Implementing Logging in Packages
10-May-2010
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Run-time events
Custom messages
Log entries are a blend of status and result
messages
Log providers can write log entries to
text files, SQL Server Profiler, SQL
Server, Windows Event Log, or XML
files
Logs are associated with packages and are
configured at the package level. Each task
or container in a package can log
information to any package log. The tasks
and containers in a package can be
enabled for logging even if the package
itself is not
You can select a level of logging that suits
your needs by specifying the events to log
and the information to log for each event.
Events Description
OnError Writes a log entry when an error occurs.
OnExecStatusChanged Writes a log entry when the execution status of the executable
changes.
OnInformation Writes a log entry during the validation and execution of an
executable to report information.
OnPostExecute Writes a log entry immediately after the executable has finished
running.
OnPostValidate Writes a log entry when the validation of the executable finishes.
OnPreExecute Writes a log entry immediately before the executable runs.
OnPreValidate Writes a log entry when the validation of the executable starts.
OnProgress Writes a log entry when measurable progress is made by the
executable.
OnQueryCancel Writes a log entry at any juncture in the task processing where it is
feasible to cancel execution.
OnTaskFailed Writes a log entry when a task fails.
OnVariableValueChange Writes a log entry when the value of a variable changes.
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OnWarning Writes a log entry when a warning occurs.
PipelineComponentTimeFor each data flow component, writes a log entry for each phase of
validation and execution. The log entry specifies the processing time
for each phase.
Diagnostic Writes a log entry that provides diagnostic information.
The custom log entries are tailored to capture
useful information about a specific task in a
package.
E.g. for FTP Task:-
Events Description
FTPConnectingToServer Indicates that the task initiated a connection to the FTP server.
FTPOperation Reports the beginning of and the type of FTP operation that the task
performs.
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In Business Intelligence Development Studio, open
the Integration Services project that contains the
package you want.
On the SSIS menu, click Logging.
Select a log provider in the Provider type list, and
then click Add.
In the Configuration column, select a connection manager or click
<New connection> to create a new connection manager of the
appropriate type for the log provider. Depending on the selected
provider, use one of the following connection managers:
For Text files, use a File connection manager. For more information
For SQL Server Profiler, use a File connection manager.
For SQL Server, use an OLE DB connection manager. For more
information
For Windows Event Log, do nothing. SSIS automatically creates the
log.
For XML files, use a File connection manager.
Repeat prior steps for each log to use in the package.
Note: A package can use more than one log of each type.
Optionally, select the package-level check box, select the logs to use
for package-level logging, and then click the Details tab.
On the Details tab, select Events to log all log entries, or clear
Events to select individual events.
Optionally, click Advanced to specify which information to log.
Note: By default, all information is logged.
On the Details tab, click Save. The Save As dialog box appears.
Locate the folder in which to save the logging configuration, type a file
name for the new log configuration, and then click Save.
Click OK.
To save the updated package, click Save Selected Items on the File
menu
SELECT TOP 4 [id]
,[event]
id event
,[computer]
,[operator]
,[source]
,[sourceid]
,[executionid]
,[starttime]
1P acka
,[endtime]
,[datacode]
,[databytes]
2 O n P re
,[message]
FROM [AdventureWorksDW].[dbo].[sysdtslog90]
<dtslogs>
<dtslog>
<record>
<event>OnPreValidate</event>
<message>(null)</message>
<computer>MBINB1</computer>
<operator>MBINB1\DLundell</operator>
<source>Lesson5</source>
<sourceid>{02634DE5-FC26-4A03-8E63-
B8E6A2DE1417}</sourceid>
<executionid>{41346301-9388-4BED-8882-
E3A41834944F}</executionid>
<starttime>2/7/2006 11:59:14 PM</starttime>
<endtime>2/7/2006 11:59:14 PM</endtime>
<datacode>0</datacode>
<databytes>0x</databytes>
</record>
#Fields:
event,computer,operator,source,sourceid,executionid,starttime,endtime,datacode,data
bytes,message
User:PipelineExecutionTrees,MBINB1,MBINB1\DLundell,Extract Sample Currency Data,
{0208E748-D95A-4B2D-9112-DF67FC8EC663},{1D0AD994-198B-4FB9-9853-
A5AC2E36436E},2/6/2006 9:20:02 PM,2/6/2006 9:20:02 PM,0,0x,begin execution tree
0
output "Flat File Source Output" (2)
input "Lookup Input" (89)
output "Lookup Output" (90)
input "Lookup Input" (104)
output "Lookup Output" (105)
input "OLE DB Destination Input" (193)
output "OLE DB Destination Error Output" (194)
output "Lookup Error Output" (115)
output "Lookup Error Output" (100)
end execution tree 0
begin execution tree 1
output "Flat File Source Error Output" (3)
end execution tree 1
