Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Integration Services

This three-day instructor-led course teaches students how to implement an Integration Services solution in an organization. The course discusses how to develop, deploy, and manage Integration Services packages.

After completing this course, students will be able to:
• Describe SQL Server Integration Services and its tools.
• Create an Integration Services package.
• Implement control flow in an Integration Services package.
• Implement data flow in an Integration Services package.
• Implement logging in an Integration Services package.
• Debug and implement error handling in an Integration Services package.
• Implement checkpoints and transactions in an Integration Services package.
• Deploy an Integration Services package.
• Manage and secure an Integration Services package.

This course is intended for information technology (IT) professionals and developers who need to implement data transfer or extract, transform, and load (ETL) solutions by using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Integration Services.

Before attending this course, students must have:
• Exposure to enterprise data import and export scenarios.
• Experience navigating the Microsoft Windows Server environment.
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, including:
• SQL Server Agent.
• SQL Server query language (SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT, and DELETE).
• SQL Server System tables.
• SQL Server accounts (users and permissions).

Module 1: Introduction to SQL Server 2008 Integration Services
   • Overview of SQL Server Integration Services
   • Using Integration Services Tools

Module 2: Developing Integration Services Solutions
   • Creating an Integration Services Solution
   • Using Variables
   • Building and Running a Solution

Module 3: Implementing Control Flow
   • Control Flow Tasks
   • Control Flow Precedent Constraints
   • Control Flow Containers

Module 4: Implementing Data Flow
   • Data Flow Sources and Destinations
   • Basic Data Flow Transformations
   • Advanced Data Flow Transformations
   • Data Flow Paths

Module 5: Implementing Logging
   • Overview of Integration Services Logging
   • Enabling and Configuring Logging

Module 6: Debugging and Error Handling
   • Debugging a Package
   • Implementing Error Handling

Module 7: Implementing Checkpoints and Transactions
   • Implementing Checkpoints
   • Implementing Transactions

Module 8: Configuring and Deploying Packages
   • Package Configurations
   • Deploying Packages

Module 9: Managing and Securing Packages
   • Managing Packages
   • Securing Packages