Monday, August 11, 2008

SSIS: Create File Connection

· Right click anywhere in the Connection Managers pane.
· In the Types list select File and click ADD.
· In Usage type section select the appropriate option from the dropdown.
** If Create File is selected then new file will be created to the specified location with the given name.
· Click browse and select the location for the file.
· Click OK.

SSIS: Create SMTP (Mail Server) Connection

· Right click anywhere in the Connection Managers pane.
· In the Type select SMTP and then click ADD.
· Provide suitable name to the connection.
· Enter the name of the SMTP server.
· Select suitable option for Windows Authentication and Enable SSL.
· Click OK.

SSIS: Creating Data Source

· Right click data sources and select New Data Source.
· Click on New.
· In provider dropdown select Microsoft OLEDB Provider for SQL Server or suitable connection provider according to your data source.
· Enter the server credentials.
· Click on Test Connection to verify the connection.
· Click OK.
· Hit Next.
· In Data Source Name give proper name to your data source connection and verify the connection string in preview box.
· Click Finish.