Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005 Integration Services (MOC 2792)

Special notes

Consider taking this course, HF353S (MOC 2792) along with course HE580S (MOC 2795). Both are scheduled together in the same week.

Course overview

This 3-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.

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)

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

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Course objectives

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

Course outline

Module 1: Introduction to SQL Server 2005 Integration Services

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

Lessons

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

Lab 2: Implementing an Integration Services Solution

• Exercise 1: Creating an Integration 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 Services solution
• Use variables
• Build and run a solution

Module 3: Implementing Control Flow

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

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

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

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

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

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

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