Chapter 8. The Stock Tasks

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Common Task Conventions

• Task Groups

• The Workflow Tasks

• The Scripting Tasks

• The Data-Processing Tasks

“SO, IT’S JUST NOT AS FUN TO TWIRL YOUR OWN.”—ROB YOUNG

This chapter is an introduction to the stock tasks, the standard tasks that ship with Integration Services. Integration Services ships with many tasks that provide a wide range of functionality based on a broad set of technologies. This chapter provides a general explanation of each task, highlighting their more notable features, their purpose, how to set them up, some tips and tricks, as well as some of their less-documented properties. The preceding chapter, Chapter 7, “Grouping Control Flow with Containers,” covered in detail the common ...

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