SSIS – Configuring SSIS Package to run job after data loading has completed
In our example below, we are going to be using a SharePoint 2013 Data Alert job which was created in SQL Server Agent, and then insert this into an existing SSIS Project. The reason for doing this, is so that every time our SSIS Project runs, as part of the process, it can then fire off a SQL Server Job….
For SQL Server 2014 – Use the following link below to use an oData Source to get data from SharePoint List into your table
Below are the steps if you want to use SQL Server 2014 to get data from a SharePoint list into your database. The URL below explains how to download and install the OData Source for SQL Server 1. Click on the following link below a. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42295 2. Then once you load the page click on Download a. This will then…
SSRS – Microsoft sql server fitler table/matrix with 2nd row of data
What I wanted to do, was to create multiple table/matrix, but to have them separate. And then to have 5 of them in total. But I wanted to have the top 5. So I wanted the first one to be the top value, then top 2, top 3, top 4 and top 5. This is what the result looks like:…
Error: An Item with the same key has been already added – Unable to load the tables in the Power Pivot Window
NOTE: First thing to do is to make a copy of your Excel Workbook, before making any changes to your Power Query Source. If you do NOT, and change your Power Query source, your Power Pivot Model could become unusable! 1. I had an issue where if I changed the Power Query source from a CSV after I made changes…
SSIS – Using Date and Time Cache Lookups for faster inserts into Fact Tables
What happened is that I found that when doing inserts on larger data sets, it would take a long time to complete the date and time joins. If I excluded this the data would be returned a lot quicker. So my solution to the problem was to use the Cache Transform and then the Loopkup Transform in the SSIS…
SQL Server 2014 Observations
Today’s post is not going to be about explaining something but more along the lines of my experience on SQL Server 2014. When I heard about all the new features in SQL Server 2014, the In Memory Tables, new cardinality estimator, new changes to how TempDB works, SSIS and Delayed Durability, I was excited to see how I could use…
SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) – Using Send Mail Task for data validation checks
What I wanted to do was to be notified in my data if there were not enough rows of data, or if the financials were too low, indicating that there was a potential issue with the data coming in. And if it was too low to fire off an email. If it was correct then to not send an email….