This document discusses new features in SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) 2012. It highlights features around deployment to the SSIS catalog (SSISDB), new variables for packages, projects, and environments, improved management and troubleshooting with reports and server environments, and enhanced development features including offline connections and parameters. The document also notes performance improvements from reduced memory usage and new data quality features using Data Quality Services cleansing.

1. TOP NEW SSIS 2012
FEATURES
Miguel Cebollero (@SQLMiguel)

2. About Me
 Miguel Cebollero
Twitter: @SQLMiguel
Blog: http://www.SQLMiguel.com
 Father, husband & DBA
 13 years working with
SQL Server
 Speaker, Consulting,
Banking, Insurance, Sports,
Logistics, Healthcare and Legal Industries
 Bachelor of Science,
The University of Tampa
 Master of Science,
The University of North Carolina

3. Have a doubt? Ask a Question!

4. Today’s Agenda
 Hands on Demo of Top Features
 SSISDB
 Variables Galore
 Project Deployments
 Data Taps
 Built-in Reports

5. SSIS 2012 New Features
 Deployment
 Deploy to SSIS Server Project or Package
 Management & Troubleshooting
 SSISDB Catalog
 Server Environments
 Operations Reports
 Development Enhancements
 Project Connections / Offline Connections
 Parameters
 Undo / Redo
 Compare / Merge Packages
 Performance
 Reduced Memory Usage by Merge & Merge Join Transforms
 Data Quality
 DQS Cleansing

6. SSISDB
 The SSISDB catalog is a central storage and administration point for
Integration Services projects, packages, parameters, and environments.
 Right-click on the Integration Services folder to create the SSISDB catalog.

7. SSISDB
 DEMO

8. Package, Parameter, Project,
Environment Variables
 Package Variable – Scope is at the package
level
 SSIS Parameters - allow you to assign values
to properties within packages at execution
time. Replacement for configuration files.
 Project Parameters – shareable parameters
among several packages in a project
 Environment Variables – environment specific
values that can alter parameter values at
runtime

9. Package, Parameter, Project,
Environment Variables
 DEMO

10. Environment Configuration
 Environment references are Relative or
Absolute.
Will use the new environment variable
after the move.

11. Environment Configuration
 Environment references are Relative or
Absolute.
Will continue to use the same
environment variable before the move.

12. Environment Configuration
 DEMO

13. Data Taps
 No GUI interface
 Limit the number of
rows returned setting
@max_rows parameter
 @dataflow_path_id_strin
g found in DFT of your
package Data Flow Path
Editor

14. Data Taps
 DEMO

15. Resources & References
 http://www.sqlssis.com
 http://www.mattmasson.com (Program Manager)
 http://bi-polar23.blogspot.com (Program Manager)
 http://sqlserverpedia.com/blog/sql-server-
bloggers/ssis-resources/
Where do I
go for help?

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