Microsoft® SQL Server 2008 R2 Unleashed
by Ray Rankins, Paul Bertucci, Chris Gallelli, Alex T. Silverstein
The dtexec Utility
You use the dtexec command-line utility to configure and execute SSIS packages. The dtexec utility provides access to all the package configuration and execution features, such as connections, properties, variables, logging, and progress indicators. The dtexec utility lets you load packages from three sources:
• A Microsoft SQL Server database
• The SSIS service (package store)
• The filesystem itself
The dtexec utility proceeds through four phases as it executes:
1. Command sourcing phase—The command prompt reads the list of options and arguments specified. All subsequent phases are skipped if a /? or /H[ELP] option is encountered.
2. Package-loading phase—The package specified by the /SQL, /FILE, or /DTS option is loaded. ...
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