Creating Packages with the SQL Server Import And Export Wizard

Creating an Integration Services package can be one of the most complex tasks you perform as a database administrator. Fortunately, the SQL Server Import And Export Wizard is designed to help you build Integration Services packages with minimal difficulty, but it is still an involved process. To help reduce complexity, we can divide the creation process into stages and then examine each stage individually. The stages you use to create Integration Services packages are as follows:

  • Stage 1: Source and Destination Configuration

  • Stage 2: Copy or Query

  • Stage 3: Formatting and Transformation

  • Stage 4: Save and Execute

To begin using Integration Services, start the SQL Server Import And Export ...

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