Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Integration Services

BI2792 : 4 Day Instructor-Led Workshop

Explore SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)

An Interface Exclusive Combination Course of Microsoft Curriculum 2792

Deliverables:
Attendees receive the following items when taking this course:

  • Microsoft courseware 2792 (Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005 Integration Services)
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Integration Services (SQL Server Series)Book
  • Certificate of Achievements for 2792

During this 4-day course, you will learn the ins and outs of SSIS and how to apply its enterprise functionality to data warehouse ETL systems and general data integration requirements. At the completion this course, you will understand how to design, develop, deploy, and operate SSIS solutions from source systems extractions, to data integration and transformation, to business intelligence system loading including how to processing SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) cubes.

This class incorporates a case study. The case study provides the students with a real world scenario via a set of requirements. The student must design and implement their solution based on the requirements. This gives the students the ability to exercise the skills they learned during the class in a real world situation. The courseware includes a copy of the Microsoft Press book SQL Server Integration Services Step by Step.

Prerequisites:

Before attending this course, students must have:

  • Exposure to enterprise data import and export scenarios.
  • Experience navigating the Microsoft Windows Server environment.
  • Exposure to Visual Studio.
  • Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, including:
  • SQL Server Agent.
  • SQL Server query language (SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT, and DELETE).
  • SQL Server System tables.
  • SQL Server accounts (users and permissions).
  • In addition, it is recommended, but not required that students have completed: Course SQL200,Developing with SQL Server 2000/2005 Transact-SQL.

Audience:

This course is intended for information technology (IT) professionals and developers who need to implement data transfer or extract, transform, and load (ETL) solutions by using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Integration Services.

Topics Covered:

  • Introduction to SQL Server 2005 Integration Services
  • Developing Integration Services Solutions
  • Implementing Control Flow
  • Implementing Data Flows
  • Debugging and Error Handling
  • Implementing Checkpoints and Transactions
  • Deploying Package
  • Managing and Securing Packages
  • Integration Services Case Study

Course Outline:

Module 1: Introduction to SQL Server 2005 Integration Services

  • This module introduces the role that Integration Services plays in extracting, transforming, and loading data. This module also describes the tools that you can use to build and manage Integration Services solutions.

Lessons

  • Overview of Integration Services Solutions
  • Integration Services Tools

Lab 1: Using SQL Server Integration Services

  • Exercise 1: Using the Import and Export Wizard
  • Exercise 2: Running an Integration Services Package
  • After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Describe Integration Services solutions.
  • Use Integration Services tools.

Module 2: Developing Integration Services Solutions

  • This module provides an overview of the development tasks that are involved in creating an Integration Services package. After completing this module, you will be able to create a basic package.

Lessons

  • Creating an Integration Services Solution
  • Using Variables
  • Building and Running a Solution

2: Implementing an Integration Services Solution

  • Exercise 1: Creating an Integreation Services Project
  • Exercise 2: Implementing a Package
  • Exercise 3: Building and Running an Integration Services Project
  • After Completing this Module, Students will be able to:
  • Create a SQL Server Integration Solution
  • variables
  • build run a solution

Module 3: Implementing Control Flow

  • This module introduces the tasks and precedence constraints that you can use to implement control flow in an Integration Services package.

Lessons

  • Control Flow Tasks
  • Control Flow Precedence Constraints
  • Control Flow Containers

Lab 3: Implementing Control Flow

  • Exercise 1: Creating a Simple Control Flow
  • Exercise 2: Configuring Precedence Constraints
  • Exercise 3: Using Containers
  • After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Configure control flow tasks.
  • Configure control flow precedence constraints.
  • Configure control flow containers.

Module 4: Implementing Data Flow

  • This module describes the data flow sources, transformations, and destinations that you can use to implement a data flow task in an Integration Services control flow. It also explains how to use data flow paths to direct valid and invalid rows through the data flow.

Lessons

  • Data Flow Sources and Destinations
  • Data Flow Transformations
  • Data Flow Paths

Lab 4: Implementing Data Flows

  • Exercise 1: Transferring Data
  • Exercise 2: Implementing Transformations
  • Exercise 3: Using Data Viewers
  • Exercise 4: Configuring Error Output
  • After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Implement data flow sources and destinations.
  • Implement data flow transformations.
  • Implement data flow paths.

Module 5: Implementing Logging

  • This module discusses how to use logging in an Integration Services package, and explains how to configure and use logging providers to generate information about a package’s execution.

Lessons

  • Overview of Integration Services Logging
  • Implementing Logging
  • Lab 5: Implementing Logging
  • Exercise 1: Configuring Logging
  • Exercise 2: Implementing Custom Logging
  • After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Describe Integration Services logging.
  • Implement logging.

Module 6: Debugging and Error Handling

  • This module describes how to debug Integration Services packages by using the debugging tools in Business Intelligence Development Studio. It then explains how to implement error-handling logic in an Integration Services package.

Lessons

  • Debugging a Package
  • Implementing Error Handling
  • Lab 6: Debugging and Error Handling
  • Exercise 1: Debugging a Package
  • Exercise 2: Implementing Error Handling
  • Exercise 3: Controlling Failure Behavior
  • After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Debug a package.
  • Implement error handling.

Module 7: Implementing Checkpoints and Transactions

  • This module explains what checkpoints are and how to implement them. It then discusses transactions, and describes how you can implement transactional data access logic in an Integration Services package.

Lessons

  • Implementing Checkpoints
  • Implementing Transactions
  • Lab 7: Implementing Checkpoints and Transactions
  • Exercise 1: Implementing Checkpoints in a Package
  • Exercise 2: Implementing Transactions in a Package
  • Exercise 3: Implementing a Native Transaction
  • After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Implement checkpoints.
  • Implement transactions.

Module 8: Deploying Packages

  • This module discusses how to create Package Configurations and how to deploy Integration Services packages to production servers.

Lessons

  • Package Configurations
  • Deploying Packages

Lab 8: Deploying Integration Services Packages

  • Exercise 1: Creating a Package Configuration
  • Exercise 2: Preparing a Package for Deployment
  • Exercise 3: Deploying a Package
  • After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Implement package configurations.
  • Deploy packages.

Module 9: Managing and Securing Packages

  • This module describes the management tasks that relate to Integration Services packages and explains how to perform those tasks by using the Integration Services management tools. It also describes how to secure Integration Services packages.

Lessons

  • Managing Packages
  • Securing Packages

Lab 9: Managing and Securing Packages

  • Exercise 1: Importing a Package
  • Exercise 2: Configuring and Executing a Package
  • Exercise 3: Scheduling a Package
  • Exercise 4: Securing a Package
  • After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Manage packages.
  • Secure packages.

Module 10: Integration Services Case Study

  • This module provides the student the opportunity to build their first integration services packages solely based on user requirements. While working in a team environment, the student will have an opportunity to exercise the skills learned during the class.
  • After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Design and create packages based on user requirements.
  • Deploy the packages into a production environment.
  • Secure the packages after deployment.

Exams:

70-445: TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence Implementation and Maintenance