Lab B: Creating a Parallel Data Load

DTS Lab B: Creating a Parallel Data Load

In this lab, you load additional product data into product_dim. This new
product data exists in an Excel spreadsheet called drinks.xls. You will load the
product data into product_dim in parallel with Northwind product data by
using the product_dim package.
If you have trouble completing the lab, please refer to the answer file at
C:\BITechnicalTraining\DTS\AnswerFiles\Lab B product_dim.dts.

Exercise 1
Creating the Transform Data Task
In this exercise, you will create a Transform Data Task to load data from Excel
into the product_dim dimension.

Open up the Lab B starter package

.1 Right-click the Data Transformation Services folder and then click Open
Package.
.2 In the Select File dialog box, type
C:\BITechnicalTraining\DTS\Packages\Lab B.dts in the File name box,
and then click Open.
.3 In the Select Package dialog box, double-click product_dim.

To set up the Product Target Excel connection

First create another polaris connection so that the product data loads can
proceed in parallel.
.1 In the product_dim package, click the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for
SQL Server icon in the Connection toolbar.
.2 In the New connection box, type Product Target Excel as the connection
name.
.3 In the Database drop down, select polaris.
.4 Click OK.

To add a Transform Data Task

.1 Click a blank area of the design sheet.
.2 Click the Transform Data Task arrow icon in the Task toolbar.
.3 Click the Product Source Excel connection as the source connection, and
then click the Product Target Excel connection as the destination
connection.

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To configure a Transform Data Task

.1 Double-click the Transform Data Task arrow that joins the Product
Source Excel and Product Target Excel connections.
.2 Click the Source tab and type load Excel data in the Description box.
.3 Click Sheet1$ from the Table / View list and then click Preview.
.4 Click OK.
.5 Click the Destination tab, and then click [polaris].[dbo].[product_dim]
from the Table name list.

To copy data from source to a destination

.1 Click the Transformations tab, and then click Delete All.
.2 Highlight all columns in the Source list.
.3 Highlight all columns in the Destination list, except for the
product_dim_key, and then click New.
.4 In the Create New Transformation dialog box select Copy Column, and
then click OK.
.5 In the Transformation Options dialog box, type copy product in the
Name box.
.6 Click Properties to verify the source to destination column order, and then
click OK.
.7 Click OK to exit out of the Transformation Options dialog box, and then
click OK to exit out of the Transform Data Task Properties dialog box.

Exercise 2
Defining the Package Workflow
In this exercise, you will define the workflow of the product_dim package as
follows:
Old data should be successfully deleted from the product_dim dimension prior
to the parallel data loads from the Northwind database and the drinks.xls file.

To define the package workflow

In this procedure, you will create precedence constraints to meet the workflow
requirements of the product_dim package.
.1 Click the Delete Execute SQL Task, press the CTRL key, and click the
Product Source Excel connection.
.2 Click the Workflow menu, and then click On Success.

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Exercise 3
Finishing Up and Executing
In this exercise, you will save the product_dim package to SQL Server,
execute the package, and then verify the package results.

To save the product_dim package to SQL Server

.1 Click the Package menu, and then click Save As.
.2 Use the information in the following table to save the DTS package to your
local SQL Server. Accept the defaults for any options that are not listed,
click OK, and then close DTS Package Designer.
Parameter

Value

Package name

parallel_data_load

Location

SQL Server

To execute the product_dim package in DTS Package Designer

.1 Click the Execute play button on DTS Package Designer toolbar, and then
click OK in Package Execution Results dialog box.
.2 If any step failed, double-click the steps name to display the error message
for the step.
.3 Click Done.

To verify package results

.1 Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft SQL Server, and then
click Query Analyzer.
.2 In the Connect to SQL Server dialog box, click OK.
.3 Go to the database list in the toolbar, and then click polaris.
.4 Type the following query:
SELECT * FROM product_dim

.5 Click the Execute Query play button on the toolbar.

.6 Review data results. You should have 102 records in the product_dim
dimension. Verify one record of data by using the following table.
Column name

Value

product_dim_key

<Values may vary>

product_id_app

100

product_name

Pearl Imported Beer

reorder level

25

obsolete flag

category_name

Drinks

category_description

Soft drinks, coffees, teas, beers, and ales

unit_price

32.0000

quantity_per_unit

24 12 oz bottles

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