Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server
2008 Integration Services
Course 6235A: Three days;
Instructor-Led
Introduction
Elements
of this syllabus are subject to change.
This
three-day instructor-led course teaches students how to implement an
Integration Services solution in an organization. The course discusses how to
develop, deploy, and manage Integration Services packages.
This
course is intended for information technology (IT) professionals and developers
who need to implement data transfer or extract, transform, and load (ETL)
solutions by using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Integration Services.
At
Course Completion
After
completing this course, students will be able to:
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Describe SQL Server Integration Services and its tools. |
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Create an Integration Services package. |
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Implement control flow in an Integration Services package. |
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Implement data flow in an Integration Services package. |
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Implement logging in an Integration Services package. |
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Debug and implement error handling in an Integration
Services package. |
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Implement checkpoints and transactions in an Integration
Services package. |
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Deploy an Integration Services package. |
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Manage and secure an Integration Services package. |
Before
attending this course, students must have:
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Exposure to enterprise data import and export scenarios. |
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Experience navigating the Microsoft Windows Server
environment. |
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Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, including: |
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SQL Server Agent. |
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SQL Server query language (SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT, and
DELETE). |
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SQL Server System tables. |
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SQL Server accounts (users and permissions). |
Module
1: Introduction to SQL Server 2008 Integration Services
The
students will be introduced to the role that Integration Services plays in
extracting, transforming, and loading data. The students will also be
introduced to the tools that are used to build and manage Integration Services
solutions.
Lessons
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Lesson 1: Overview of SQL Server Integration Services |
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Lesson 2: Using Integration Services Tools |
Lab:
Introduction to SQL Server Integration Services
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Exercise 1: (Level 200) Using the Import and Export Wizard |
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Exercise 2: (Level 200) Running an Integration Services
Package |
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
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Describe Integration Services solutions |
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Use Integration Services tools |
Module
2: Developing Integration Services Solutions
The
students will be introduced to the development tasks that are involved in
creating an Integration Services package.
Lessons
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Lesson 1: Creating an Integration Services Solution |
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Lesson 2: Using Variables |
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Lesson 3: Building and Running a Solution |
Lab:
Developing Integration Services Solutions
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Exercise 1 (Level 200): Creating an Integration Services Project |
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Exercise 2 (Level 200): Implementing a Package |
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Exercise 3: (Level 200) Building and Running an
Integration Services package |
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
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Create a SQL Server Integration Services solution. |
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Use variables. |
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Build and run a solution. |
Module
3: Implementing Control Flow
The
students will be introduced to the tasks and precedence constraints that can be
used to implement control flow in an Integration Services package.
Lessons
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Lesson 1: Control Flow Tasks |
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Lesson 2: Control Flow Precedent Constraints |
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Lesson 3: Control Flow Containers |
Lab:
Implementing Control Flow
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Exercise 1: (Level 200) Creating a Simple Control Flow |
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Exercise 2: (Level 200) Configuring Precedence Constraints |
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Exercise 3: (Level 200) Using Containers |
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
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Configure control flow tasks. |
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Configure control flow precedence constraints. |
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Configure control flow containers. |
Module
4: Implementing Data Flow
The
students will be introduced to the data flow sources, transformations, and
destinations that can be used to implement a data flow task in an Integration
Services control flow. It also explains how to use data flow paths to direct
valid and invalid rows through the data flow.
Lessons
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Lesson 1: Data Flow Sources and Destinations |
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Lesson 2: Basic Data Flow Transformations |
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Lesson 3: Advanced Data Flow Transformations |
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Lesson 4: Data Flow Paths |
Lab:
Implementing Data Flow
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Exercise 1: (Level 200) Transferring Data |
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Exercise 2: (Level 200) Implementing Transformations |
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Exercise 3: (Level 200) Using Data Viewers |
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Exercise 4: (Level 200) Configuring Error Output |
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
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Implement data flow sources and destinations. |
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Implement basic data flow transformations. |
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Implement advanced data flow transformations. |
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Implement data flow paths. |
Module
5: Implementing Logging
The
students will be introduced to how to use logging in an Integration Services
package, and explained how to configure and use logging providers to generate
information about a package’s execution.
Lessons
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Lesson 1: Overview of Integration Services Logging |
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Lesson 2: Enabling and Configuring Logging |
Lab:
Implementing Logging
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Exercise 1: (Level 200) Configuring Logging |
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Exercise 2: (Level 200) Implementing Custom Logging |
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
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Describe Integration Services logging. |
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Implement Integration Services logging. |
Module
6: Debugging and Error Handling
The
students will be introduced to how to debug Integration Services packages by
using the debugging tools in Business Intelligence Development Studio. It then
explains how to implement error-handling logic in an Integration Services package.
Lessons
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Lesson 1: Debugging a Package |
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Lesson 2: Implementing Error Handling |
Lab:
Debugging and Error Handling
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Exercise 1: (Level 300) Debugging a Package |
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Exercise 2: (Level 300) Implementing Error Handling |
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Exercise 3: (Level 300) Controlling Failure Behavior |
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
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Debug an SSIS package. |
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Implement error handling. |
Module
7: Implementing Checkpoints and Transactions
The
students will be introduced to what checkpoints are and how to implement them.
It then discusses transactions, and describes how to implement transactional
data access logic in an Integration Services package.
Lessons
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Lesson 1: Implementing Checkpoints |
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Lesson 2: Implementing Transactions |
Lab:
Implementing Checkpoints and Transactions
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Exercise 1: (Level 200) Implementing Checkpoints in a
Package |
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Exercise 2: (Level 300) Implementing Transactions in a
Package |
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Exercise 3: (Level 300) Implementing a Native Transaction |
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
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Implement checkpoints. |
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Implement transactions. |
Module
8: Configuring and Deploying Packages
The
students will be introduced to how to create Package Configurations and how to
deploy Integration Services packages to production servers.
Lessons
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Lesson 1: Package Configurations |
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Lesson 2: Deploying Packages |
Lab:
Configuring and Deploying Packages
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Exercise 1: (Level 200) Creating a Package Configuration |
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Exercise 2: (Level 200) Preparing a Package for Deployment |
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Exercise 3: (Level 200) Deploying a Package |
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
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Implement package configurations. |
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Deploy packages. |
Module
9: Managing and Securing Packages
The
students will be introduced to the management tasks that relate to Integration
Services packages and explained how to perform those tasks by using the
Integration Services management tools. It also describes how to secure
Integration Services packages.
Lessons
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Lesson 1: Managing Packages |
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Lesson 2: Securing Packages |
Lab:
Managing and Securing Packages
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Exercise 1: (Level 200) Importing a Package |
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Exercise 2: (Level 200) Configuring and Monitoring a
Package |
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Exercise 3: (Level 200) Scheduling a Package |
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Exercise 4: (Level 200) Securing a Package |
After
completing this module, students will be able to:
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Manage packages. |
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Secure packages. |
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