Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Integration Services - 6235 Course, Class Outline
(3 days)
Version 2008
Overview
This three-day instructor-led course teaches students how to implement an Integration Services solution in an organization. The course discusses how to develop, deploy, and manage Integration Services packages.
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 2008 Integration Services.
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
Describe 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.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
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 Outline
Module 1: Introduction to SQL Server 2008 Integration Services
The students will be introduced to the role that Integration Services plays in extracting, transforming, and loading data. The students will also be introduced to the tools that are used to build and manage Integration Services solutions.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Overview of SQL Server Integration Services
Lesson 2: Using Integration Services Tools
Lab: Introduction to SQL Server Integration Services
Exercise 1: (Level 200) Using the Import and Export Wizard
Exercise 2: (Level 200) Running an Integration Services Package
Module 2: Developing Integration Services Solutions
The students will be introduced to the development tasks that are involved in creating an Integration Services package.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Creating an Integration Services Solution
Lesson 2: Using Variables
Lesson 3: Building and Running a Solution
Lab: Developing Integration Services Solutions
Exercise 1 (Level 200): Creating an Integration Services Project
Exercise 2 (Level 200): Implementing a Package
Exercise 3: (Level 200) Building and Running an Integration Services package
Module 3: Implementing Control Flow
The students will be introduced to the tasks and precedence constraints that can be used to implement control flow in an Integration Services package.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Control Flow Tasks
Lesson 2: Control Flow Precedent Constraints
Lesson 3: Control Flow Containers
Lab: Implementing Control Flow
Exercise 1: (Level 200) Creating a Simple Control Flow
Exercise 2: (Level 200) Configuring Precedence Constraints
Exercise 3: (Level 200) Using Containers
Module 4: Implementing Data Flow
The students will be introduced to the data flow sources, transformations, and destinations that can be used 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
Lesson 1: Data Flow Sources and Destinations
Lesson 2: Basic Data Flow Transformations
Lesson 3: Advanced Data Flow Transformations
Lesson 4: Data Flow Paths
Lab: Implementing Data Flow
Exercise 1: (Level 200) Transferring Data
Exercise 2: (Level 200) Implementing Transformations
Exercise 3: (Level 200) Using Data Viewers
Exercise 4: (Level 200) Configuring Error Output
Module 5: Implementing Logging
The students will be introduced to how to use logging in an Integration Services package, and explained how to configure and use logging providers to generate information about a packages execution.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Overview of Integration Services Logging
Lesson 2: Enabling and Configuring Logging
Lab: Implementing Logging
Exercise 1: (Level 200) Configuring Logging
Exercise 2: (Level 200) Implementing Custom Logging
Module 6: Debugging and Error Handling
The students will be introduced to 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
Lesson 1: Debugging a Package
Lesson 2: Implementing Error Handling
Lab: Debugging and Error Handling
Exercise 1: (Level 300) Debugging a Package
Exercise 2: (Level 300) Implementing Error Handling
Exercise 3: (Level 300) Controlling Failure Behavior
Module 7: Implementing Checkpoints and Transactions
The students will be introduced to what checkpoints are and how to implement them. It then discusses transactions, and describes how to implement transactional data access logic in an Integration Services package.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Implementing Checkpoints
Lesson 2: Implementing Transactions
Lab: Implementing Checkpoints and Transactions
Exercise 1: (Level 200) Implementing Checkpoints in a Package
Exercise 2: (Level 300) Implementing Transactions in a Package
Exercise 3: (Level 300) Implementing a Native Transaction
Module 8: Configuring and Deploying Packages
The students will be introduced to how to create Package Configurations and how to deploy Integration Services packages to production servers.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Package Configurations
Lesson 2: Deploying Packages
Lab: Configuring and Deploying Packages
Exercise 1: (Level 200) Creating a Package Configuration
Exercise 2: (Level 200) Preparing a Package for Deployment
Exercise 3: (Level 200) Deploying a Package
Module 9: Managing and Securing Packages
The students will be introduced to the management tasks that relate to Integration Services packages and explained how to perform those tasks by using the Integration Services management tools. It also describes how to secure Integration Services packages.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Managing Packages
Lesson 2: Securing Packages
Lab: Managing and Securing Packages
Exercise 1: (Level 200) Importing a Package
Exercise 2: (Level 200) Configuring and Monitoring a Package
Exercise 3: (Level 200) Scheduling a Package
Exercise 4: (Level 200) Securing a Package
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