SSIS 2012: The Quiet

Revolution
Presented by Bryan Cafferky
Business Intelligence Consultant

[email protected]
www.sql-fy.com
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The RI Business Microsoft Intelligence User Group

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What is the Quiet Revolution?
• Improved configurability.

• Better transparency/visibility.

• Improved deployment process.

• True database service execution.

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Architectural Details
• New Architecture Addresses Many SSIS Limitations!

• New SSIS Catalog in SQL Server managed via SSMS.

• Built-in SSRS Reports on package executions.

• Project Deployment Model: All the packages in the project

are deployed together.

• Configurable Project and Package parameters.

• Environments – containers of configurations settings.

• True database service execution.

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CONFIGURATION IMPROVEMENTS

Project Deployment Model

• All the packages in the project are deployed together.

• Packages in the project can share Parameters and

Connection Managers.

• Parameter and Configuration Values can easily be

configured in SSMS.

The Legacy Package Deployment Model is available but does

not support the above features.
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DRUM ROLL……THE SSIS CATALOG!
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SSIS CATALOG VIEWS – THE DBA’S DREAM COME TRUE
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A SIMPLE PROJECT EXAMPLE
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CREATING A PROJECT

Click on New
Project
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CREATING A PROJECT
Click on Integration
Services Project
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CREATING A PROJECT – PROJECT LEVEL CONFIGURATION

New in 2012 – Project

Parameters
And
Project Level
Connection Managers
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CREATING A PROJECT – PROJECT LEVEL CONFIGURATION

Right Mouse Click and

Select New Connection
Manager to create a
Project Level
Connection Manager
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CREATING A PROJECT – PROJECT LEVEL CONFIGURATION

Select the Connection

Type. OLEDB is the
most common, i.e. SQL
Server.
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CREATING A PROJECT – PROJECT CONNECTION MANAGER

Enter the Connection

Properties.
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Note: (project)
indicates this is a
Project Level
Connection Manager.
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CREATING A PROJECT – PROJECT CONNECTION MANAGER
Add a Data Flow.
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PARAMETERS:

• Variables that can be configured externally.

• Can be scoped to the package or project.

• Variables can get their value from a parameter.

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CREATING A PROJECT – PROJECT PARAMETER

Double Click on the

Project.parameters to
create Project
Parameters.

ct Parameters are just Project Level scoped variables but they are exposed
e Configuration Editor in SSMS and SQL Agent.
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CREATING A PROJECT – PROJECT PARAMETER

Click on the Add

Parameter Icon
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Enter Parameter Details

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CREATING A PROJECT – PACKAGE PARAMETER

With a package open,

click on the Parameters
tab so we can create
Project Parameters.
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CREATING A PROJECT – PACKAGE PARAMETER

Create a new
Parameter. You can
make it required.
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DEPLOYING A PROJECT OVERVIEW

• Loads the entire project, i.e. all packages with current

settings to the SSISDB in the Integration Services
Catalogs.

• Can be exported from the catalog as needed and

restored to a Data Tools project.

• Packages can be configured in the catalog and

executed from the catalog.

• SSISDB is a central repository for SSIS packages on a

given SQL Server instance.
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DEPLOYING A PROJECT – STEP 1

Click on Project and

then Deploy.
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DEPLOYING A PROJECT – STEP 2

The Deployment Steps

screen. Click Next.
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DEPLOYING A PROJECT – STEP 3

Enter the SQL Server

Instance where the
project should be
deployed. Click
Browse to locate the
folder.
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DEPLOYING A PROJECT – STEP 4

Select the folder or

click on New Folder to
create a one.
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DEPLOYING A PROJECT – STEP 5

Verify the settings and

click Deploy.
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DEPLOYING A PROJECT – STEP 6

The deployment
confirmation screen
shows all tasks Passed.
Click Close when
ready.
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NEW IN 2012 – THE INTEGRATION SERVICES CATALOG

Exposes Projects,
Packages and
Configurationns.
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NEW IN 2012 – THE INTEGRATION SERVICES CATALOG

Folders hold Projects

and Environments.
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NEW IN 2012 – THE INTEGRATION SERVICES CATALOG

Right Mouse Click on a

Package or Project to
get a Context Sensitive
Menu. Select
Configure.
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NEW IN 2012 – THE INTEGRATION SERVICES CATALOG -
CONFIGURATION

Enter values for Project

Parameters and
Connection Managers.
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NEW IN 2012 – THE INTEGRATION SERVICES CATALOG -
ENVIRONMENTS

SSIS Environment.

An Environment is just a set of Project Configuration Values stored

as an object in the catalog. The idea is that for each environment, Dev,
Integration, QA and Production, the configuration values will need to be
Different. SSIS Environments make this easier to manage.
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NEW IN 2012 – THE INTEGRATION SERVICES CATALOG -
ENVIRONMENTS
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ENVIRONMENTS

Enter a named and

description and click
Ok.
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ENVIRONMENTS

Right Mouse Click

and select Properties
to edit.
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ENVIRONMENTS

Enter variable names and

values. These will be
assigned to configuration
properties.
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NEW IN 2012 – CONFIGURATION

You can see the project in

the catalog.
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NEW IN 2012 – CONFIGURATION

Right mouse click on the

Project and select
Configure.
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Click on the refrences to

configure.
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Click on Add to add a

reference to an
Environment.
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Click on the environment

and Ok.
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You can see the reference

was added..
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Click on Parameters and

then the ellipsis.
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Check Use Environment

variable and select a
variable.
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Click on Connection
Managers and the ellipsis
next to ServerName.
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Check ‘Use environment

variable’ and select the
variable from the drop
down..
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Notice ServerName is now

set to the environment
variable name.
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QA
Development Production

SSIS Catalog SSIS Catalog SSIS Catalog

-Project Folder - SSISDemo Folder - SSISDemo Folder
• SSISProject1 • SSISProject1 • SSISProject1
• SSISEnv1 • SSISEnv1 • SSISEnv1
• Server=devserver • Server=qaserver • Server=prodserver

an deploy the project to each server and it automatically picks up the

guration settings for that server. Note: We are using relative references.
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After entering the server

name, click the ellipsis
next to the Package text
box.
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• Can use package/project defaults.

• Can use Environment variables.

• Can be overridden with hard coded values.

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BUILT-IN SSRS REPORTS
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NEW IN 2012 – SSRS REPORTS
When a package fails, you
need to view Reports from
the catalog to get details.
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NEW IN 2012 – SSRS REPORTS

Click on All Messages for

error details.
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What is the Quiet Revolution?
• New Architecture Addresses Many SSIS Limitations!

• New SSIS Catalog in SQL Server managed via SSMS.

• Built-in SSRS Reports on package executions.

• Project Deployment Model: All the packages in the project

are deployed together.

• Configurable Project and Package parameters.

• Environments – containers of configurations settings.

• True database service execution.

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