Using Disable Property For Data Flow Task Dynamically ?
Mar 18, 2008
hello guys,
I am having trouble with using disable property in the expression for data flow task. Here is the issue as explained below-
lets say i have 3 tables TableA, TableB, TableC from which i need to export data. So i create a table (TableList) where I save these table names and a unique id to these tables. e.g.
in the ssis package select these tableNames & Ids from tableList in Execute SQL Task. And assign the result set to a variable object (@TableList.
Then i use For Each Loop Container (For Each ADO Enumerator) , to loop through these tablesnames & iDs
Inside this loop container, i define three data flow tasks one for each table. So i have DataFlowTaskA (For TableA), DataFlowTaskB(For TableB), DataFlowTaskC (For TableC).
Now for a given table selected in the iteration, only the corresponding DataFlow Task should be exeuted. e.g. For the 1st iteration, if TableA is selected then only DataFlowTaskA should be executed and DataFlowTaskB& C should be skipped.
In order to achieve this, I am using a 3 variable @FlagA, @FlagB, @FlagC (type Boolean) one for each Table. and use the value of these flags for the "Disable" property of the data flow task (so @FlagA will be used for Disable property in the Expression for Data FlowTaskA, and so on..)
SotThe First Step inside the Loop, I use Script Task. (Input for the script task: read variable is @TableID and Read/Write varaibles are these 3 flags)
In this script task, I initialize these flags to true or false appropriately. So this is what i do
If (Dts.Variables("TableID").Value.ToString = "1") Then
Dts.Variables("@FlagA").Value = False
Else
Dts.Variables("@FlagA").Value = True
End If
If (Dts.Variables("TableID").Value.ToString = "2") Then
Dts.Variables("@FlagB").Value = False
Else
Dts.Variables("@FlagB").Value = True
End If
So in the 1st iteration, (if TableA comes) @FlagA=False and B&C will be True.
So the Disable property for DataFlowTask will be set false and for others it will be set to True. Thus, only DataFlowTaskA will be executed.
And this action should be repeated for each input table. this is the logic.
However only for the 1st iteration(say TableA is selected) it behaves as above. i.e. DataFlowTaskA is executed and DataFlowTaskB & C are skipped. But in the 2nd iteration(say TableB is selected) , it again executes DataFlowTaskA and doesnt exeute B & C (where it should have executed B & skipped A&C).
I do set daelay validation to true for all these but it still it doesnt working as expected. Even I checked the values for all the flags for each iteration and they seem to get the correct values. But somehow Diable propery in the expression not behaving as it should.
Am i missing anything. Do i need to set any other property to make this work.
I've created a Union All data flow task which unions string fields from a couple of queries. I found that I needed to increase the length of the string field in the queries. Increasing the length causes an error in my Union All task. I can't seem to find a way to change the property of the fields in the Union All task. Most of the other data flow tasks have an advanced editor where I can change the length or type of the fields on the input and or output. I can't seem to find this for the Union All task.
Is there any way short of deleting the Output column and recreating it? (I like the order of my original output columns)
The default Engine Thread property of a data flow task is set to 5, is this the best setting? what if I would like to run complex data flow tasks on multi-processor machines, should I increase the engine thread? If so, then what is the recommended Engine Thread number for running complex data flow tasks in a multi processor system?
Even if i am running simple data flow tasks on a multi processor machine, should I change the engine thread?
In my SSIS package, I have a data flow task I am loading a CSV file into a SQL table (OLE DB destination)
I have a couple of CSV files to be loaded Instead of creating a separate task for each file , can I combine them together into a single task
I was thinking about using a ForEach container
This approach works if the number of columns in all the CSV files is same But in my case it is not
So what I want is a script task that dynamically modifies the mappings
Can I do this?
I was browsing the net and I found certain code which uses IDTSExternalMetadataColumn90, MapOutputColumn etc. But the code was creating a new package for each mapping
I couldn't understand the code
So can you please help me with this?
My script task should modify the mappings in my data flow task For e.g. If I have 3 columns in my CSV and 3 columns in DB, they should be mapped in the same order
I am tasked with truncating and reloading tables from one server to another. Company policy prevents cross-server queries, but allows SSIS packages with cross-server connections. I am doing this for about 25 tables. I have the table names in a single table & I have created an FEL to execute tasks against each table one-by-one. It works fine to truncate all the tables. I run into issues, though, with the DataFlowTask. I'm able to tell it which server & table to dynamically connect from and to, but it doesn't know how to map the metadata. They're the exact same columns and field names in both source & destination.
I am facing a very strange issue with the Send Mail Task: I am fetching the recipient from a Recordset and storing it in a variable (MailList).
Now, I modify the Send Mail Task to include an Expression which updates the "ToLine" property with the email address in the "MailList" variable.
Moreover, I am not hard-coding the "To" property in the "Mail" tab of "Send Mail Task Editor" and leaving it blank. Now, it does not allow me to execute the package and gives me a "Package Validation Error" saying: No recipient is specified.
Hi, I'm trying to implement an incremental data pull (Oracle to SQL) based on Andy's blog: http://sqlblog.com/blogs/andy_leonard/archive/2007/07/09/ssis-design-pattern-incremental-loads.aspx
My development machine is decent: 1.86 GHz, Intel core 2 CPU, 3 GB of RAM. However it seems the data flow task gets hung whenever I test the package against the ~6 million row source, as can be seen from these screenshots. I have no memory limitations on the lookup transformation. After the rows have been cached nothing happens. Memory for the dtsdebug process hovers around 1.8 GB and it uses 1-6 percent of CPU resources continuously. I am not using fast load to insert new records into my sql target table. (I am right clicking Sequence Container 3 and executing this container NOT the entire package in the screenshots)
The same package works fine against a similar test table with 150k rows. http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg168/boston_sql92/7.jpg http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg168/boston_sql92/8.jpg
The weird thing is it only takes 24 minutes for a full refresh of the entire source table from Oracle to the SQL target table. Any hints,advice would be appreciated.
I am trying to create a simple BI Application for SSIS. In Visual Studio 2005 I just get a Data Flow Task from the toolbar and add it to the project. When I double click it I get the following error:
The task with the name "Data Flow Task" and the creation name "DTS.Pipeline.1" is not registered for use on this computer.
Then when I try to delete it it gives this other error:
Cannot remove the specified item because it was not found in the specified Collection.
I am creating this application in an administrator account in this computer, so I doubt the problem is related to permissions. I am running SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005 in WinXP Tablet PC Edition.
Any suggestions why this is happening and how to fix it?
I am using SQL 2005 SSIS. I am joining several large tables and then the move result into another table in the same database.
I would like know which method is faster:
Use Execute SQL Task to insert the result set to the target table
Use the Data Flow Task to insert the result set to the target table. (Use OLE DB source to execute SQL command and then use the SQL destination) Could you tell me why then other is slower?
I have a stored procedure that is executed via a sql script task that returns a full result set. I map this result set to a variable or object type. Is there a way to use this variable as a data source in a subsequent data flow task?
I'm trying to get a record count out of a databse using OLE DB Source and row count tasks but keep getting an error. I set up a variable as int32 and select the variable name in the row count task and when I go to the Input Columns tab to select a field to count, it gives me this error:
Error at Data Flow Task[Row Count[505]]: The component "Row Count" (505) has forbidden the requested use of the input column with lineage ID 32.
I am looking for a way to leave a Data Flow Task destination table name as-is, and have SSIS auto-create the table if it doesn't exist already.
I searched on this in the forums but based on the question it's difficult to kow if it has been answered or not.
Details:
I am writing some SSIS packages that need to be executable on another server. Many of the Data Flow Tasks copy data (such as from a Fuzzy Grouping transformation, and lots of other stuff) into a new table. But the other server will not have these tables set up for the first run.
My current solution is to check information_schema.tables and drop IF EXISTS. But, then the Data Flow Task will not work (becase table does not exist). So, I script to new window a create table statement based on the existing table that I use in my dev environment. This is a hack and I want to find a better method.
It is quite possible (although unlikely) that the source columns could be changed in the future, or some query used to pull the data might be modified. If this happens, then I would need to change the CREATE TABLE Execute SQL task. I want my package to accommodate without having to modify it.
When I use the Import/Export Wizard, I can select a table name from the drop down list OR type in a new name. When I type in the new name, it assumes I want to create the table. NOW, is there a way to mimic this in BI Developer Studio? Yep, I saved the Wizard version of the SSIS package and all it does is run a CREATE TABLE statement first.
I am looking for a way to leave a Data Flow Task destination table name as-is, and have SSIS auto-create the table if it doesn't exist already.
I created a package with SQL 2005. The package gets the Access DB and then inserts it into SQL Server.
If I open the package in .NET, I can see the SQL Task and Data Flow Task. The SQL Task has a property sqlstatementsource, which has the necxessary SQL code to create the tables.
How can I tell the SQL Task to recompile the SQL code if I give it another DB name, because the tables differ and don't map in the Data Flow Task
I am importing data from xls file to a db table with a dts. In the time of the dts creation I am using 'Transform Data Task Properties' GUI window to map incoming xls fields (source) to the table columns (destination). Question: Is there any way to invoke the 'Transform Data Task Property' GUI window in dts runtime and use it to change the mapping dynamically in the run time? Thanks, Vadim.
I developed a simple custom control flow component which has several read/write properties and one readonly property (lets call it ROP) whichs Get method simple returns the value of a private variable (VAR as string). In the Execute method the VAR has a value assigened. When I put the value of ROP or VAR into MsgBox I can see the correct value. However when I execute the component I can not see the value of the ROP in the property window. I see the property but its value is empty string. For example when I put a breakpoint to postexecute or check the property before click OK in a MsgBox I would expect that the property value would be updated in SSIS as well. Is there a way how to display correct values of custom tasks properties in property window?
I have a table which has been loaded from various source feeds. The SourceId relates to the source name and the SourceCompanyId is the sources primary key for the company. I am basically trying to create one row with all the SourceCompanyIds in my column headers. What data flow tasks would be necessary in SSIS?
I want to export data from SQL Server2005 to an Excel spreadsheet thru "Data Flow Task". I am using OLE DB for SQL Server for the source connection and a Connection To Excel as my destination source. The Excel spreadsheet (2003) exists and has the first row with column names. I don't have any warnings before trying to execute.
While executing the tasks, I got the error Error: 0xC0202025 at Data Flow Task, Excel Destination [427]: Cannot create an OLE DB accessor. Verify that the column metadata is valid. Error: 0xC004701A at Data Flow Task, DTS.Pipeline: component "Excel Destination" (427) failed the pre-execute phase and returned error code 0xC0202025.
After analysing I found in the DataFlow --> Excel destination --> Advanced Editor for Excel Destination, the default data type for txtRemarks shows as "Unicode string [DT_WSTR]". But this is supposed to be "Unicode text stream [DT_NTEXT]". Even if I change the data type in the design time, It doesn't accept.
I need to call a stored procedure to insert data into a table in SQL Server from SSIS data flow task. I am currently trying to use OLe Db Destination, but I am not sure how to map inputs to OLE DB Destination to my stored procedure insert. Thanks
I am new to SSIS. I need some help in designing the below dataflow task.
-- Teacher creates several tasks and each task is assigned to multiple students -- The teacher table contains contains all the tasks created a every teacher use ods go create table teacher ( yr int, tid int, tname varchar(20), taskid int
)
insert into teacher values(2007,101,'suraj','task1') insert into teacher values(2007,101,'suraj','task2') insert into teacher values(2007,102,'bharat','task3')
insert into teacher values(2007,103,'paul','task4') insert into teacher values(2007,103,'paul','task5') insert into teacher values(2007,103,'paul','task6')
-- Teacher "suraj" has created 2 tasks -- Teacher "bharat" has created 1 task
select * from ods..teacher yr tid tname taskid ============================ 2007 101 suraj 1111 2007 101 suraj 1122 2007 102 bharat 2222
-- Students table contains studentid(sid),teacherid(i,e tid ) & taskid drop table students
create table students ( yr int, sid varchar(10), tid int, taskid varchar(10) )
truncate table students
insert into students values(2007,'stud1',101,'task1') insert into students values(2007,'stud1',101,'task2')
insert into students values(2007,'stud2',101,'task1') insert into students values(2007,'stud2',101,'task2')
--Note : stud1,stud2 comes under teacher with tid "101"
insert into students values(2007,'stud3',102,'task3')
-- Note : stud3 and stud4 comes under teacher with tid "102"
insert into students values(2007,'stud4',103,'task4') insert into students values(2007,'stud4',103,'task5') insert into students values(2007,'stud4',103,'task6')
insert into students values(2007,'stud5',103,'task4')
select * from students yr sid tid taskid ---------------------------- 2007 stud1 101 task1 2007 stud1 101 task2
Now in my target table i need to load the data in a such a way that
use targetdb go drop table trg go
create table trg ( yr int, -- data should load from teacher.yr tid int, taskid int(20), cnt int
)
Mapping in target column and value to be loaded ================================================== yr -- teacher.yr tid -- teacher.id taskid -- this need to start a new sequence of numbers starting from 1 for each teacher and dont want the task id to be copied as it is. cntofstudents -- need to count no of students from "students" table for a given teacher and for his assignment
For example for teacherid "101" and taskid "task1" there are 2 students again for the same teacher "101" and taskid "task2" there are 2 students
For teacher "102" and taskid "task3" there is only 1 student
Similary for teacher "103"
Relation ========
Teacher table | Students Table yr | yr tid | tid
After i run the ETL the data should look as follows :
insert into trg values(2007,101,1,2) insert into trg values(2007,101,2,2)
insert into trg values(2007,102,1,1)
insert into trg values(2007,103,1,2) -- task4 is created by teacher "103" and assigned to 2 students stud4 and stud5 insert into trg values(2007,103,2,1) -- task5 is created by teacher "103" and assigned to 1 student i.e stud4 insert into trg values(2007,103,3,1) -- task6 is created by teacher "103" and assigned to 1 student i.e stud5
Note : If u observer the values in 3rd column of the trg table, instead of directly mapping the taskid we need to generate a separate sequence for every teacher.
BottomLine : for each and every task created by each teacher there should be a unique record along with the count of students in "STUDENTS" table
Can anyone help me out in designing the Data Flow task for this Functionality.
Hi there. I'm trying to learn SSIS, please, help me. I have 2 questions:
1) There are 2 databases on 2 different servers. I need to get data from Table1(database1) and put it to Table2(database2). But I have to insert rows, which ID is not exists in Table2. How Can I do necessary filter?
2) In the OLE DB DataSource Component I have used SQL Command(it's simplified):
declare @TmpTable TABLE (WorkCode int not null);
INSERT INTO @TmpTable (WorkCode) select WorkCode from Table1
SELECT WorkCode FROM @TmpTable
SSIS Package works without any exception. But there is no any inserted record in destination table. If I try similar query without temporary table - it works good. Why?
I have SQL Server 2005 Express edition on my machine. On an SSIS project in BIDS, when i drag a "Data Flow Task" to the package it returns the following error:
The designer could not be initialized. (Microsoft.DataTransformationServices.Design)
Does this has anything to do with the fact that i don't have SSIS installed on my machine?
I thought that SSIS was only needed (on my machine) for the runtime, just to run the packages. To create and edit the pachages i need to install SSIS on my machine too? this doesn't makes sense, maybe it's another problem.
I am having problems with the Data Flow task. It does not even show up in the list of items to drop into the SSIS project.
If I go to the Data Flow tab and hit create, I get the follow error. I have tried repairing and reinstalling, but nothing seems to clear up the error. Without rebuilding my machine, is there anyone who knows how to get the Data Flow Task reinstalled properly?
Thanks
Wayne
TITLE: Microsoft Visual Studio------------------------------Registration information about the Data Flow task could not be retrieved. Confirm that this task is installed properly on the computer. ------------------------------ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:TaskHost "{C3BF9DC1-4715-4694-936F-D3CFDA9E42C5}"' is not installed correctly on this computer. (Microsoft.DataTransformationServices.Design)For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft%u00ae+Visual+Studio%u00ae+2005&ProdVer=8.0.50727.762&EvtSrc=Microsoft.DataTransformationServices.Design.SR&EvtID=TaskHostNotInstalled&LinkId=20476------------------------------BUTTONS:OK------------------------------
I have a simple data flow task setup... 2 ADO.NET connection managers, each referencing a DSN pointed to a Unidata database. 2 DataReader sources, each using a single ADO.NET connection managers, running a simple SELECT statement from a table. I have a Union All transform setup to merge the data and write to a OLE DB Destination (SQL05 database)
When I run the package, each source will validate, but only one will execute. The other source will do nothing. The data source will be colored yellow, and will just sit there. The package will just sit, almost like it is waiting for input.
This behavior is not consistent, however. It varies which data source will hang, pretty much 50-50. About 25% of the time, both sources will execute, and all rows will be written to the destination.
I have a Windows XP X64 machine with SQL 2005 Developer and VS 2005 Team Edition for Architects on it. For the most part it appears that all normal VS and SQL functions are working properly with the exception of SSIS. If I open the developer studio and drag a Data Flow Task onto the design surface I get the message below. I have tried doing an unistall and reinstall of Integration Services as well as a repair on VS 2005 with no success. I've searched the web and newsgroups and can't find any mention of the problem I'm having. Any help greatly appreciated.
I wanna know if we can have more than one "OLEDB Destination" within a Data Flow Task, I want to use the same data flow and write to two different tables in a database with some changes. If we cannot do this within the same data flow what is the best way to do this.
How can I debug data flow task. From this article (http://www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3567961) and this video (http://www.jumpstarttv.com/Media.aspx?vid=3) I found that when we are executing the task, the data count will be shown along with color coded task but when I debug the package, no count is shown. I have SQL and source and flat file as destination. There is nothing stored in the destination file but the sql script returns the data.
I was working all day making changes to my 3MB package. I was adding a large number of transforms that were copied-and-pasted from elsewhere in the same data flow task.
All was going well. I even took the time to have SSIS lay out the task again (1/2 hour). Suddenly I started receiving some strange errors:
After the layout, I noticed two stray components 'way off in the upper right corner. I found that one of them had a duplicate name to a component which had been added hours ago. Even after deleting it, I got "duplicate name" errors.
I copied three components in one selection, and when I tried to paste them, got the error "can't initialize component on paste". I tried them one at a time, but got the same error.
I got errors about COM failures due to marshalling to another thread I then exited Visual Studio and started it again. To my great surprise, the data flow task I was working on was still there, but was completely empty.
Comparing what I'm left with to my last version in source control, I find that the entire pipeline element is missing from the DTS: ObjectData element!
I'm developing a real love/hate relationship with SSIS. It varies from one day to the next. Guess what kind of day this is!
HI, I HAVE A NEW PROBLEM...HOPE SOMEONE KNOWS WHAT THE $#%#$ IS HAPPENING. HERE IT´S THE THING: I´M USING A DATA FLOW TASK TO READ DATA FROM AN ORACLE SERVER AND TRANSFER THE INFO TO MY SQL 2005 SERVER, THE SOURCE IS AVAILABLE AND THE CONNECTION IS WORKING, I'M USING A DATA READER SOURCE TO CONNECT AND EXTRACT. I´VE PUT THIS DTS IN A JOB AND IT WAS OK, IT HAD BEEN RUNNING OK FOR ALMOST A MONTH BUT SUDDENLY HIS MORNING IT FAILED WITH THE FOLLOWING ERROR:
Error: 0xC0047038 at Extrae SAZ_GranoO_New, DTS.Pipeline: The PrimeOutput method on component "SAZ_GranoONew" (421) returned error code 0x80004003. The component returned a failure code when the pipeline engine called PrimeOutput(). The meaning of the failure code is defined by the component, but the error is fatal and the pipeline stopped executing.
Error: 0xC0047021 at Extrae SAZ_GranoO_New, DTS.Pipeline: Thread "SourceThread0" has exited with error code 0xC0047038.
Information: 0x402090DF at Extrae SAZ_GranoO_New, OLE DB Destination [1022]: The final commit for the data insertion has started.
Information: 0x402090E0 at Extrae SAZ_GranoO_New, OLE DB Destination [1022]: The final commit for the data insertion has ended.
Information: 0x40043008 at Extrae SAZ_GranoO_New, DTS.Pipeline: Post Execute phase is beginning.
Information: 0x40043009 at Extrae SAZ_GranoO_New, DTS.Pipeline: Cleanup phase is beginning.
Information: 0x4004300B at Extrae SAZ_GranoO_New, DTS.Pipeline: "component "OLE DB Destination" (1022)" wrote 19522 rows.
Task failed: Extrae SAZ_GranoO_New
Warning: 0x80019002 at SAZSIE_CargaVentasSeguros: The Execution method succeeded, but the number of errors raised (3) reached the maximum allowed (1); resulting in failure. This occurs when the number of errors reaches the number specified in MaximumErrorCount. Change the MaximumErrorCount or fix the errors.
I'm creating an SSIS package, a Data Flow Task. I have used OLEDB Source connected to a SQL Server Destination. Now in my OLEDB Source, I have this SQL statement
SELECT FirstName, LastName, Age FROM Employees WHERE (Age > 10) AND (Age < 95)
But what I want is to have the last name and first name concatenated and in proper case(capitalize first letter of the firstname and surname). I also want to TRIM or remove the blank spaces of the field in my SQL statement. How I be able to do this?
I tried using proper(), trim() and ucase() like in MSAccess but no success.
I have a package that contains multiple SEQUENCE CONTAINERS, each execute a bunch of tasks. I try to use the script task to dynamically disable or enable each of these SEQUENCE CONTAINERS base on parameters that pass in from parent package, but for some reason, I can€™t set the disable value to True/False at runtime. Anyone knows how to do this?
