How to execute a single step in a SSIS package?

Hi all,

I am new to SQL Server 2005 (but many years in SQL Server and .NET), and I am sort of having everything figured out for my company. However, one thing that still bothering me is that:

In the old Server 2000, you can execute a single step in a DTS package by right click the step and then click execute step.

In the new server 2005, I can only execute the whole package from the Management Tool and Edit the pack from VS 2005. Is there also a way for me to execute a single step in a SSIS package?

This is important for us, many thanks!

You can execute a single step from Visual Studio by right-clicking on the step and choosing Execute Task.|||Thanks!

I found more, you must start a new project and then add some existing dts packages into that. After that things will become all good! I just do not understand that why you cannot directly work on a single package without a project!

Thanks
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And you have to build that DTS package. This a lot of extra steps over SQL 2000 DTS.

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Andymcdba1 wrote:

And you have to build that DTS package. This a lot of extra steps over SQL 2000 DTS.

Build? What do you mean, build? You don't have to build.|||

I have always received an error message when I tried that. I presumed it was because the task I was trying to execute didn't have a "success" message from the preceding task.

I'm sorry that I don't have the text of the error message at the moment. But it was something that made me believe the error was a result of trying to execute a task in the middle of a series of tasks.

You don't have such problems when you try to run tasks that have dependencies on other tasks?

Dan

|||A precedence constraint shouldn't cause a problem. However, if the task you are executing is dependent on something produced in a previous step (such as a text file), then the task will fail.|||

Mr. Welch,

Thanks for the info. I will pay more attention to the error message. If I cannot figure it out, I will post as much information as possible. I won't be back in the office until Monday afternoon.

The task I was trying to execute is one that copies tables from one "database.schema" to another "database.schema". The task is performed by calling a stored procedure in an SSIS "SQL Task" object. There is nothing there other than an "exec my_procedure_name" line and a "GO" line.

I couldn't see any reason that the task would fail to execute, other than a precedence constraint. So I jumped to that conclusion as the reason for failure.

When I pasted the "exec" and "go" lines into an SS05 query window, with the same SQL Server login as is being used in the SSIS connection, it ran just fine.

I hope I can solve this one, since I miss the DTS package ability to execute a single task in an "on success..." series.

Dan

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DanR1 wrote:

The task I was trying to execute is one that copies tables from one "database.schema" to another "database.schema". The task is performed by calling a stored procedure in an SSIS "SQL Task" object. There is nothing there other than an "exec my_procedure_name" line and a "GO" line.

Dan

Don't use the "GO" lines. Leave them out. Separate multiple exec statements with a carriage return.|||

Phil,

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll give that a try on Monday.

Dan

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Phil,

Thanks for your suggestion. Removing the "GO" line stopped the "ACCESS DENIED" error message from appearing, and allowed the single task to run without any problem.

Dan

How to execute a single step in a SSIS package?

Hi all,

I am new to SQL Server 2005 (but many years in SQL Server and .NET), and I am sort of having everything figured out for my company. However, one thing that still bothering me is that:

In the old Server 2000, you can execute a single step in a DTS package by right click the step and then click execute step.

In the new server 2005, I can only execute the whole package from the Management Tool and Edit the pack from VS 2005. Is there also a way for me to execute a single step in a SSIS package?

This is important for us, many thanks!

You can execute a single step from Visual Studio by right-clicking on the step and choosing Execute Task.|||Thanks!

I found more, you must start a new project and then add some existing dts packages into that. After that things will become all good! I just do not understand that why you cannot directly work on a single package without a project!

Thanks|||

And you have to build that DTS package. This a lot of extra steps over SQL 2000 DTS.

|||

Andymcdba1 wrote:

And you have to build that DTS package. This a lot of extra steps over SQL 2000 DTS.

Build? What do you mean, build? You don't have to build.|||

I have always received an error message when I tried that. I presumed it was because the task I was trying to execute didn't have a "success" message from the preceding task.

I'm sorry that I don't have the text of the error message at the moment. But it was something that made me believe the error was a result of trying to execute a task in the middle of a series of tasks.

You don't have such problems when you try to run tasks that have dependencies on other tasks?

Dan

|||A precedence constraint shouldn't cause a problem. However, if the task you are executing is dependent on something produced in a previous step (such as a text file), then the task will fail.|||

Mr. Welch,

Thanks for the info. I will pay more attention to the error message. If I cannot figure it out, I will post as much information as possible. I won't be back in the office until Monday afternoon.

The task I was trying to execute is one that copies tables from one "database.schema" to another "database.schema". The task is performed by calling a stored procedure in an SSIS "SQL Task" object. There is nothing there other than an "exec my_procedure_name" line and a "GO" line.

I couldn't see any reason that the task would fail to execute, other than a precedence constraint. So I jumped to that conclusion as the reason for failure.

When I pasted the "exec" and "go" lines into an SS05 query window, with the same SQL Server login as is being used in the SSIS connection, it ran just fine.

I hope I can solve this one, since I miss the DTS package ability to execute a single task in an "on success..." series.

Dan

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DanR1 wrote:

The task I was trying to execute is one that copies tables from one "database.schema" to another "database.schema". The task is performed by calling a stored procedure in an SSIS "SQL Task" object. There is nothing there other than an "exec my_procedure_name" line and a "GO" line.

Dan

Don't use the "GO" lines. Leave them out. Separate multiple exec statements with a carriage return.|||

Phil,

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll give that a try on Monday.

Dan

|||

Phil,

Thanks for your suggestion. Removing the "GO" line stopped the "ACCESS DENIED" error message from appearing, and allowed the single task to run without any problem.

Dan

How to do this without using a cursor?

I am in the last stages of designing a forecasting "engine" for my company,
and I'm stuck on something that seems simple in comparison to everything
else I've done so far.

I have product ABC, and it's total sales forecast is 15 units.
I split the forecast into 2 different locations, based on an established percentage. In this case, I'll say 67% in location 'OH', and 33% in location 'AL' That's 10 units 'OH' and 5 units 'AL'. Then I get my actual orders by location, and compare them to the forecast.

If the orders exceed the forecast, I'll use orders, otherwise, I use forecast. Whenever I do that, I need to reduce the forecast for the other location, in order to keep the total forecast of 15 whole. (It is not possible for total orders to exceed total forecast, I've already dealt with that.)

CREATE PROCEDURE tempSelect
AS

CREATE TABLE #tmpTest (
parent char(2),
proj_ship real,
open_ord real,
)

insert into #tmpTest (parent, proj_ship, open_ord)
select 'OH', 10, 4

insert into #tmpTest (parent, proj_ship, open_ord)
select 'AL', 5, 7

SELECT PARENT, 'UNITS' = ?
FROM #TMPTEST

DROP TABLE #TMPTEST
GO

I need help with '?' in the query.

The result set I am looking for is:
OH 8
AL 7You have no way to differentiate forecasts from actuals in your schema. Seems like that could be a problem...
You will need to store the total forecast at a higher level in the schema. For instance, how are OH and AL related, that they share a forecast? Store 15 at the level, and then you can easily balance out the actuals.
So, it seems to me you have more of a design problem than an SQL problem.

And another thing: If OH exceeds its forecast, then AL automatically falls below its forecast? That doesn't make any sense. What kind of business is this?|||Before I get to this level, I generate a forecast by customer "Bill-To", based on sales input, history, and current orders. One Bill-To can have multiple "Ship-To's", so it can be served by 2 or 3 locations. Based on this analysis, the total forecast will never be exceeded by open orders for one location. I break the location specific forecast out by taking the total forecast, and multiplying it by a factor stored in another table:

BOD_ID|MONTH|PCT
1234|1|.66
1235|1|.34
1234|2|.5
1235|2|.5
...

Where BOD_ID represents a combination of Site and Product.

I agree that it seems odd that I would want to reduce the forecast for one location, because another location exceeds forecast. However Lawn Fertilizer is an unpredictable business, and we've decided that we want to keep the total forecast intact, because of the analysis that goes on prior to getting to that level.

My guess would be that this will require multiple temp tables to do it without a cursor. I personally don't have anything against using a cursor, but it seems like all the pros don't like them, so I'm trying to learn the "right" way, just in case I ever want to go "Pro".|||Ok, I found either a butt-ugly or pure-genuis way of solving this:

CREATE PROCEDURE tempSelect
AS

CREATE TABLE #tmpTest (
parent char(2),
proj_ship real,
open_ord real,
)

insert into #tmpTest (parent, proj_ship, open_ord)
select 'OH', 10, 4

insert into #tmpTest (parent, proj_ship, open_ord)
select 'AL', 5, 7

insert into #tmpTest (parent, proj_ship, open_ord)
select 'PA', 3, 1

SELECT PARENT,
'UNITS' = CASE WHEN OPEN_ORD>PROJ_SHIP
THEN OPEN_ORD ELSE PROJ_SHIP-
(((select sum(case when OPEN_ORD>PROJ_SHIP
THEN OPEN_ORD ELSE PROJ_SHIP END) as total from #tmpTest)-
(select sum(proj_ship) from #tmpTest))*(proj_ship/
(select sum(proj_ship) from #tmpTest where open_ord<proj_ship)))
END
FROM #TMPTEST

DROP TABLE #TMPTEST
GO

This works for 2 or more sites, and if some or none of the sites' orders exceed forecast. It already looks very complex, and I still need to add grouping by product for the "real" query. Is there still a better way?