Monday, June 25, 2012

SSIS Step by Step 003 - Load multiple flat files in a loop container


Requirement & Preface


In last post (SSIS Step by Step 002 - Output data to multiple flat files) , we output data from database to multiple flat files.

In this post, we're going to load data from multiple flat files to database table back. 

We are going to learn:
1. How to use for each loop container in SSIS package.
2.  How to use Foreach File Enumerator
 
Testing files are generated by (SSIS Step by Step 002 - Output data to multiple flat files), about the address table schema you can find them in SSIS Step by Step 001 - Load data from a flat file

Here's a folder which contains many flat files, each file contains address information and all address records in a single file has the same city.

Source folder:


Destination table: Address

SSIS Package Framework Screenshot 



Steps:
1. Create a new SSIS package with a name - CH03_LoadBatchFile.dtsx
  
2. Create a package variable - FileName, it will be used to save the single file name in a loop.
3. Create a 'Execute SQL Task' with name - 'EST_TruncateCities', edit it .
    Configure the connection and SQL Statement.
    This task is to truncate address table before loading data. 

    
4. Add a 'Foreach Loop Container' and edit it.
    In Collection Pane - 
    Enumerator - Foreach File Enumerator
    Folder - Where the flat file locate
    Files - CHO2-Citys-*.txt         * means any characters. 


   In Variable Mappings Pane - Select package variable 'FileName' to map the value in loop. 



5. Drag a data flow task, and add below two components in data flow.
    Flat File Source - FF_SRC_Address
    OLE DB Destination
6. The source is from flat files, so edit 'FF_SRC_Address'.
     
    Browse and choose a source flat file, because the files which match the 'CHO2-Citys-*.txt' have the same file format, so we can choose any matched file first to create mapping columns in this editor.



Configure the properties of each column - please refer to Step by Step 001 - Load data from a flat file



7. Edit 'OLE DB Destination'



 8. Now we need to configure the flat file connection manager, the current flat file connection is tied to a specified file. We need to configure it with a new value which is from loop container - User::FlatFile in step 4.



Click 'CM_FF_AddressByCity' connection manager, and edit its expression.

Map connection string property  to package variable 'FileName'



9. Save package and run it.







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