Data Migration Overview Help
Jun 6, 2007
Hello,
This is my first project with SSIS and I'm having some problems migrating our current data import to it. Generally: right now we're pulling hourly data (which has a timestamp on it) in from a customer's db(which can't be modified, and is big and growing quickly) into our db. To do this we have been using a field to keep track of the last data download time (in our db) and then using that then when querying the customer's db to reduce the number of rows returned.
Will a similar system work in SSIS? I'm having trouble pulling the last download date out of the "target" database and using it in the query on the customer's db. Any advice on what I should be looking into to do this and am I headed in the right direction or just not thinking about this in a SSIS way?
How powerful/common are variables in SSIS and should I be trying to use them here?
Thanks,
Jeff
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I have a test today with an employer who is testing me on MS Access, MS Excel, and MS SQL.
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I have 2 Tables
Table 1 has
Id
Type
Table 2 has
Id
Type
PartNumber
I need to migrate data from Table 1 to Table 2 based on Type.
Type can be 1 or 2.
Example of Source.
Table 1 has
Id Type
1 1
2 1
3 1
3 2
Table 2 should have 2 records for each Id and based on the Type have different Part Numbers. Part numbers will be the same if in the Source table I had just one record with type 1 and if I had 2 records with type 1 and 2 - Part number will be different.
Example of Destination.
Id Type PartNumber
1 1 10
1 2 10
2 1 11
2 2 11
3 1 12
3 2 13
================================
As you see above
1. I need to duplicate records which had just one type in the Source table.
1 1 10
1 2 10
I will have 2 (1 and 2) types now, but everything else the same for the same id.
In my case I will have Part Numbers as guid. I would create them on my own. They will be the same here.
2. I need to have 2 records as it was before in Source table for id's with 2 types, but with different Part Numbers.
3 1 12
3 2 13
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How do I create 2 records for each Id and certain rules for them? How do I find if there is one or there are two records in Source and how do I apply my rules in looping through records? What control in SSIS tool can I use?
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TABLE name - rig
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The rig table also exists on the WEB dbase. However, the Kaila data
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I need to perform this migration w/ a TRANSACT-SQL stored procedure.
Thanks Very Much IN Advance,
Dave
gunnardl@yahoo.om
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USE [COONEW]
GO
/****** Object: StoredProcedure [dbo].[GetScheduledData] Script Date: 14/02/2014 10:35:29 AM ******/
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[GetScheduledData]
[Code] ....
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All the update attempts I've made so far only update 200 rows within Table B.
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