Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Integration Services

Course Description

Learn how to implement an Integration Services solution in an organization. In the course, you will learn to develop, deploy, and manage Integration Services packages.

This course incorporates material from the Official Microsoft Learning Product (OMLP) 6235: Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Integration Services.

Skills Gained

• SQL Server Integration Services and its tools
• Create an Integration Services package
• Implement control flow in an Integration Services package
• Implement data flow in an Integration Services package
• Implement logging in an Integration Services package
• Debug and implement error handling in an Integration Services package
• Implement checkpoints and transactions in an Integration Services package
• Deploy an Integration Services package
• Manage and secure an Integration Services package

Who Can Benefit

IT professionals and developers who need to implement data transfer or extract, transform, and load (ETL) solutions by using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Integration Services

Prerequisites

• Exposure to enterprise data import and export scenarios
• Experience navigating the Microsoft Windows Server environment
• 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)
• Course 6182: Implementing and Managing SQL Server 2008

Syllabus

1. Introduction to SQL Server 2008 Integration Services

• Overview of SQL Server Integration Services
• Using Integration Services Tools

2. Developing Integration Services Solutions

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

3. Implementing Control Flow

• Control Flow Tasks
• Control Flow Precedent Constraints
• Control Flow Containers

4. Implementing Data Flow

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

5. Implementing Logging

• Overview of Integration Services Logging
• Enabling and Configuring Logging

6. Debugging and Error Handling

• Debugging a Package
• Implementing Error Handling

7. Implementing Checkpoints and Transactions

• Implementing Checkpoints
• Implementing Transactions

8. Configuring and Deploying Packages

• Package Configurations
• Preparing and Deploying Packages

9. Managing and Securing Packages

• Managing Packages
• Securing Packages