIS Package for Testing Bulk Load Options, Part 1 6.13 - An SSIS Package for Testing Bulk Load Options, Part 2 6.14 - An SSIS Package for Testing Bulk Load Options, Part 3 6.15 - How to Email an Excel File Report Using SSIS, Part 1 6.16 - How to Email an Excel File Report Using SSIS, Part 2 6.17 - Incremental Updates: Options Available for Performing Incremental Updates with SSIS, Part 1 6.18 - Incremental Updates: Options Available for Performing Incremental Updates with SSIS, Part 2 6.19 - How to Perform Incremental Loads Using the Data Flow Task and Conditional Split, Part 1 6.20 - How to Perform Incremental Loads Using the Data Flow Task and Conditional Split, Part 1 6.21 - How to Perform Incremental Loads Using the Data Flow Task and Conditional Split, Part 3 6.22 - How to Perform Incremental Loads Using the Data Flow Task and Conditional Split, Part 4 6.23 - FTP - Downloading Files to a Folder - Using Variables and Expressions to Make Dynamic 6.24 - How to Create a Reusable FTP Package that Accepts Parent Variables for FileName 6.25 - How to Export a Text File, Zip It Up, and then Upload to FTP, Part 1

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Chapter 6: Real World SSIS Projects and Examples (cont.)
6.26 - How to Export a Text File, Zip It Up, and then Upload to FTP, Part 2 6.27 - How to Populate an Analysis Services Cube, Part 1 6.28 - How to Populate an Analysis Services Cube, Part 2

Chapter 7: Scripting and Using .NET Assemblies in SSIS

7.1 - Chapter Introduction What Is Included 7.2 - What Can You Do with .NET and SSIS? 7.3 - Getting Comfortable with the Script Task, Part 1 7.4 - Getting Comfortable with the Script Task - C# Edition 7.5 - Getting Comfortable with the Script Task - Visual Basic Edition 7.6 - How to Read and Write SSIS Variables Using the Script Task - The Easy Way 7.7 - How to Read and Write SSIS Variables Using the Script Task - The Hard Way (C#) 7.8 - How to Read and Write SSIS Variables Using the Script Task - The Hard Way (VB) 7.9 - How to Add a Stopwatch/Timer to Your SSIS Packages 7.10 - How to Add a Progress Bar to Your Output 7.11 - How to Use Custom and Third Party .NET Assemblies in SSIS 2008, Part 1 7.12 - How to Use Custom and Third Party .NET Assemblies in SSIS 2008, Part 2 7.13 - How to Use Custom and Third Party .NET Assemblies in SSIS 2008, Part 3 7.14 - How to Create Great Looking Excel Reports Using SSIS: The Setup, Part 1 7.15 - How to Create Great Looking Excel Reports Using SSIS: The Setup, Part 2 7.16 - How to Create Great Looking Excel Reports Using SSIS: Installing the PIAs 7.17 - How to Create Great Looking Excel Reports Using SSIS: The Final Package 7.18 - How to Send Fancy HTML Emails 7.19 - How to Send Emails From Gmail/Yahoo/Live Email Accounts 7.20 - How to Import MP3 Files into a Database Using SSIS, Part 1

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7.21 - How to Import MP3 Files into a Database Using SSIS, Part 2 7.22 - How to Import MP3 Files into a Database Using SSIS, Part 3 7.23 - How to Export MP3 Files from a Database Using SSIS

Chapter 8: Package Execution and Scheduling

8.1 - Chapter Introduction: What Is Included 8.2 - Security and Context in SSIS 8.3 - SSIS Package Roles and Understanding Security 8.4 - How to Assign Package Roles 8.5 - Understanding How Context Works in SSIS Package Execution, Part 1 8.6 - Understanding How Context Works in SSIS Package Execution, Part 2 8.7 - Understanding How Context Works in SSIS Package Execution, Part 3 8.8 - The Different Options for Executing SSIS Packages 8.9 - How to Schedule SSIS Packages as a SQL Server Job, Part 1 8.10 - How to Schedule SSIS Packages as a SQL Server Job, Part 2 8.11 - Using Package Configurations and Setting Variables to Create Dynamic Scheduled Jobs 8.12 - Using Proxies and Credentials When Scheduling Your SSIS Package As a SQL Server Job

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Chapter 9: Migrating and Upgrading From SQL Server 2000 DTS to SSIS
9.1 - Chapter Introduction What Is Included 9.2 - Upgrading from DTS to SSIS: Running the SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Advisor, Part 1 9.3 - Upgrading from DTS to SSIS: Running the SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Advisor, Part 2 9.4 - Options for Migrating from SQL Server 2000 DTS to SSIS in SQL Server 2008, Part 1 9.5 - Options for Migrating from SQL Server 2000 DTS to SSIS in SQL Server 2008, Part 2 9.6 - Using the Package Migration Wizard to Upgrade Your DTS Packages to SSIS, Part 1 9.7 - Using the Package Migration Wizard to Upgrade Your DTS Packages to SSIS, Part 2 9.8 - Copying DTS Packages to SQL Server 2008, Part 1 9.9 - Copying DTS Packages to SQL Server 2008, Part 2

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