Suggest Column Types
Use the Suggest Column Types dialog box to identify the data type and length of columns in a Flat File Connection Manager based on a sampling of the file content.
To learn more about the data types used by Integration Services, see Integration Services Data Types.
Options
- Number of rows
Type or select the number of rows in the sample that the algorithm uses.
- Suggest the smallest integer data type
Clear this check box to skip the assessment. If selected, determines the smallest possible integer data type for columns that contain integral numeric data.
- Suggest the smallest real data type
Clear this check box to skip the assessment. If selected, determines whether columns that contain real numeric data can use the smaller real data type, DT_R4.
- Identify Boolean columns using the following values
Type the two values that you want to use as the Boolean values true and false. The values must be separated by a comma, and the first value represents True.
- Pad string columns
Select this check box to enable string padding.
- Percent padding
Type or select the percentage of the column lengths by which to increase the length of columns for character data types. The percentage must be an integer.
See Also
Other Resources
Integration Services Error and Message Reference
Flat File Connection Manager