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A. Leonard, K. BradshawSQL Server Data Automation Through Frameworkshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6213-9_2

2. Automation with Stored Procedures

Andy Leonard1  and Kent Bradshaw2
(1)
Farmville, VA, USA
(2)
Providence Forge, VA, USA
 

Now that we see all the pieces that need to be coordinated day in and day out for executing the processes defined in Chapter 1, let’s introduce the idea of controllers. A controller is the most basic element in our demonstration of the framework concept. The examples that follow demonstrate how controllers can make your job easier while also reducing the overhead that your operations staff must deal with.

A Daily Process Controller

For our purposes, a controller is a stored procedure that ...

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