How to do it...

  1. Add a new package to the AdventureWorksETL project. Rename it ProcessingExcel.dtsx.
  2. Add a new package-level Excel connection manager. Rename it Excel_Ch11_Orders. Point to your Excel file path and define your Excel version appropriately, as shown in the following screenshot:
  1. Add a Data Flow task to the control flow. Rename it to ProcessExcelOrders. Open the Data Flow tab.
  2. Add an Excel source. Double-click it to open the editor.
  3. Using the Connection Manager tab, define the Excel connection manager. Point to the Excel_Ch11_Orders connection manager you just created. Use the Table or view data access mode. Select Sheet1$ in ...

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