Reviewing the Included Samples Packages

Now that we've completed our tour of the BIDS environment and the common areas, we'll start working through the sample packages. These packages are located by default at C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Samples\Integration Services\Package Samples. We'll use these packages as a platform to build our understanding of two of the core parts of the SSIS design interface: using the control flow tasks and data flow transformation.

The first package we'll start with is the Execute SQL Statements in Loop sample. To open this package in BIDS, navigate to the ExecuteSQLStatementsInLoop Sample folder and double-click the ExecuteSqlStatementsInLoop.sln file. This opens the SSIS solution in BIDS. Next, double-click ...

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