Microsoft published a "Creating a custom transformation component Walkthrough" published on
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1c2a7dd2-3ec3-4641-9407-a5a337bea7d3&DisplayLang=en
Does anyone know where to get the Hands-On Lab Files mentioned?
Thanks
Alex
I am writing a custom dataflow transformation component and I need to get the name of the preceeding component.
I have been trying to find a way to get a reference to the Package object, MainPipe object or IDTSPath90 object (connecting to the IDTSInput90 of my component) from my component because I think from there I can get to the information I want.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
TIA . . . Ed
I've been trying to figure this out on my own for pretty much all of today, and part of last week. I've downloaded samples, searched this forum, blogs, etc. So I figured I would post, since it's the end of the day, and I'm not much further along.
I'm working on a custom transformation component, whose main function is to use SQL encryption/decryption to encrypt/decrypt data from the input columns, into the output columns. The component needs two strings, a key name and a certificate name, as well as the connection manager it should use to connect to SQL which will do the encryption/decryption.
Here's where I'm stuck:
1) How can I provide the key/certificate names via properties? What I'm expecting/looking for is a way to add these two properties at the component-level, which would show up under the "Custom Properties" section of the properties pane (currently, this only has one property, "UserComponentTypeName"). These key/certificate values will be used for all input columns.
2) How do I access the connection managers from within the component? What is the best way to go about using a connection manager from within my component to connect to SQL and perform the encryption/decryption? In a custom task, this was fairly simple, but it seems that same concept won't work on a transformation component.
3) Is there a better way to go about accomplishing this (column encryption via SQL from within SSIS)? Am I going about this all wrong?
As I said, I've searched for direction, but there seems to be next to nothing in the regards of a good reference for creating custom transformation components. I've looked at two MS samples, but can't seem to make any sense out of them.
Thanks in advance.
Jerad
Hi all,
Is there any tutorial to learn how custom transformation component works? maybe a blog, pdf or something...
Specifically, i need to learn how to generate an output column composed from 3 input columns. The problem is i dont know how to set the column value... anyone have some sample code?
Thanks!
Does anyone have any examples of programmatically creating a Transformation Script Component (or Source/Destination) in the dataflow? I have been able to create other Transforms for the dataflow like Derived Column, Sort, etc. but for some reason the Script Component doesn't seem to work the same way.
I have done it as below trying many ways to get the componentClassId including the AssemblyQualifiedname & the GUID as well. No matter, what I do, when it hits the ProvideComponentProperties, it get Exception from HRESULT: 0xC0048021
IDTSComponentMetaData90 scriptPropType = dataFlow.ComponentMetaDataCollection.New();
scriptPropType.Name = "Transform Property Type";
scriptPropType.ComponentClassID = "DTSTransform.ScriptComponent";
// have also tried scriptPropType.ComponentClassID =typeof(Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Pipeline.ScriptComponent).AssemblyQualifiedName;
scriptPropType.Description = "Transform Property Type";
CManagedComponentWrapper instance2 = scriptPropType.Instantiate();
instance2.ProvideComponentProperties();
Any help or examples would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
I would like my transformation to automatically create an output column for each input column. Any tips? I can't seem to determine which event to listen to or method to override.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI would like to write a custom data source component for SSIS. I was wondering if there are any tutorials / examples for this that are available.
Thanks
Hi,
I am creating a custom transformation component, and a custom user interface for that component.
In
my custom UI, I want to show the custom properties, and allow users to
edit these properties similar to how the advanced editor shows the
properties.
I know in my UI I need to create a "Property Grid".
In
the properties of this grid, I can select the object I want to display
data for, however, the only objects that appear are the objects that I
have already created within this UI, and not the actual component
object with the custom properties.
How do I go about getting the properties for my transformation component listed in this property grid?
I am writing in C#.
Hi all
I'm into a project which uses a lot of views for joining 2 or more tables. Using the MERGE component in SSIS will be a huge effort coz it only has 2 inputs and I gotta SORT the input too.
Isnt it possible to have a VIEW like component that joins more than 2 tables and DOESNT need sorting??
(I've thought about creating views in database engine but it breaks my data floe in SSIS and is'nt a practical solution)
Hi,
I've created a Custom Data Flow Component and added some Custom Properties.
I want the user to set the contents using an expression. I did some research and come up with the folowing:
Code Snippet
IDTSCustomProperty90 SourceTableProperty = ComponentMetaData.CustomPropertyCollection.New();
SourceTableProperty.ExpressionType = DTSCustomPropertyExpressionType.CPET_NOTIFY;
SourceTableProperty.Name = "SourceTable";
But it doesn't work, if I enter @[System:ackageName] in the field. It comes out "@[System:ackageName]" instead of the actual package name.
I'm also unable to find how I can tell the designer to show the Expression editor. I would like to see the elipses (...) next to my field.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you
Hi,
I'm trying to enable Expression for a custom property in my custom data flow component.
Here is the code I wrote to declare the custom property:
public override void ProvideComponentProperties()
{
ComponentMetaData.RuntimeConnectionCollection.RemoveAll();
RemoveAllInputsOutputsAndCustomProperties();
IDTSCustomProperty90 prop = ComponentMetaData.CustomPropertyCollection.New();
prop.Name = "MyProperty";
prop.Description = "My property description";
prop.Value = string.Empty;
prop.ExpressionType = DTSCustomPropertyExpressionType.CPET_NOTIFY;
...
}
In design mode, I can assign an expression to my custom property, but it get evaluated in design mode and not in runtime
Here is my expression (a file name based on a date contained in a user variable):
"DB" + (DT_WSTR, 4)YEAR( @[User::varCurrentDate] ) + RIGHT( "0" + (DT_WSTR, 2)MONTH( @[User::varCurrentDate] ), 2 ) + "\" + (DT_WSTR, 4)YEAR( @[User::varCurrentDate] ) + RIGHT( "0" + (DT_WSTR, 2)MONTH( @[User::varCurrentDate] ), 2 ) + ".VER"
@[User::varCurrentDate] is a DateTime variable and is assign to 0 at design time
So the expression is evaluated as: "DB189912189912.VER".
My package contains 2 data flow.
At runtime,
The first one is responsible to set a valid date in @[User::varCurrentDate] variable. (the date is 2007-01-15)
The second one contains my custom data flow component with my custom property that was set to an expression at design time
When my component get executed, my custom property value is still "DB189912189912.VER" and I expected "DB200701200701.VER"
Any idea ?
1) We are writing a custome Source component for Oracle with OCI calls, Could some one please let me know how to Enable Error Handling for the Same,
2) Is it possible to write Custome Error Handeling Component for SSIS? if yes could you please help me on how to write it.
Thanks in advance.
What I want to accomplish is that at design time the designer can enter a value for some custom property on my custom task and that this value is accessed at executing time.
View 10 Replies View RelatedHi,
I'm on writing a custom data flow component (transformation). For this I need access to an external datasource. As best practice, it seems that you should use a connectionmanager in the package.
But I don't really know how to access them.
I've overwritten the AquireConnections() to lookup in the RuntimeConnectionCollection for the connection managers. But It seems it doesnt get called. If I call it my own, for example in validate (just for debugging purposes) the collection is empty, although there are two connectionmanagers in the package.
What am I doing wrong or has someone a code snippet for me.
Thanks T.
Hi all,
I am missing something simple. I have added a new Transformation Script, put in my code to read the input rows, defined my outputs. I have tried to change the SynchonousInputId to 0, but I only get the option of None or input "Input 0" (91). What have I missed?
i am developing one custom transfer component, where i am building one custom object and want the same to be transfered from ComponentUI to component.I explored in this issue and came to know that we can make use of SaveToXML and LoadXML methods of IDTSPersist90 interface. The problem is i could not able to make use of this interface.If any body faced same issue and got the solution, let me know the same.
Thanks in advance
Karun
Hello,
Using the following documentation as a guide:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/zh-cn/library/aa337080.aspx
I instantiated a new script component into an existing Data Flow in my SSIS project.
In the Script Transformation Editor, under the Connection Managers section, I associated the name dbConnManager to an already existing Connection Manager in the project.
My Connection Manager is of the type oOLEDB.
I then opened up the script designer and added the following lines of code where it said "Add your code here"
Dim myConnManager As IDTSConnectionManager90 = _
Me.Connections.ECFconnection
Dim dbConn As OleDb.OleDbConnection = _
CType(myConnManager.AcquireConnection(Nothing), OleDb.OleDbConnection)
When I test run the project I get the following error and the new script component is red:
Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to class type 'System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection'. Instances of types that represent COM components cannot be cast to types that do not represent COM components; however they can be cast to interfaces as long as the underlying COM component supports QueryInterface calls for the IID of the interface.
I know the database connection works since I am using it in a component that executes before this new script component.
I am stuck...Any suggestions?
How could I remark my script component, It is isolated, I just wanna check something without losing the long script written inside.
Thanks,
Fahad
Hi,
I have 56 fields coming into the input of an script component, The need for script component was to just to check if one of those 56 columns has a valid date or not, If valid it will parse and put in an output date column, if not, it will put in NULL.
The 55 fields should be passed on. I dont really wanna write code and define output columns. How do I do this ?
Any input in this would be appreciated.
Thanks,
I've created a custom data flow tranformation and it isn't showing up in the Tool Box Items to be added under the Data Flow Items tab (right click on tool box, 'Choose Items...', then clicked Data Flow Items).
I have done the following:
signed the assembly,
added to GAC,
copied the dll to C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server90DTSPipelineComponents.
It worked previously when I was just starting out, however now I cannot see it. What would cause it to not show up? Everything compiles fine. How would I determine how to fix it so that it shows up?
Hi,
I'm creating a custom data flow transformation in c#.
I would like to use expressions within this component in the same way as in the derived column component: specifying the expression as a custom property of an output column, then evaluating this expression for each row of the buffer and using this evaluated expression to populate my output column values.
So I've added an custom expression on my output column, and set its expression type to CPET_NOTIFY
IDTSCustomProperty90 exp = col.CustomPropertyCollection.New();
exp.Name = "Expression";
exp.ExpressionType = DTSCustomPropertyExpressionType.CPET_NOTIFY;
But in the ProcessInput method I don't manage to get the evaluated expressions, when I use exp.Value I get my expression definition and not its evaluation.
Is there a way to get these evaluated expressions ?
Thanks,
Stéphane
Hello Helpers,
I need to know how to use my private function - created as a scalar-valued-function in SQL Server 2005 - in script component (here a transformation is used) in a data flow task to transform a two-digit-month into a tree-sign-month:
Example: '01' should be transformed into 'Jan'
Many thanks for alle your commitment and help!
Ulrike
Hi,
I've created my own custom data flow transformation task (using C#) that
will parse a fullname and output the various name parts. In the
ProvideComponentProperties method, I create 5 output columns (prefix, first, middle,
last, and suffix). In the ProcessInput method, I parse the input and add the
name parts to the buffer. The bad thing is that I€™m making an assumption on
the position of the Full Name input column within the buffer.
I would like the €œuser€? to be able to map their "full name" input column to a known Full Name column so I don€™t have to make any assumptions. This is the first
SSIS task I€™ve tried to create and I haven€™t been able to find very many
examples online.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Thank you,
Marshall
I created a custom transform that has a custom interface and is a wizard that uses a web service. It creates custom properties and output columns on the fly. I set the dialog result to Ok and close at the end of the steps. The transform then has the custom fields and output columns I created in the wizard. I've verified this by right clicking on the transform and going to the advanced editor. If I then immediately run the package, the custom fields don't exist in the CustomPropertiesCollection. If I close the package and reopen it, the properties now are gone. If I then go through the wizard again, thus recreating the properties, they stay and don't disappear. The quickest way to get a working transform is to add it to my data flow then save, close and reopen the package and then go through the wizard. Just saving after I add the transform does not help.
Does anyone know what might be causing this very strange problem?
Hi
I am writing a custom transformation component that utilises a user variable.
Before using the variable at run time I am checking that the variable exists, but it would be nice to be able to add it if it does not. I cannot find any documentation on the subject, though I can see that the Variables class is derived from a ReadOnlyCollectionBase.
Is there a way to add a user variable with package scope from a custom component, either at run time or design time?
Thanks . . . Ed
I've run into this a second time now. I'm hoping for some resolution AND guidance for proper build, save, etc. protocols in BIDS.
I've coded a custom component, included post-build procedures to add it to the GAC, selected it from the "Choose Items..." menu, and successfully added to a data flow. I've then been able to succesfully debug it.
This was all Friday afternoon. I shut down my BIDS session(s) and called it a week. This morning when I open BIDS, I get the following error when I attempt to add it to a data flow task:
TITLE: Microsoft Visual Studio------------------------------The component could not be added to the Data Flow task.Could not initialize the component. There is a potential problem in the ProvideComponentProperties method.------------------------------ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:Error at Data Flow Task [DTS.Pipeline]: Component "component "" (16)" could not be created and returned error code 0x80131600. Make sure that the component is registered correctly.------------------------------Exception from HRESULT: 0xC0048021 (Microsoft.SqlServer.DTSPipelineWrap)------------------------------BUTTONS:OK------------------------------
What would explain this? I'm new to VS/BIDS. Am I improperly shutting down my BIDS sessions? Is a save required for my code? Does "Build <component>" not automatically save?
Also, when I re-build a component after making a change to it, what do I need to do in my package's Data Flow task? Delete the current component, re-add it, and configure it again? I'm sure there are certain things that require one type of re-initialization vs. others (i.e., making a change to the Design Time code vs. making a change to code within the ProcessInput method.)
What can I do to properly register this now? I'm dead in the water and have no idea what to do. Any help's appreciated.
Hi
I developed a €œdata flow source€? in my computer and it is ready!
It works in my computer, but how do I deploy this component in to the server? I have any programming environment on it.
Any Idea?
I've built a simple custom data flow transformation component following the Hands On Lab (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1C2A7DD2-3EC3-4641-9407-A5A337BEA7D3&displaylang=en) and the Books Online (ms-help://MS.MSDNQTR.v80.en/MS.MSDN.v80/MS.SQL.v2005.en/dtsref9/html/adc70cc5-f79c-4bb6-8387-f0f2cdfaad11.htm and ms-help://MS.MSDNQTR.v80.en/MS.MSDN.v80/MS.SQL.v2005.en/dtsref9/html/b694d21f-9919-402d-9192-666c6449b0b7.htm).
All it is supposed to do is create an output column and set its value to the result of calling a web service method (the transformation is synchronous). Everything seems fine, but when I run the data flow task that contains it, it doesn't generate any output. The Visual Studio debugger displays it as yellow, with 1,385 rows going into it, but the data viewer attached to its output is empty. The output metadata looks just like I expect: all of my input columns plus the new column, correctly typed. No validation or run-time warnings or errors are reported.
I'll include the entire C# file below, which only overrrides the ProvideComponentProperties, Validate, PreExecute, ProcessInput, and PostExecute methods of the parent PipelineComponent class.
Since this is effectively a specialization of the DerivedColumn transformation, could I inherit from the class that implements the DC component instead of PipelineComponent? How do I even find out what that class is?
Thanks! Here's the code:
using System;
// using System.Collections.Generic;
// using System.Text;
using Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Pipeline;
using Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Pipeline.Wrapper;
using Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Wrapper;
namespace CustomComponents
{
[DtsPipelineComponent(DisplayName = "GID", ComponentType = ComponentType.Transform)]
public class GidComponent : PipelineComponent
{
///
/// Column indexes for faster processing.
///
private int[] inputColumnBufferIndex;
private int outputColumnBufferIndex;
///
/// The GID web service.
///
private GID.WS_PDF.PDFProcessService gidService = null;
///
/// Called to initialize/reset the component.
///
public override void ProvideComponentProperties()
{
base.ProvideComponentProperties();
// Remove any existing metadata:
base.RemoveAllInputsOutputsAndCustomProperties();
// Create the input and the output:
IDTSInput90 input = this.ComponentMetaData.InputCollection.New();
input.Name = "Input";
IDTSOutput90 output = this.ComponentMetaData.OutputCollection.New();
output.Name = "Output";
// The output is synchronous with the input:
output.SynchronousInputID = input.ID;
// Create the GID output column (16-character Unicode string):
IDTSOutputColumn90 outputColumn = output.OutputColumnCollection.New();
outputColumn.Name = "GID";
outputColumn.SetDataTypeProperties(Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Wrapper.DataType.DT_WSTR, 16, 0, 0, 0);
}
///
/// Only 1 input and 1 output with 1 column is supported.
///
///
public override DTSValidationStatus Validate()
{
bool cancel = false;
DTSValidationStatus status = base.Validate();
if (status == DTSValidationStatus.VS_ISVALID)
{
// The input and output are created above and should be exactly as specified
// (unless someone manually edited the persisted XML):
if (ComponentMetaData.InputCollection.Count != 1)
{
this.ComponentMetaData.FireError(0, ComponentMetaData.Name,
"Invalid metadata: component accepts 1 Input.",
string.Empty, 0, out cancel);
status = DTSValidationStatus.VS_ISCORRUPT;
}
else if (ComponentMetaData.OutputCollection.Count != 1)
{
this.ComponentMetaData.FireError(0, ComponentMetaData.Name,
"Invalid metadata: component provides 1 Output.",
string.Empty, 0, out cancel);
status = DTSValidationStatus.VS_ISCORRUPT;
}
else if (ComponentMetaData.OutputCollection[0].OutputColumnCollection.Count != 1)
{
this.ComponentMetaData.FireError(0, ComponentMetaData.Name,
"Invalid metadata: component Output must be 1 column.",
string.Empty, 0, out cancel);
status = DTSValidationStatus.VS_ISCORRUPT;
}
// And the output column should be a Unicode string:
else if ((ComponentMetaData.OutputCollection[0].OutputColumnCollection[0].DataType != DataType.DT_WSTR) ||
(ComponentMetaData.OutputCollection[0].OutputColumnCollection[0].Length != 16))
{
ComponentMetaData.FireError(0, ComponentMetaData.Name,
"Invalid metadata: component Output column data type must be (DT_WSTR, 16).",
string.Empty, 0, out cancel);
status = DTSValidationStatus.VS_ISBROKEN;
}
}
return status;
}
///
/// Called before executing, to cache the buffer column indexes.
///
public override void PreExecute()
{
base.PreExecute();
// Get the index of each input column in the buffer:
IDTSInput90 input = ComponentMetaData.InputCollection[0];
inputColumnBufferIndex = new int[input.InputColumnCollection.Count];
for (int col = 0; col < input.InputColumnCollection.Count; col++)
{
inputColumnBufferIndex[col] = BufferManager.FindColumnByLineageID(input.Buffer, input.InputColumnCollection[col].LineageID);
}
// Get the index of the output column in the buffer:
IDTSOutput90 output = ComponentMetaData.OutputCollection[0];
outputColumnBufferIndex = BufferManager.FindColumnByLineageID(input.Buffer, output.OutputColumnCollection[0].LineageID);
// Get the GID web service:
gidService = new GID.WS_PDF.PDFProcessService();
}
///
/// Called to process the buffer:
/// Get a new GID and save it in the output column.
///
///
///
public override void ProcessInput(int inputID, PipelineBuffer buffer)
{
if (! buffer.EndOfRowset)
{
try
{
while (buffer.NextRow())
{
// Set the output column value to a new GID:
buffer.SetString(outputColumnBufferIndex, gidService.getGID());
}
}
catch (System.Exception ex)
{
bool cancel = false;
ComponentMetaData.FireError(0, ComponentMetaData.Name, ex.Message, string.Empty, 0, out cancel);
throw new Exception("Could not process input buffer.");
}
}
}
///
/// Called after executing, to clean up.
///
public override void PostExecute()
{
base.PostExecute();
// Resign from the GID service:
gidService = null;
}
}
}
Hi,
I was trying the SSIS programming samples,that comes with installation of SQL Server 2005, I want to load the ChangeCase DLL in the toolbox.
The readMe file gives the direction. It does not work. It says you will see component in once you see DataFlow Task button( clicking Choose Items in the tools box).
I cannot load the custom component to the toolbox, Can I get some help.
Thank you,
Hi
in the acquireconnection method Using the below statment I can get a connection Object
oledbConnection = cmado.AcquireConnection(transaction) as OleDbConnection;
from the connection object I can get the connectionstring from the object by calling
oledbConnection.connectionstring() property which will have all the details like DataBase, UserName & other Inofrmation but there is no password Info.
How to get the password Information, I need that information since I will use that info to make OCI calls to fetch the data from the Oracle database in m,y custome source component.
any help is much appriciated
thanks in advance.
Hi,I have developed a custom source component to get data from a generic odbc connection with some special caracteristics.
The component works fine by getting and mapping the output fields etc...
The only two problems existing are that when i run the task it says that the data flow has no components inside... how is this possible since i have my source mapped to a flat file inside that data flow?
This is the error:
SSIS package "BVEIT000D.dtsx" starting.
Warning: 0x80047034 at BVEIT000D_<EMPRESA> TXT, DTS.Pipeline: The DataFlow task has no components. Add components or remove the task.
Information: 0x4004300C at BVEIT000D_<EMPRESA> TXT, DTS.Pipeline: Execute phase is beginning.
SSIS package "BVEIT000D.dtsx" finished: Success.
The other problem is that if i want to <ignore> a certain source column the component already shows me an error saying that the no column with ID 0 was found...
Any one with experience in creating custom components?
Regards,
Hi huys,
can you tell me how you create a MSI file for your custom component.
basically i've created a SSIS custom component, and i want to distiribute among a few people, i guess instead of providing step by step instructions it would be easy if they just clicked on packaged msi file.
i've seen many people putting their custom components on the web as MSI, how do you do it?
cheers
Does anyone know how to get destination coulmns to show up in the advanced editor for a custom component? I have a custom flat file destination component that builds the output based on a specific layout. It works as long as the upstream column names match my output names. What I want is to allow non-matching columns to be mapped by the user as they can in a stock flat file destination. The closest that I have been able to come is to get the "column mappings" tab to show up and populate the "Available Input Columns" by setting ExternalmetadataColumnCollection.IsUsed to true on the input. The problem is that the "Available destination columns" box is always empty. I have tried the IsUsed property on the output and pretty much every other property that I could find. On the Input and Output properties all of my columns show up under the output as both External and Output columns. Is there a separate collection for "destination" columns that I can't find? It's getting a little frustrating, is this something that can be done or do I have to write a custom UI to make it happen?
Thanks!
Harry