January 2006
Beginner to intermediate
720 pages
19h 26m
English
book
Professional SQL Server™ 2005 Integration Services
by Brian Knight, Allan Mitchell, Darren Green, Douglas Hinson, Kathi Kellenberger, Andy Leonard, Erik Veerman, Jason Gerard, Haidong Ji, Mike Murphy
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Chapter 17. Using SSIS with External Applications
SQL Server 2005 Integration Services accepts data from nearly any source and presents output, including ADO.NET datasets and SSIS datareaders, that are consumable by external applications. These features allow SSIS to sink and source external applications with ease. In this chapter, you will take a look at three examples of external applications that utilize SSIS. This chapter is not intended to exhaust all possible combinations of external interface with SSIS but rather to provide a sampling of some available functionality.
SSIS is flexible and configurable, so there are many ways to approach interaction with external applications. This book is rife with examples, including the following:
Sources and Destinations—Implicit objects inside SSIS that provide connectivity to data sources and destinations. See Chapter 4 for more information.
Scripting—Arguably provides the most flexibility when interacting with external applications. See Chapter 16 for an example and more information.
Because interface scenarios can vary, it is difficult to define best practices. That said, generally accepted software development practices apply, including the following:
Employ a methodology—Chapter 18 provides an introduction to Software Development Life Cycles (SDLCs). A development methodology is not a prescribed recipe; it is a framework that assists you in creating the proper recipe for your software development project.
Debug—Execute your SSIS package ...
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