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  SQL Server 2005 & 2008 Integration Services for Database Professionals
 

4-Day (SQ-ISDBA08-301-EN)

Description

In the current marketplace, database administration (DBA) and data architecture skills need to go beyond just the maintenance and design of relational databases. The volume and complexity of data is always increasing and data professionals need to know how to integrate, maintain, and process data for varying purposes. This workshop prepares the database professional with the skills needed for applying SQL Server 2005 & 2008 Integration Services (SSIS) to enterprise DBA and data architecture tasks, including SSIS administration.

Target Audience

This course is intended for database professionals that are responsible for DBA activities related to data processing, data architecture planning, or SSIS administration.
The target audience for this session is IT professionals who want to learn the details of how to use SSIS to accomplish data integration and how to administer SSIS through the development lifecycle to production.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, it is recommended that students have the following skills:

  • Experience working with databases and database administration
  • No prior experience with SQL Server 2000 DTS or SQL Server 2005 or 2008 required

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Create and develop new SSIS projects and packages
  • Apply SSIS to file and data management
  • Administer SSIS for team deployment and production execution

Course Summary Outline

Section A:  SSIS Overview and Core Features

Module 01:  Course Introduction, Integration Services in SQL Server 2008 Features, Design Environment Overview

  • SQL Server 2005 & 2008 installation and tools, SSIS features and architecture, the role of SSIS for the DBA, Working with SSIS Projects, Properties windows and viewers, Data Sources, Data Source Views, Connections, Package variables
  • Lab 01:  Creating an SSIS Project and Package

Module 02:  SSIS Control Flow Objects and Features

  • Control Flow Task review, Execute SQL Task and Parameters, Sequence Container, Looping Containers, Standard and Expression based Constraints
  • Lab 02:  Workflow Management in the Control Flow

Module 03:  Applying Data Flow Transformations and Adapters

  • Data Flow source and destination adapters, Data expressions and conversion transformations, Data association and correlation transformations (IE: Lookup, Merge), Data Paths and Data Viewers
  • Lab 03:  Working with Data in the Data Flow

Section B:  Applying SSIS to Common DBA Responsibilities

Module 04-Xfer:  SQL Server Integration Services Management Tasks

  • Import and Export Wizards, SQL Server Maintenance Plans in Management Studio (SSMS), SQL Server Management Tasks in the Control Flow
  • Lab 04-Xfer:  Working with Transfer Tasks

Module 04-File:  Working with and Importing Files

  • Drilling into File manipulation components: FTP Task, XML Task, Bulk Insert Task, File System Task, For Each Loop Container
  • Lab 04-File:  Building an FTP Solution 

Module 04-Extr:  Data Extraction Methods and Destination Optimization

  • Source Adapters, Data extraction practices, Destination Adapters, Data loading optimization
  • Lab 04-Extr:  Data Sources and Destinations

Module 04-Data:  Using Data Cleansing to Increase Data Quality

  • Applying the Fuzzy Lookup and Fuzzy Grouping transformations, Parsing words from text columns, importing and exporting BLOB data
  • Lab 04-Data:  Data Cleansing

Module 04-Evnt:  Notifications, Windows Management Instrumentation, Event Handlers and File watching

  • Leveraging the Send Mail Task, Introduction to WMI, Installing the custom file watcher component
  • Lab 04-Evnt:  Notifications, WMI, and Event Handlers

Section C:  Package Administration and Management

Module 05-Conf:  Applying Dynamic Configurations and Built-in Logging

  • Planning your configuration environment, SSIS Configuration types, dynamic Property Expressions, SSIS Logging, Extending SSIS auditing with Event Handlers
  • Lab 05-Conf:  SSIS Logging and Configurations

Module 05-Tran:  Understanding SSIS Transaction Management and Restartability

  • Built-in checkpoints, How and when to use checkpoints, Managing RDBMS transactions, Rollback considerations, Integrating Checkpoints with Transactions
  • Lab 05-Tran:  Using Transactions and Checkpoints

Module 06:  Coordinating Team Development and Deployment, Modular package Design

  • Team development environment, Source Control, Deploying Packages, SSIS Deployment Wizard

Module 07:  Package Administration: Security and Execution

  • Package Execution Options, DTExec command line execution, SSIS Management features, SQL Server storage and security roles, Package encryption
  • Lab 07:  Creating Modular Packages and Scheduling Packages with SQL Server Agent

Section D:  Troubleshooting and Optimization

Module 08:  Troubleshooting and Optimizing SSIS Packages

  • Identifying package bottlenecks, Understanding the SSIS data flow architecture, Data Flow transformation types, Execution Trees, Engine Threads, Monitoring Data Flow execution with pipeline logging, Debugging Task with Breakpoints, SSIS Performance Monitor counters and tracking
  • Lab 08:  Setting Breakpoints and Using Performance Monitor