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Introduction to SSIS Course (2 days)

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Topics covered on this course

  • SSIS basics

    Subtopics

    1. Solutions and projects
    2. Basic packages
    3. Control and data flow tasks
    4. The 32-bit question
  • Data flow tasks

    Subtopics

    1. Connection managers
    2. Sources and destinations
  • Using different data connections

    Subtopics

    1. SQL Server (OLEDB)
    2. Connecting to Excel workbooks
    3. New and existing flat files
    4. Multiple flat files
  • Data viewers

    Subtopics

    1. Attaching data viewers
    2. Data buffers
  • Basic data transforms

    Subtopics

    1. Sorting and aggregating
    2. Sampling data
    3. Dividing and uniting data
  • Data conversion transforms

    Subtopics

    1. The SSIS data types
    2. Unicode and ASCII data
    3. Type cast functions
  • Variables and expressions

    Subtopics

    1. The Row Count transform
    2. User and system variables
    3. Expression tasks
  • Debugging

    Subtopics

    1. Setting breakpoints
    2. The Locals window
  • Derived column transforms

    Subtopics

    1. SSIS expressions
    2. Using SSIS functions
    3. Using the conditional operator
  • Handling errors

    Subtopics

    1. Redirecting and ignoring errors
    2. Truncation errors
  • Conditional split transforms

    Subtopics

    1. Splitting data by expression
    2. Using comparison operators
    3. Syntax for multiple conditions
  • Lookup transforms

    Subtopics

    1. Redirecting unmatched rows
    2. Choosing a cache mode
    3. Setting unmatched rows to Unknown
    4. Adding unmatched rows automatically
  • File system tasks

    Subtopics

    1. Working with files
    2. Working with folders
  • Looping over files

    Subtopics

    1. The file name variable
    2. Configuring the loop
    3. Expression constraints
  • Importing multiple files

    Subtopics

    1. Using expressions for connections
    2. Dynamic connections within loops
  • Looping over rows  

    Subtopics

    1. Object variables
    2. Reading in data
    3. Looping over ADO rows
    4. Dynamic connection strings
  • Using parameter placeholders

    Subtopics

    1. Using the ? Symbol
    2. Mapping parameters
  • Merge joins

    Subtopics

    1. How they work
    2. Comparing two data sets
  • Basic deployment

    Subtopics

    1. Project-level deployment
    2. Creating a catalog
    3. Deploying and viewing in SSMS
  • Using parameters  

    Subtopics

    1. Package and project parameters
    2. Using parameters in expressions
    3. Deploying parameters
    4. Why to avoid environments

Topics marked will be covered if time allows.

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And some benefits specific to online training:

  • Courseware posted to you in advance
  • Separate pre-course check-up included
  • Our clever Wordsworth system means you can use our laptops (and we can see them)

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Introduction to SQL Server Integration Services course dates

The table below lists the Introduction to SQL Server Integration Services courses that we currently have scheduled (click on one of the tabs to filter the list).

Date(s) Date(s) Duration Venue Price Times  
Thu/Fri 20-21 February 2025 20-21 Feb 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 17-18 March 2025 17-18 Mar 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Wed/Thu 16-17 April 2025 16-17 Apr 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 15-16 May 2025 15-16 May 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 16-17 June 2025 16-17 Jun 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Wed/Thu 16-17 July 2025 16-17 Jul 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 14-15 August 2025 14-15 Aug 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 15-16 September 2025 15-16 Sep 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 16-17 October 2025 16-17 Oct 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 17-18 November 2025 17-18 Nov 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 11-12 December 2025 11-12 Dec 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book

If you can't see the course you want listed above, don't despair! If you can muster 3 or 4 people together, it may well be worth organising an onsite course at your office (we'll provide and set up the computers), or else an online course tailored to your needs.

We don't currently have any Introduction to SSIS courses scheduled in our London training centre. We may consider adding dates - it's always worth asking.

Alternatively, if you have a handful of like-minded people in your organisation, you could consider booking your own bespoke Introduction to SSIS course, whereby you get to pick the dates, training delivery method and venue!

We don't currently have any Introduction to SSIS courses scheduled in our Manchester training centre. We may consider adding dates - it's always worth asking.

Alternatively, if you have a handful of like-minded people in your organisation, you could consider booking your own bespoke Introduction to SSIS course, whereby you get to pick the dates, training delivery method and venue!

Date(s) Date(s) Duration Venue Price Times  
Thu/Fri 20-21 February 2025 20-21 Feb 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 17-18 March 2025 17-18 Mar 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Wed/Thu 16-17 April 2025 16-17 Apr 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 15-16 May 2025 15-16 May 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 16-17 June 2025 16-17 Jun 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Wed/Thu 16-17 July 2025 16-17 Jul 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 14-15 August 2025 14-15 Aug 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 15-16 September 2025 15-16 Sep 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 16-17 October 2025 16-17 Oct 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 17-18 November 2025 17-18 Nov 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 11-12 December 2025 11-12 Dec 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book

If you can't see the course you want listed above, don't despair! If you can muster 3 or 4 people together, it may well be worth organising an onsite course at your office (we'll provide and set up the computers), or else an online course tailored to your needs.

About half of our courses are created bespoke for a single organisation, and either delivered onsite (usually somewhere in the UK, but we're willing to travel!) or online. For onsite courses we will usually provide and set up the necessary computers free of charge.

There are four main reasons why you might want to book tailored training like this:

  1. If you have 3 or more people, organising custom training will probably be cheaper than booking people individually onto a scheduled course.
  2. You'll be able to choose the content of any training, and be able to pause it for discussions on how you'll use software internally, or ask to take digressions.
  3. You may not be able to travel to our venues, so it might be easier to ask us to travel to you.
  4. You may not be able to make the dates of our published scheduled courses, and want to be able to choose when your training takes place.

If you'd like a quote for how much a tailored course would cost please let us know what you'd like to achieve and we'll get back to you (normally within half a working day).

What other people have said about our SSIS training

Here are some comments we've received about our SSIS training . You can see all of our 541 reviews here. We would like to sincerely thank the clients whose names are shown below for kindly agreeing to let us share their feedback.

"The course was really helpful, informative and covered all areas needed (and listed in the course guide). The trainer was easy to approach and to ask for help and a very effective trainer. This recent experience, along with past experience of Wise Owl, confirms that you're a great company. Your website is the first I go to whenever looking at future training."

Rebecca Kirkby

East Coast Community Healthcare CIC

About this Introduction to SQL Server Integration Services course

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SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) lets you automate the import, export and conversion of data. You can use SSIS to fill your data warehouse, import a batch of CSV files or Excel workbooks or just draw beautiful flow diagrams! 

On this course you will learn how to:

  • Import and export data to/from Excel workbooks, CSV files and SQL Server and other databases

  • Understand and use variables and expressions in SSIS

  • Create transforms to split and combine data flows, as well as to add additional columns

  • Create lookup transforms allowing you to cleanse data

  • Use file system tasks to create, move, copy, rename and delete files and folders

  • Loop over files to automate the loading and cleansing of data

Refreshingly, this introductory course doesn't use a large, impenetrable Microsoft database, but instead just uses simple examples to illustrate real-world tasks.

Pre-requisites

You should have a basic knowledge of SQL Server to attend this course (you don't necessarily need to know how to write a SELECT statement, but you should have seen one before). 

What you'll need to bring

If you book on a classroom course, the only thing you need to bring to the course is ... yourself! We even provide a notepad and a suprisingly nice pen for you to take notes with.

For online training you'll need two things:

  1. A good internet connection (otherwise you'll have a frustrating time); and
  2. A second screen (a requirement, not a nice-to-have!)

You can see full details of our online course requirements here.

For classroom training, you won't need a computer - we (obviously) will provide that. However, you're welcome to use your own laptop if you prefer, providing that you have the correct software installed.

For online training you will need a computer, but you won't need to have any software installed.  This is because you'll use Windows Remote Desktop to connect to our computers using our whizzy Wordsworth online training system, and these computers will have all of the necessary files and software installed.

When you book a place

If you book a place on one of our courses:

  • For classroom courses we will send out a joining email. That's it!
  • For online courses we will get in touch to organise a half-hour pre-course check to iron out any connection problems before the course (rather than during it). We will also ask you whether you want to receive a printed copy of the course manual (and post this to you if you do).

Whatever type of course you book, we will also send you out a reminder a few days before the course is due to take place - not that (we hope) you'll have forgotten!

After the course

After the course finishes you'll receive a digital certificate proving your attendance (we will gladly send a paper copy on request also).

We don't have any formal arrangement for answering questions after the course, but if you get stuck on something and email your trainer they should (and nearly always do!) respond as quickly as their training schedule allows.

FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions

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What other SSIS courses can I take?▼

Here is a list of all of the SSIS courses that we run:

Course name Days
Introduction to SSIS (this course) 2 days
Advanced SSIS 2 days
Fast track SSIS 3 days

What courses do you have related to this one?▼

You might like to consider invesigating these related courses:

Related course Days Level
Reporting Services 2 days Introduction
Introduction to SQL 2 days Introduction
Advanced SSIS 2 days Intermediate or advanced

What are your venues for your classroom SSIS courses?▼

We run our scheduled classroom training courses in the following venues:

Venue Details
SSIS training in London We run our courses in London from the LandMark offices in Bishopsgate, right in the middle of the City (and close to Liverpool Street mainline station).
SSIS training in Manchester We run our courses in Manchester from the Holiday Inn business centre, which is a few minutes' walk from Piccadilly station.
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