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Microsoft Course 6235 - Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Integration Services — A 3-Day Course

* Open Public Course* Closed In-House Course

Course Synopsis

This instructor-led M6235 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.

Course Objectives

After completing this M6235 training course the student will be able to:

Intended Audience

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.

Course Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students should have the following prerequisites:

Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices

London — £595 (+VAT)

  • 15–17 Mar 2010
  • 22–24 Mar 2010
  • 21–23 Apr 2010
  • 26–28 May 2010
  • 19–21 Jul 2010
  • 26–28 Jul 2010
  • 29 Sep–1 Oct 2010
  • 17–19 Nov 2010
  • 22–24 Nov 2010

Wokingham — £595 (+VAT)

  • 4–6 May 2010
  • 13–15 Sep 2010

Birmingham — £595 (+VAT)

  • 7–9 Apr 2010

Manchester — £595 (+VAT)

  • 29–31 Mar 2010
  • 7–9 Jun 2010
  • 11–13 Oct 2010

Leeds — £595 (+VAT)

  • 6–8 Apr 2010
  • 26–28 May 2010
  • 2–4 Aug 2010
  • 29 Nov–1 Dec 2010

Edinburgh — £595 (+VAT)

  • 26–28 Apr 2010

Aberdeen — £595 (+VAT)

  • 1–3 Jun 2010

Outline Course Contents

Introduction to SQL Server 2008 Integration Services

The students will be introduced to the role that Integration Services plays in extracting, transforming, and loading data. The students will also be introduced to the tools that are used to build and manage Integration Services solutions.

Developing Integration Services Solutions

The students will be introduced to the development tasks that are involved in creating an Integration Services package.

Implementing Control Flow

The students will be introduced to the tasks and precedence constraints that can be used to implement control flow in an Integration Services package.

Implementing Data Flow

The students will be introduced to the data flow sources, transformations, and destinations that can be used to implement a data flow task in an Integration Services control flow. It also explains how to use data flow paths to direct valid and invalid rows through the data flow.

Implementing Logging

The students will be introduced to how to use logging in an Integration Services package, and explained how to configure and use logging providers to generate information about a package’s execution.

Debugging and Error Handling

The students will be introduced to how to debug Integration Services packages by using the debugging tools in Business Intelligence Development Studio. It then explains how to implement error-handling logic in an Integration Services package.

Implementing Checkpoints and Transactions

The students will be introduced to what checkpoints are and how to implement them. It then discusses transactions, and describes how to implement transactional data access logic in an Integration Services package.

Configuring and Deploying Packages

The students will be introduced to how to create Package Configurations and how to deploy Integration Services packages to production servers.

Managing and Securing Packages

The students will be introduced to the management tasks that relate to Integration Services packages and explained how to perform those tasks by using the Integration Services management tools. It also describes how to secure Integration Services packages.