SSIS Deployment Utility - Package Configurations Doesnt Show Up??
Jan 24, 2007
Hi:
After moving my deployment folder to the Target Server, I run the Installation Wizard. As I move next, I am missing the window which is supposed to allow me to set package config values as stated in MSDN:
"If the package includes configurations, you can edit updatable configurations by updating values in the Value list on the Configure Packages page."
Source: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms141802.aspx
Does anyone know why I am not seeing it? In my deployment bundle which I have moved over has currently 3 files:
1) SSIS Deployment Manifest
2) SSIS Package
3) SSIS Config File
Again, I double click on SSIS Deployment Manifest, and it starts fine. I go thru the steps for File System Deployment, and then it prompts for installation folder path. After that, it takes me directly to validation. Why is it not showing me the Configure Packages Page as described in the MSDN Documentation. Please advise. Thanks.
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Nov 19, 2007
When I create a deployment utility I...
- set AllowConfigurationChanges to True.
- set CreateDeploymentUtility to True
- DeploymentOutputPath is set to binDeployment
- I click 'Build' and it creates the binDeployment directory and writes all my DTSX files and my dtsConfig file
But it doesn't create a manifest file. Why not?
Thanks
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Apr 9, 2007
Hello,
I have two SSIS packages in the same project with, for each one, a (XML) configuration file.
I have created a Deployment Utility file (.SSISDeploymentManifest).
My problem is that, when I execute that utility file, I can't deploy more than one configuration file, the UI only ask for one.
Is anyone can help me ?
Thanks a lot.
Alexis
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Jul 9, 2007
In reference to the question raised in this thread
http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1460591&SiteID=1
Since I'm not able to create a deployment utility, when a config file is shared among multiple packages and also I cannot get the permission from Sys Admins to use Env. Variables I'm struck.
Now I'm thinking of importing the package to Sql Server from the file system. Is there any caveats in this approach? especially regarding the config files?
[edit]
Also, do I need any special permissions to view the Integeration Services node in Management Studio? We are using Integerated Authentication, neither do I'm able to run sp_start_job sp in the msdb database.
[/edit]
Thanks
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Jan 22, 2007
Hi,
We are trying to create a deployment utility for a solution. The issue we are facing is, we are using a single package configuration file and when we try to build the solution to create the deployment utility, the build process fails saying that the package configuration file already exists. THe reason for this is while trying to build, the utility copies the configation fiel for the packages, it copies for one, but for the second onward, when it tries to copies, it fails saying the file already exists.
Any idea how to overcome this, or else any suggestions how to perform the similar steps to create a deployment utility for a solution in which the packages share a single package configuration file.
Any suggestion would be really appreciated.
Thanks in Advance,
Manish Singh
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Dec 28, 2007
Hi All,
I have created a solution which contains only 2 packages say Package1.dtsx and Pakage2.dtsx. I want to create a deployment utility to deploy onto other developers machince. I changed the project properties "CreateDeploymentUtility" to TRUE. When I do the build it is not creating the files in "Deployment" folder. It is saying Rebuild All Failed but the error is not showing.
For more information the 2 packages have 4 indirect configurations from environment variables which are storing the actual config file path.
Am I missing something here?
Thanks.
Venkat.
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Dec 13, 2007
I have a problem where in I am trying to set up the package in a new environment.
I just need to change the server to which the data flow task will be populating.
I know we have xml configuration file. Is there any way i can read the files from .NET code and change the server name.
Thanks
Sai
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Jun 20, 2007
I have a package that executes several other packages. I have an XML packageconfiguration file to set the servername for the parent package, do I need to just add that packageconfiguration to the parent package and the servername in the XML file will be used until all the packages executed from the parent package are executed or do I need to add that configuration file to each lower level package?
Thanks for any help.
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May 6, 2008
I am using package configurations to hold an email address. I can happily change the email adress when teh config is in an XML file, but when I choose SQL Server to store the package configurations I can change the email address but the changes are not picked up despite coming out of dev studio and back in again - it picks up the default set on the variables tab.
It simply refuses to pick up the email address from the SQL table, but happily creates the dbo.[SSIS Configurations] table with correct entries in the wizard 1st time round.
Any ideas what I am doing wrong ?
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Mar 31, 2006
I am having the same problems as those in another post. SSIS package works fine when executed in BIDS and through execute package utility but it doesnt work when executed as a step in a job.
The other problem is that the logging also doesnt work when i try executing it as a job. So I have no clue about what to do without knowing what error it is. When I run the job it simply says the step has failed.
I have tried most of the solutions posted in other websites most of them to do with using proxies with credentials but havent hit a solution. I would love to get any input on what to do.
Thanks
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Sep 18, 2007
Hello everyone,
I am working on a SSIS project and I am facing an issue for getting the configuration settings of the package, once it is deployed and executed from SQL Server agent.
The package uses two configuration types: (listed bellow in the order they are appeared in the configuration editor)
Config1 - Xml configuration file - for storing the database connection string.
Config2 - SQL Server - for storing some user defined variables. It uses the same database as specified in Config1.
Everything works fine and the package uses the database configuration values as defined in Config2, if I execute it from Visual Studio,
However, the package doesn€™t get the configuration settings from the database when I try to execute it as a SQL Agent job.
There aren€™t any errors and the package executes all tasks successfully, using the connection object Config1 (the same we use to get the config parameters from the database) and the default values of the user defined variables.
It works ok, if I change Config2 to be of type XML configuration file.
There could be two problems:
1. SQL server agent doesn€™t read the configuration from the database and I am not quite sure how to set this. In Agent/ Job step properties screen/ Configurations tab I can only browse for a config file. I can also use the command window and /CONFIGFILE option to specify xml file, but how to use it in a case of a database configuration? Is there a /CONFIGDATABSE option or /CONFIGFILE works with database connection as well. I tried with /CONFIGFILE and database connection, but it doesn€™t seem to work.
2. SQL server agent doesn€™t get the configurations in the specified order. In my case,
it could try to read Config2 first, but at that moment it doesn€™t have the database connection from Config1 and it fails. Again, I am not sure how to set the sequence.
Thanks in advance for your comments.IT
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Jan 26, 2006
I have two SSIS projects each with different packages. I have setup the packages with configurations stored in a SQL Server table in MSDB. When I create the configuration on the second project it overwrites all of the first projects configurations. Is there a way to to get two different project configurations stored in the same SQL Server table? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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May 8, 2008
I'm learning SSIS, and just started to use SSIS Package Configurations. I want to be able to switch between a dev and prod instance of our database.
I did not specify the password in the Configuration file (XML), figuring it would get it from the package itself. (That will be the same between dev and prod). But once I set up to use the Configuration, I started to get a "Login failed..." message. I added the password to the configuration, and it's the same. I quit using the configuration file at all, and then it works again.
This may be related, but when I show the properties on my connection, it shows stars for the password. When I go to the editor, the password field is blank, and if I test the connection, it fails. I type in the password, and then the connection works. I have the "Save my password" checked, but every time I go back, the password is blank. In fact, if I type in the password for the connection in the editor, and then go to the "All" page, the password is blank. It may be a red herring, but it sure looks like it's not really storing the password, and thus the Configuration file can't connect when it tries to get it. I can type in the password, test the connection (it works), close the editor dialog, open the editor dialog, test the connection again, and since the password is now blank, the connection fails.
What do I have to do to make that password actually stick!?
Without the Configuration file, when I save the package to SQLServer, it will run as a job, in spite of the password appearing to not stick. With the configuration file, it's not even running while still in Studio.
Here are at least some of the version information, which may or may not be useful.
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
Version 8.0.50727.42
Microsoft .NET Framework
Version 2.0.50727
Installed Edition: Professional
Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services Designer
Version 9.00.3042.00
Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services Designer
Version 9.00.3042.00
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services Designers
Version 9.00.3042.00
SQL Prompt 3.5
Thank you for any help you can provide.
-thursday's geek
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Feb 29, 2008
Hi All,
I developed my package in BI studio and tested runnning it through BI. Now when i have to deploy the package to main server it will be executed via batch job. This package requires an input file name too.
Now when i am trying to run the package on my loacal box using following command on command prormpt i get error given below.
COMMAND USED BY ME: DTExec /FILE 'C:ProjectIntegrationServicesSFRIntegrationServicesinpkgSFRLocation.dtsx' /SET Package.Variables[InputParamFileName].Value;'C:DataDumpInputLOC00022'
ERROR MESSAGE:
Microsoft (R) SQL Server Execute Package Utility
Version 9.00.1399.06 for 32-bit
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1984-2005. All rights reserved.
Started: 1:29:54 PM
Error: 2008-02-22 13:29:54.96
Code: 0xC0011007
Source: {9B1FAA88-A6FA-44CF-A2E2-DB3F737FDA65}
Description: Unable to load the package as XML because of package does not ha
ve a valid XML format. A specific XML parser error will be posted.
End Error
Error: 2008-02-22 13:29:54.96
Code: 0xC0011002
Source: {9B1FAA88-A6FA-44CF-A2E2-DB3F737FDA65}
Description: Failed to open package file "'C:ProjectIntegrationServicesSFR
IntegrationServicesinpkgSFRLocation.dtsx'" due to error 0x800700A1 "The speci
fied path is invalid.". This happens when loading a package and the file cannot
be opened or loaded correctly into the XML document. This can be the result of
either providing an incorrect file name was specified when calling LoadPackage o
r the XML file was specified and has an incorrect format.
End Error
Could not load package "'C:ProjectIntegrationServicesSFRIntegrationServices
inpkgSFRLocation.dtsx'" because of error 0xC0011002.
Description: Failed to open package file "'C:ProjectIntegrationServicesSFRInt
egrationServicesinpkgSFRLocation.dtsx'" due to error 0x800700A1 "The specifie
d path is invalid.". This happens when loading a package and the file cannot be
opened or loaded correctly into the XML document. This can be the result of eit
her providing an incorrect file name was specified when calling LoadPackage or t
he XML file was specified and has an incorrect format.
Source: {9B1FAA88-A6FA-44CF-A2E2-DB3F737FDA65}
Started: 1:29:54 PM
Finished: 1:29:54 PM
Elapsed: 0.047 seconds
PLease let me know solution to creating batch job for executing this pkg with input param.
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Feb 25, 2008
Hi all,
I am trying to write a simple application which simplifies package deployment to SSIS. Basically it allows one to select a folder which contains dtsx-packages and the it would upload those files to the MSDB in a folder of choice on the MSDB.
To do this I thought it would be nice to use the Integration Services API (Microsoft.SQLServer.Dts) and use the objects DTS.Runtime.Application and DTS.Runtime.Package.
The result would be this in a nutshell:
Dim dtsApp As New Dts.Runtime.Application
Dim pkg As Dts.Runtime.Package
pkg = dtsApp.LoadPackage(File.FullName, Nothing) --loading the package from the filesystem
dtsApp.SaveToSqlServerAs(pkg, Nothing, strPackagePath + PackageName, strDestinationServer, Nothing, Nothing)
However if I try to execute this the I end up with an Strace-assertion error.
Searching for that error lead me to the following post: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2173800&SiteID=1
After some more research I found the cause of my problems. I only had SSMS (The workstation components) installed on my development-pc. Someone suggested that installing Integration Services would solve it and after testing this it indeed solved it, but this still didn't solve my problem. The tool I am writing is going to be used on production-workstations which only have the Workstation components installed and installing Integration Services there isn't likely going to happen. Mostly because having SSIS installed locally doesn't have a function; the packages will be deployed to a remote server right after they are loaded from the file.
Trying to find an alternative lead me to Dtutil which miraculously enough does seem to work if given the right parameters, but to me this feels like a dirty solution. I feel it shouldn't be necessary to resort to using System.Diagnostics.Process to manually start Dtutil in the background when I have this nice api specifically designed for SSIS.
Is there anyone here that has a suggestion or an idea how to deploy packages using the Dts.Runtime.Application without installing SSIS on my local workstation?
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Nov 14, 2007
Greetings,I've been looking around all morning and can't seem to find a good answer on this so I thought I'd post a message here.I'm using the recommended practice of keeping the ASPNETDB.MDF data separate from my site data. (I have my site data located in separate databases but still keep them in the App_Data directory.)I'm using SQL Server 2005 Express on a Server 2003 box and I've implemented scheduled backups on the databases in the Sql Server.The questions I'm having are:1. Why isn't the ASPNETDB.MDF database getting attached to the server? Is it using User Instances?2. If it is using User Instance then isn't this degrading performance? If so, how to force it to not use User Instance?3. If User Instance is how it is supposed to work then how are we supposed to do a full backup of the ASPNETDB.MDF database if it isn't attached in the server? (xcopy doesn't seem to work on User Instances because of the dreaded "is being used by another process" error.)Any recommendations, advice, links, or answers to my questions would be greatly appreciated.
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Jan 27, 2006
Hi,
I try to deploy a SSIS Package with the method SaveToDtsServer of Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application.
My C# project is to deploy a SSIS Package in a Setup Application (My project has a Installer Class).
It's work several times, but suddenly It stop working without change in my code.
There's a System.BadImageFormatException : Message="Invalid access to memory location. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800703E6)"
Source="Microsoft.SqlServer.ManagedDTS"
StackTrace:
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application.SaveToDtsServer(Package
pPackage, IDTSEvents pEvents, String sPackagePath, String sServerName)
at TestPackageDeployment.Form1.button1_Click(Object sender,
EventArgs e) in
D:DEVTestPackageDeploymentTestPackageDeploymentForm1.cs:line 41
I try the SaveToSqlServer and SaveToSqlServerAs, but it doesn't Work, it's return the same exception. On the other hand, the method CreateFolderOnDtsServer works perfectly.
It' happen to me on a Win2003 and WinXp. I Use SQL Server 2005 + VS 2005.
here is my code :
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime;
using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo;
using MSDR = Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime;
using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Agent;
namespace SSIS_API
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application app = new Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application();
Package pkgSSIS = new Package();
pkgSSIS.Name = "Integration";
try
{
//app.SaveToSqlServer(pkgSSIS, null, "BGSXP-267", null, null);
app.SaveToDtsServer(pkgSSIS, null, @"File SystemmyPackage", "BGSXP-267");
}
catch (Exception err)
{
MessageBox.Show("Erreur : " + err.StackTrace.ToString());
}
finally
{
this.Close();
}
}
}
}
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Sep 21, 2007
Hi, All,
I am using Package Configuration to simplify SSIS package deployment process. All the configuration information are stored in XML file. So far so good, However, since I have many, 20, packages. For each package, there is one configuration file to it. During the deployment process, I have dynamically modify connecting string (server name, DB name) to new ones. It ends up 20 or more modification and it's eaily for me to make mistake. Is there any workaround such as setting up environment variable, I guess, to allow me only modify once and apply it to all the packages?
TIA,
John
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Feb 27, 2006
I have designed a few SSIS packages in the BI Development studio and deployed them to the msdb database of my SQL server using the generated Deployment Utility.
They deployed and executed just fine, but, I would like to better organize them into folders within the msdb storage area.
Is there a way to tell the project or the generated Deployment Utility to deploy the packages to a specific folder within the SSIS Packages / msdb storage area on the SQL server?
Thank you for any help!
-Tim
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Dec 5, 2007
Hi,
Is it possible to determine the date a SSIS package was last updated?
Our packages change on a regular basis so being able to determine the date that it was last updated is very useful. I can only find the creation date.
Cheers,
Melissa
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Feb 7, 2008
This is regarding one package where we are trying to deploy the package through €œSql Server deployment€? using .dtsx, .dtsConfig and manifest files, but after deployment the package is not found in €œmsdb€?. Instead it is reflecting in €œfile system€? folder. The same behavior is observed repeatedly when we tried to deploy the package.
We have seen such behavior only in this package. Please help us in solving the above scenario.
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Dec 19, 2005
I am getting the following error when trying to run a deployment
utility. The server only has .net framework 2.0 and sql server 2005
(rtm) installed.
If it's any help, this server was recently upgraded from the june ctp to rtm.
This is a production server, so a solution involving as little disturbance to it's current state would be preferrable.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
-Jeremy
TITLE: Package Installation Wizard
------------------------------
Unexpected error occurred.
------------------------------
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID
{E44847F1-FD8C-4251-B5DA-B04BB22E236E} failed due to the following
error: 80040154. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ManagedDTS)
------------------------------
Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID
{E44847F1-FD8C-4251-B5DA-B04BB22E236E} failed due to the following
error: 80040154. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ManagedDTS)
------------------------------
BUTTONS:
OK
------------------------------
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Jun 15, 2006
Hi all,
I'm looking at creating a sample utility script that will invoking
scripts to deploy some SQL code. For example, a utlity script that will
run a SQL script, and on successful completion, execute the next script.
Having not used SQLCMD at all before, and being very new to SQL2005
(< 1 month) please guide me if there is a better way of invoking
this... For example, a way of avoiding the xp_cmdshell invocation!
The following code invokes a script, but I'm trying to find a way of
getting a return code back from sqlcmd, so I can progress and do the
next, or fail if the return code <> 0 (success).
[code]
--Process to create DB, Tables, and Stored Procedures
set nocount on
DECLARE
@Error int,
@ExecCommand varchar(512),
@FullFilePath varchar(255)
--create the database
BEGIN TRY
SET @FullFilePath =
'D:DocumentationProjectsIntegration ServicesBIDS ProjectsTesco DNF
Integration ServicesTescoDNF ProductPromoSQL CodeOBJECTSCreate DB
TescoDNF_SSISPackageManager.sql'
SET @ExecCommand = 'xp_cmdshell ''sqlcmd -S RgalbraithSQL2005_1 -i "'+@FullFilePath+'"'' '
SELECT @FullFilePath
UNION
SELECT @ExecCommand
EXEC (@ExecCommand)
SELECT @@ERROR
SELECT @Error
END TRY
BEGIN CATCH
SELECT
ERROR_NUMBER() AS ErrorNumber,
ERROR_SEVERITY() AS ErrorSeverity,
ERROR_STATE() AS ErrorState,
ERROR_PROCEDURE() AS ErrorProcedure,
ERROR_LINE() AS ErrorLine,
ERROR_MESSAGE() AS ErrorMessage;
GOTO ErrorAbort
END CATCH
ErrorAbort:
[/code]
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May 18, 2007
I would like to have my developers responsible for deploying their SSIS packages to the Test/QA environment. I tried granting access to several of the stored procedures in msdb and the sysdtspackages90 table. The only thing that seems to work is granting sysadmin priviliges. Is there a server or database role that will grant the appropriate access? thanks
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Nov 1, 2007
Hello I have wasted several hours on this simple problem and I'm ready to give up. I simply want SQL Server Management Studio on my laptop so I can connect to our 2005 servers and manage them. I have several different versions of 2005 from our MSDN subscription including but not limited to:
SQL 2005 Enterprise Edition (MSDN Library DVD)
SQL 2005 Workgroup Edition
SQL 2005 Standard Edition
Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server (SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition)
Everytime I tried to install it, the Server Management Studio simply would not install. I looked for the exe files and didn't find them. I verified the path several times and they simply didn't install. I googled and found a few solutoins but none helped. For example on:
http://aspadvice.com/blogs/name/archive/2007/09/24/Installing-SQL-Server-Management-Studio-with-SQL-Server.aspx
They stated to go to the 'Tools' folder on the CD and run it from there, I do not have these folders on my SQL 2005 CD/DVDs. I tried to reinstall it a few times with selection only the management tools for the client, but it thinks I have SQL 2005 installed!!! I uninstalled it from add/remove, and it didn't work. I deleted the folders and it didn't work. I ran
msicuu2.exe and that still isn't working.
Are there ANY suggestions on how to get this freaking Server Management Studio installed? MS really blew it on this one. Thanks in advance.
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Apr 17, 2008
I created some controls for filtering the report that will be displayed on the same page, but below these controls. The controls take about 200px of the top of the form, while the report will be displayed in the rest of the page.
I'm using the ReportViewer control in Async mode, so it's being rendered as an Iframe, and this is necessary because some reports will take up to a couple minutes, so I want the loading animation.
As many of you know, this type of scenario will cause two scrollbars to be shown on this Web form: one for the main form, and the other for the Iframe containing the report. To prevent this, I have html,body set to overflow:hidden. This works great at preventing the outer scrollbar from showing, and only the report has a scrollbar.
The problem is that the bottom 200px (see first paragraph above) of the report doesnt show and cant be scrolled to. Has anyone come across a solution for this situation?
I'm basically stuck either having a report with two side by side scrollbars, or a report with 1 scrollbar that cuts off the last portion of each page of a report.
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Sep 28, 2005
I am getting following error when "CreateDeploymentUtility" is set to true and I try building the solution. It tries to copy a file that already exits in inDeployment folder. I am using Sept. CTP.
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Dec 19, 2007
Hi all,
I need one more help!
we can select the dtsconfig file with the Environment variable(indirect configuration);
but i need to select the configuration file at runtime; i've to load the package from the server and apply local configuration file to the package and run in a web server;
Requirements;
1. i have packages with its xml configurations for connection strings alone!
2. i deployed it on the server
3. Trying to execute the packages in a web page onclick event;
We have ASP.net WebPage; in On_Click Event, i have this code;
Application ap = new Application();
Package pk = ap.LoadFromSqlServer("\PROJECT", "itsssqldb", "pmo_package_user", "password", null);
pk.ImportConfigurationFile(@"Packagesdev_staging.dtsConfig");
pk.Execute();
here PROJECT is the Package name; i'm loading the package from the Common Sequel Server 2005; and applying the configuration file to that package and trying to execute this;
but its not using the config file what i mentioned; its returning failure!!
Can you please help me to resolve this issue!,
(The intention of doing this job is to select the configuration file( prod, dev) at runtime)
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Aug 15, 2007
Hi,
Please can you let me know which of the following 2 is a better method to deploy SSIS packages
File System deplyment OR SQL Server deployment
What are the advantages of one over the other?
Thanks,
Mrinali
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Feb 6, 2008
I have a question about Package Configurations. I had developed a prototype that has connections defined to 2 DEV SQL Servers and runs fine in DEV. I created a Configuration XML file and changed the XML file settings to point to our 2 TEST SQL Servers. I ran this package without issues. However, I was expecting the 2 SQL Server OLE DB connections within BIDS to point to the TEST Server after the package ran. I still was pointing to DEV. Am I missing something here? Thanks in advance.
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Oct 19, 2006
Hi,
I have a package configuration for my SSIS packages to allow me to dynamically change the connection string of the connections in my packages. This was done so that when I deploy my packages to my development or test server, the packages would use either the development or test server name in the connection string. I have set the configuration up to use an environment variable to store the location of the config file (an xml config file). The package however does not seem to be using the environment variable though. If I change the location of the config file in the variable's value, it still points to the old location. Can someone please help.
Thanks
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Feb 12, 2007
Hi,
i keep struggling with dtsconfig.
i have 4 packages which all have the same datasource based on the global-datasource.
is there a way i can save that global-datasource, instead of configuring all 4 packages to use a config-file?
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Aug 5, 2007
Before I started using package configurations, I made several (wrong) assumptions. My primary use for configurations are to move packages between environments (dev, test, prod), so my config files only contain connection information.
My first assumption was I could create 3 different configuration files (XML) with the connection string properties for each environment. Because I use shared data source connections in my packages, these are the only properties I should have to store within my configuration file. Then I use indirect configurations, which I had a system environment variable set up on each server, called SSISConfigPath. On all servers, I have it pointing to a shared folder on our network so us developers can update the configuration files at will, if needed.
Now, in theory if I deploy all of my packages to the SQL Server MSDB on each of the servers, and schedule a job on each server, everything should work, right? Wrong.
First of all, we had to restart the SQL Agent service in order for the package to recognize there is a new system variable (similar to the Indirect Configuration "gotcha" that Jamie blogged about, but in this case, it wasn't a cmd window, but a windows service).
Next, an SSIS package doesn't first read the configuration file, but it tries to validate the connections that were originally stored in the package to begin with before replacing them. This is a problem when the environment you develop on is your local PC (laptop for example), and deploy to production, the SSIS package tries to connect to your laptop PC first, throwing an error because it cannot find it. If it can find your laptop, it succeeds, and only then switches the connection info with what is in the configuration file.
Can this "validation" step be disabled? It seems changing the "Delay Validation" = true on the package doesn't work for connections.
And when you open BIDs to run a package, the "Syncronize Connection Strings" dialog always appears. When you say OK, it doesn't stick and always asks you each time you open the file.
Please let me know what I should be doing, because this doesn't seem to work as flawlessly as I thought it should.
-Kory
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