Tips for using SQL Server 2016 Integration Services (Part 2) Consider disabling constraints during the data load operation. To disable constraints during the data load operation, you can turn off the “Check constraints” option in the OLE DB Destination Editor. Try to avoid using the Aggregate and Sort transformations. Because using these transformations may be very resource expensive, you should...
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Tips for using SQL Server 2016 Integration Services (Part 1)
Tips for using SQL Server 2016 Integration Services (Part 1) Integration Services (SSIS) were first introduced in SQL Server 2005 and replace the Data Transformation Services (DTS). By using the SSIS you can load data into or out from SQL Server relational databases or data warehousing. In this article, you can find some tips to boost the SQL Server 2016...
Tips for using Integration Services in SQL Server 2014 (Part 2)
Tips for using Integration Services in SQL Server 2014 (Part 2) Use the bcp utility instead of Integration Services when you need to export data from the SQL Server table into a text file. The bcp utility is much faster than SSIS, so try to use it whenever possible. If you need to sort data or identify similar data rows,...
Tips for using Integration Services in SQL Server 2014 (Part 1)
Tips for using Integration Services in SQL Server 2014 (Part 1) Try to avoid SSIS lookups. Because SSIS lookups slow down performance, try to use the Transact-SQL statements to perform the same functions. If you need to combine data rows from multiple upstream data flow components, you can use the Union All, Merge, and Merge Join transformations. These transformations make...
Tips for using SQL Server 2012 Integration Services (Part 3)
Tips for using SQL Server 2012 Integration Services (Part 3) Use SSIS 2012 Project Connection Managers. The SSIS 2012 allows you to create connection managers at the project level that can shared by multiple packages in the project. The connection manager you create at the project level is automatically visible in the Connection Managers tab of the SSIS Designer window...