Loading Data
After a SQL Server 2005 Integration Services (SSIS) package contains a Data Flow task, you can begin to create the package data flow. Integration Services includes three types of data flow components: sources, transformations, and destinations.
The following diagram shows a simple data flow with a source, two transformations, and a destination.
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You use the destinations to load data into files and databases and provide data to other processes. For example, the DataReader destination can provide data for a Reporting Services report. A data flow can include multiple destinations that load data into different data stores. For more information, see Integration Services Destinations.
You can also write custom destinations. For more information, see Developing a Custom Data Flow Component and Developing Specific Types of Data Flow Components.
After you add the source to the data flow designer and configure the source, you can add the destination to the data flow designer. Before you finish configuring the destination, you must connect the destination to the data flow by connecting the output of another transformation or source in the data flow to the input of the destination. The connector between two data flow components is called a path. For more information about connecting components and working with paths, see Connecting Components.
To add a destination to a data flow
To connect a destination to a data flow
To set the properties of a destination
How to: Set the Properties of a Data Flow Component Using a Component Editor
How to: Set the Properties of a Data Flow Component Using the Advanced Editor
How to: Set the Properties of a Data Flow Component in the Properties Window
See Also
Tasks
Adding a Data Flow Task
Extracting Data
Transforming Data
Connecting Components
Handling Errors in Data
Concepts
Data Flow Task
Data Flow Elements
Creating Package Data Flow