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Legacy Package Deployment (SSIS)

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Applies to: SQL Server SSIS Integration Runtime in Azure Data Factory

SQL Server Integration Services includes tools and wizards that make it simple to deploy packages from the development computer to the production server or to other computers.

There are four steps in the package deployment process:

  1. The first step is optional and involves creating package configurations that update properties of package elements at run time. The configurations are automatically included when you deploy the packages.

  2. The second step is to build the Integration Services project to create a package deployment utility. The deployment utility for the project contains the packages that you want to deploy

  3. The third step is to copy the deployment folder that was created when you built the Integration Services project to the target computer.

  4. The fourth step is to run, on the target computer, the Package Installation Wizard to install the packages to the file system or to an instance of SQL Server.

Package Configurations

SQL Server Integration Services provides package configurations that you can use to update the values of properties at run time.

Note

Configurations are available for the package deployment model. Parameters are used in place of configurations for the project deployment model. The project deployment model enables you to deploy Integration Services projects to the Integration Services server. For more information about the deployment models, see Deployment of Projects and Packages.

A configuration is a property/value pair that you add to a completed package. Typically, you create package set properties on the package objects during package development, and then add the configuration to the package. When the package runs, it gets the new values of the property from the configuration. For example, by using a configuration, you can change the connection string of a connection manager, or update the value of a variable.

Package configurations provide the following benefits:

  • Configurations make it easier to move packages from a development environment to a production environment. For example, a configuration can update the path of a source file, or change the name of a database or server.

  • Configurations are useful when you deploy packages to many different servers. For example, a variable in the configuration for each deployed package can contain a different disk space value, and if the available disk space doesn't meet this value, the package doesn't run.

  • Configurations make packages more flexible. For example, a configuration can update the value of a variable that is used in a property expression.

Integration Services supports several different methods of storing package configurations, such as XML files, tables in a SQL Server database, and environment and package variables.

Each configuration is a property/value pair. The XML configuration file and SQL Server configuration types can include multiple configurations.

The configurations are included when you create a package deployment utility for installing packages. When you install the packages, the configurations can be updated as a step in the package installation.

Understanding How Package Configurations Are Applied at Run Time

When you use the dtexec command prompt utility (dtexec.exe) to run a deployed package, the utility applies package configurations twice. The utility applies configurations both before and after it applies the options that you specified on command line.

As the utility loads and runs the package, events occur in the following order:

  1. The dtexec utility loads the package.

  2. The utility applies the configurations that were specified in the package at design time and in the order that is specified in the package. (The one exception to this is the Parent Package Variables configurations. The utility applies these configurations only once and later in the process.)

  3. The utility then applies any options that you specified on the command line.

  4. The utility then reloads the configurations that were specified in the package at design time and in the order specified in the package. (Again, the exception to this rule is the Parent Package Variables configurations). The utility uses any command-line options that were specified to reload the configurations. Therefore, different values might be reloaded from a different location.

  5. The utility applies the Parent Package Variable configurations.

  6. The utility runs the package.

The way in which the dtexec utility applies configurations affects the following command-line options:

  • You can use the /Connection or /Set option at run time to load package configurations from a location other than the location that you specified at design time.

  • You can use the /ConfigFile option to load additional configurations that you didn't specify at design time.

However, these command-line options do have some restrictions:

  • You can't use the /Set or the /Connection option to override single values that are also set by a configuration.

  • You can't use the /ConfigFile option to load configurations that replace the configurations that you specified at design time.

For more information about these options, and how the behavior of these options differs between SQL Server 2019 Integration Services (SSIS) and earlier versions, see Behavior Changes to Integration Services Features in SQL Server 2016.

Package Configuration Types

The following table describes the package configuration types.

Type Description
XML configuration file An XML file contains the configurations. The XML file can include multiple configurations.
Environment variable An environment variable contains the configuration.
Registry entry A Registry entry contains the configuration.
Parent package variable A variable in the package contains the configuration. This configuration type is typically used to update properties in child packages.
SQL Server table A table in a SQL Server database contains the configuration. The table can include multiple configurations.

XML Configuration Files

If you select the XML configuration file configuration type, you can create a new configuration file, reuse an existing file and add new configurations, or reuse an existing file but overwrite existing file content.

An XML configuration file includes two sections:

  • A heading that contains information about the configuration file. This element includes attributes such as when the file was created and the name of the person who generated the file.

  • Configuration elements that contain information about each configuration. This element includes attributes such as the property path and the configured value of a property.

The following XML code demonstrates the syntax of an XML configuration file. This example shows a configuration for the Value property of an integer variable named MyVar.

\<?xml version="1.0"?>  
<DTSConfiguration>  
   <DTSConfigurationHeading>  
      <DTSConfigurationFileInfo  
          GeneratedBy="DomainName\UserName"  
          GeneratedFromPackageName="Package"  
          GeneratedFromPackageID="{2AF06766-817A-4E28-9878-0DE37A150648}"  
          GeneratedDate="2/01/2005 5:58:09 PM"/>  
   </DTSConfigurationHeading>  
   <Configuration ConfiguredType="Property" Path="\Package.Variables[User::MyVar].Value" ValueType="Int32">  
      <ConfiguredValue>0</ConfiguredValue>  
   </Configuration>  
</DTSConfiguration>

Registry Entry

If you want to use a Registry entry to store the configuration, you can either use an existing key, or create a new key in HKEY_CURRENT_USER. The Registry key that you use must have a value named Value. The value can be a DWORD or a string.

If you select the Registry entry configuration type, you type the name of the Registry key into the Registry entry box. The format is <registry key>. If you want to use a Registry key that isn't at the root of HKEY_CURRENT_USER, use the format <Registry key\registry key\...> to identify the key. For example, to use the MyPackage key located in SSISPackages, type SSISPackages\MyPackage.

SQL Server

If you select the SQL Server configuration type, you specify the connection to the SQL Server database in which you want to store the configurations. You can save the configurations to an existing table or create a new table in the specified database.

The following SQL statement shows the default CREATE TABLE statement that the Package Configuration Wizard provides.

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[SSIS Configurations]  
(  
ConfigurationFilter NVARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,  
ConfiguredValue NVARCHAR(255) NULL,  
PackagePath NVARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,  
ConfiguredValueType NVARCHAR(20) NOT NULL  
)

The name that you provide for the configuration is the value stored in the ConfigurationFilter column.

Direct and Indirect Configurations

Integration Services provides direct and indirect configurations. If you specify configurations directly, Integration Services creates a direct link between the configuration item and the package object property. Direct configurations are a better choice when the location of the source doesn't change. For example, if you are sure that all deployments in the package use the same file path, you can specify an XML configuration file.

Indirect configurations use environment variables. Instead of specifying the configuration setting directly, the configuration points to an environment variable, which in turn contains the configuration value. Using indirect configurations is a better choice when the location of the configuration can change for each deployment of a package.

Create Package Configurations

Create package configurations by using the Package Configuration Organizer dialog box and the Package Configuration Wizard. To access these tools, select Package Configurations on the SSIS menu in SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT).

Note

You can also access the Package Configuration Organizer by clicking the ellipsis button next to the Configuration property. The Configuration property appears in the properties window for the package.

Configurations are available for the package deployment model. Parameters are used in place of configurations for the project deployment model. The project deployment model enables you to deploy Integration Services projects to the Integration Services server. For more information about the deployment models, see Deployment of Projects and Packages.

In the Package Configuration Organizer dialog box, you can enable packages to use configurations, add and delete configurations, and set the preferred order in which configurations should be loaded.

When package configurations load in the preferred order, configurations load from the top of the list shown in the Package Configuration Organizer dialog box to the bottom of the list. However, at run time, package configurations might not load in the preferred order. In particular, parent package configurations load after configurations of other types.

If multiple configurations set the same object property, the value loaded last is used at run time.

From the Package Configuration Organizer dialog box, you run the Package Configuration Wizard, which guides you through the steps to create a configuration. To run the Package Configuration Wizard, add a new configuration in the Package Configurations Organizer dialog box or edit an existing one. On the wizard pages, you choose the configuration type, select whether you want to access the configuration directly or use environment variables, and select the properties to save in the configuration.

The following example shows the target properties of a variable and a package as they appear on the Completing the Wizard page of the Package Configuration Wizard:

\Package.Variables[User::TodaysDate].Properties[RaiseChangedEvent]

\Package.Properties[MaximumErrorCount]

\Package.Properties[LoggingMode]

\Package.Properties[LocaleID]

\Package\My SQL Task.Variables[User::varTableName].Properties[Value]

In this example, the configuration updates these properties:

  • The RaiseChangedEvent property of user-defined variable, TodaysDate.

  • The MaximumErrorCount, LoggingMode, and LocaleID properties of the package.

  • The Value property of user-defined variable, varTableName, within scope of the task, My SQL Task.

The "\Package" represents the root, and periods (.) separate the objects that define the path to the property that the configuration updates. The names of variables and properties are enclosed in brackets. The term Package is always used in configuration, regardless of the package name; however, all other objects in the path use their user-defined names.

After the wizard finishes, the new configuration is added to the configuration list in the Package Configuration Organizer dialog box.

Note

The last page in the Package Configuration Wizard, Completing the Wizard, lists the target properties in the configuration. If you want to update properties when you run packages by using the dtexec command prompt utility, you can generate the strings that represent the property paths by running the Package Configuration Wizard and then copy and paste them into the command prompt window for use with the set option of dtexec.

The following table describes the columns in the configuration list in the Package Configuration Organizer dialog box.

Column Description
Configuration Name The name of the configuration.
Configuration Type The configuration type.
Configuration String The location of the configuration. The location can be a path, an environment variable, a Registry key, a parent package variable name, or a table in a SQL Server database.
Target Object The name of the object with a property that has a configuration. If the configuration is an XML configuration file, the column is blank, because the configuration can update multiple objects.
Target Property The name of the property. If the configuration writes to an XML configuration file or a SQL Server table, the column is blank, because the configuration can update multiple objects.

To create a package configuration

  1. In SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT), open the Integration Services project that contains the package you want.

  2. In Solution Explorer, double-click the package to open it.

  3. In SSIS Designer, select the Control Flow, Data Flow, Event Handler, or Package Explorer tab.

  4. On the SSIS menu, select Package Configurations.

  5. In the Package Configuration Organizer dialog box, select Enable package configurations, and then select Add.

  6. On the welcome page of the Package Configuration Wizard page, select Next.

  7. On the Select Configuration Type page, specify the configuration type, and then set the properties that are relevant to the configuration type. For more information, see Package Configuration Wizard UI Reference.

  8. On the Select Properties to Export page, select the properties of package objects to include in the configuration. If the configuration type supports only one property, the title of this wizard page is Select Target Property. For more information, see Package Configuration Wizard UI Reference.

    Note

    Only the XML Configuration File and SQL Server configuration types support including multiple properties in a configuration.

  9. On the Completing the Wizard page, type the name of the configuration, and then select Finish.

  10. View the configuration in the Package Configuration Organizer dialog box.

  11. Select Close.

Package Configurations Organizer

Use the Package Configurations Organizer dialog box to enable package configurations, view a list of configurations for the current package, and specify the preferred order in which the configurations should be loaded.

Note

Configurations are available for the package deployment model. Parameters are used in place of configurations for the project deployment model. The project deployment model enables you to deploy Integration Services projects to the Integration Services server. For more information about the deployment models, see Deployment of Projects and Packages.

If multiple configurations update the same property, values from configurations listed lower in the configuration list will replace values from configurations higher in the list. The last value loaded into the property is the value that is used when the package runs. Also, if the package uses a combination of direct configuration such as an XML configuration file and an indirect configuration such as an environment variable, the indirect configuration that points to the location of the direct configuration must be higher in the list.

Note

When package configurations load in the preferred order, configurations load from the top of the list shown in the Package Configuration Organizer dialog box to the bottom of the list. However, at run time, package configurations might not load in the preferred order. In particular, Parent Package Configurations load after configurations of other types.

Package configurations update the values of properties of package objects at run time. When a package is loaded, the values from the configurations replace the values that were set when the package was developed. Integration Services supports different configuration types. For example, you can use an XML file that can contain multiple configurations, or an environment variable that contains a single configuration. For more information, see Package Configurations.

Options

Enable package configurations
Select to use configurations with the package.

Configuration Name
View the name of the configuration.

Configuration Type
View the type of the location where configurations are stored.

Configuration String
View the location where the configuration values are stored. The location can be the path of a file, the name of an environment variable, the name of a parent package variable, a Registry key, or the name of a SQL Server table.

Target Object
View the name of the object that the configuration updates. If the configuration is an XML configuration file or a SQL Server table, the column is blank because the configuration can include multiple objects.

Target Property
View the name of the property modified by the configuration. This column is blank if the configuration type supports multiple configurations.

Add
Add a configuration by using the Package Configuration Wizard.

Edit
Edit an existing configuration by rerunning the Package Configuration Wizard.

Remove
Select a configuration, and then select Remove.

Arrows
Select a configuration and use the up and down arrows to move it up or down in the list. Configurations are loaded in the sequence in which they appear in the list.

Package Configuration Wizard UI Reference

Use the Package Configuration Wizard to create configurations that update the properties of an Integration Services package and its objects at run time. This wizard runs when you add a new configuration or modify an existing one in the Package Configurations Organizer dialog box. To open the Package Configurations Organizer dialog box, select Package Configurations on the SSIS menu in SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT). For more information, see Create Package Configurations.

Note

Configurations are available for the package deployment model. Parameters are used in place of configurations for the project deployment model. The project deployment model enables you to deploy Integration Services projects to the Integration Services server. For more information about the deployment models, see Deployment of Projects and Packages.

The following sections describe pages of the Wizard.

Welcome to the Package Configuration Wizard Page

Use the SSIS Configuration Wizard to create configurations that update the properties of a package and its objects at run time.

Options

Don't show this page again
Skip the welcome page the next time you open the wizard.

Next
Go the next page in the wizard.

Select Configuration Type Page

Use the Select Configuration Type page to specify the type of configuration to create.

If you need additional information to determine which type of configuration to use, see Package Configurations.

Static Options

Configuration type
Select the type of source in which to store the configuration, using the following options:

Value Description
XML configuration file Store the configuration as an XML file. Selecting this value displays the dynamic options in the section, Configuration Type.
Environment variable Store the configuration in one of the environment variables. Selecting this value displays the dynamic options in the section, Configuration Type.
Registry entry Store the configuration in the Registry. Selecting this value displays the dynamic options in the section, Configuration Type.
Parent package variable Store the configuration as a variable in the package that contains the task. Selecting this value displays the dynamic options in the section, Configuration Type.
SQL Server Store the configuration in a table in SQL Server. Selecting this value displays the dynamic options in the section, Configuration Type.

Next
View the next page in the wizard sequence.

Dynamic Options

Configuration Type Option = XML Configuration File

Specify configuration settings directly
Use to specify settings directly.

Value Description
Configuration file name Type the path of the configuration file that the wizard generates.
Browse Use the Select Configuration File Location dialog box to specify the path of the configuration file that the wizard generates. If the file doesn't exist, it is created by the wizard.

Configuration location is stored in an environment variable
Use to specify the environment variable in which to store the configuration.

Value Description
Environment variable Select an environment variable from the list.
Configuration Type Option = Environment Variable

Environment variable
Select the environment variable that contains the configuration information.

Configuration Type Option = Registry Entry

Specify configuration settings directly
Use to specify settings directly.

Value Description
Registry entry Type the Registry key that contains the configuration information. The format is <registry key>.

The Registry key must already exist in HKEY_CURRENT_USER and have a value named Value. The value can be a DWORD or a string.

If you want to use a Registry key isn't at the root of HKEY_CURRENT_USER, use the format <Registry key\registry key\...> to identify the key.

Configuration location is stored in an environment variable
Use to specify the environment variable to store the configuration in.

Value Description
Environment variable Select an environment variable from the list.
Configuration Type Option = Parent Package Variable

Specify configuration settings directly
Use to specify settings directly.

Value Description
Parent variable Specify the variable in the parent package that contains the configuration information.

Configuration location is stored in an environment variable
Use to specify the environment variable that stores the configuration.

Value Description
Environment variable Select an environment variable from the list.
Configuration Type Options = SQL Server

Specify configuration settings directly
Use to specify settings directly.

Value Description
Connection Select a connection from the list, or select New to create a new connection.
Configuration table Select an existing table, or select New to write a SQL statement that creates a new table.
Configuration filter Select an existing configuration name or type a new name.

Many SQL Server configurations can be stored in the same table, and each configuration can include multiple configuration items.

This user-defined value is stored in the table to identify configuration items that belong to a particular configuration

Configuration location is stored in an environment variable
Use to specify the environment variable where the configuration is stored.

Value Description
Environment variable Select an environment variable from the list.

Select Objects to Export Page

Use the Select Target Property or Select Properties to Export page to specify the object properties that the configuration contains. The ability to select multiple properties is available only if you select the XML configuration type.

Options

Objects
Expand the package hierarchy and select the properties to export.

Property attributes
View the attributes of a property.

Next
Go to the next page in the wizard.

Completing the Wizard Page

Use the Completing the Wizard page to provide a name for the configuration and view settings used by the wizard to create the configuration. After the wizard completes, the Package Configurations Organizer is displayed, which lists all configurations for the package.

Options

Configuration name
Type the name of the configuration.

Preview
View the settings used by the wizard to create the configuration.

Finish
Create the configuration and exit the Package Configuration Wizard.

Use the Values of Variables and Parameters in a Child Package

This procedure describes how to create a package configuration that uses the parent variable configuration type. This configuration type enables a child package that is run from a parent package to access a variable in the parent.

Note

You can also pass values to a child package by configuring the Execute Package Task to map parent package variables or parameters, or project parameters, to child package parameters. For more information, see Execute Package Task.

It isn't necessary to create the variable in the parent package before you create the package configuration in the child package. You can add the variable to the parent package at any time, but you must use the exact name of the parent variable in the package configuration. However, before you can create a parent variable configuration, there must be an existing variable in the child package that the configuration can update. For more information about adding and configuring variables, see Add, Delete, Change Scope of User-Defined Variable in a Package.

The scope of the variable in the parent package that is used in a parent variable configuration can be set to the Execute Package task, to the container that has the task, or to the package. If multiple variables with the same name are defined in a package, the variable that is closest in scope to the Execute Package task is used. The closest scope to the Execute Package task is the task itself.

To add a variable to a parent package

  1. In SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT), open the Integration Services project that contains the package to which you want to add a variable to pass to a child package.

  2. In Solution Explorer, double-click the package to open it.

  3. In SSIS Designer, to define the scope of the variable, do one of the following:

    • To set the scope to the package, select anywhere on the design surface of the Control Flow tab.

    • To set the scope to a parent container of the Execute Package task, select the container.

    • To set the scope to the Execute Package task, select the task.

  4. Add and configure a variable.

    Note

    Select a data type that is compatible with the data that the variable will store.

  5. To save the updated package, select Save Selected Items on the File menu.

To add a variable to a child package

  1. In SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT), open the Integration Services project that contains the package to which you want to add a parent variable configuration.

  2. In Solution Explorer, double-click the package to open it.

  3. In SSIS Designer, to set the scope to the package, select anywhere on the design surface of the Control Flow tab.

  4. Add and configure a variable.

    Note

    Select a data type that is compatible with the data that the variable will store.

  5. To save the updated package, select Save Selected Items on the File menu.

Create a Deployment Utility

The first step in deploying packages is to create a deployment utility for an Integration Services project. The deployment utility is a folder that contains the files you need to deploy the packages in an Integration Services project on a different server. The deployment utility is created on the computer on which the Integration Services project is stored.

You create a package deployment utility for an Integration Services project by first configuring the build process to create a deployment utility, and then building the project. When you build the project, all packages and package configurations in the project are automatically included. To deploy additional files such as a Readme file with the project, place the files in the Miscellaneous folder of the Integration Services project. When the project is built, these files are also automatically included.

You can configure each project deployment differently. Before you build the project and create the package deployment utility, you can set the properties on the deployment utility to customize the way the packages in the project will be deployed. For example, you can specify whether package configurations can be updated when the project is deployed. To access the properties of an Integration Services project, right-click the project and select Properties.

The following table lists the deployment utility properties.

Property Description
AllowConfigurationChange A value that specifies whether configurations can be updated during deployment.
CreateDeploymentUtility A value that specifies whether a package deployment utility is created when the project is built. This property must be True to create a deployment utility.
DeploymentOutputPath The location, relative to the Integration Services project, of the deployment utility.

When you build an Integration Services project, a manifest file, <project name>.SSISDeploymentManifest.xml, is created and added, together with copies of the project packages and package dependencies, to the bin\Deployment folder in the project, or to the location specified in the DeploymentOutputPath property. The manifest file lists the packages, the package configurations, and any miscellaneous files in the project.

The content of the deployment folder is refreshed every time that you build the project. This means that any file saved to this folder that isn't copied to the folder again by the build process will be deleted. For example, package configuration files saved to the deployment folders will be deleted.

To create a package deployment utility

  1. In SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT), open the solution that contains the Integration Services project for which you want to create a package deployment utility.

  2. Right-click the project and select Properties.

  3. In the <project name> Property Pages dialog box, select Deployment Utility.

  4. To update package configurations when packages are deployed, set AllowConfigurationChanges to True.

  5. Set CreateDeploymentUtility to True.

  6. Optionally, update the location of the deployment utility by modifying the DeploymentOutputPath property.

  7. Select OK.

  8. In Solution Explorer, right-click the project, and then select Build.

  9. View the build progress and build errors in the Output window.

Deploy Packages by Using the Deployment Utility

When you have built a deployment utility to install packages from an Integration Services project on a different computer than the one on which the deployment utility was built, you must first copy the deployment folder to the destination computer.

The path of the deployment folder is specified in the DeploymentOutputPath property of the Integration Services project for which you created the deployment utility. The default path is bin\Deployment, relative to the Integration Services project. For more information, see Create a Deployment Utility.

You use the Package Installation Wizard to install the packages. To launch the wizard, double-click the deployment utility file after you've copied the deployment folder to the server. This file is named <project name>.SSISDeploymentManifest, and can be found in the deployment folder on the destination computer.

Note

Depending on the version of the package that you are deploying, you might encounter an error if you have different versions of SQL Server installed side-by-side. This error can occur because the .SSISDeploymentManifest file name extension is the same for all versions of Integration Services. Double-clicking the file calls the installer (dtsinstall.exe) for the most recently installed version of Integration Services, which might not be the same version as the deployment utility file. To work around this problem, run the correct version of dtsinstall.exe from the command line, and provide the path of the deployment utility file.

The Package Installation Wizard guides you through the steps to install packages to the file system or to SQL Server. You can configure the installation in the following ways:

  • Choosing the location type and location to install the packages.

  • Choosing location to install package dependencies.

  • Validating the packages after they're installed on the target server.

The file-based dependencies for packages are always installed to the file system. If you install a package to the file system, the dependencies are installed in the same folder as the one that you specify for the package. If you install a package to SQL Server, you can specify the folder in which to store the file-based dependencies.

If the package includes configurations that you want to modify for use on the destination computer, you can update the values of the properties by using the wizard.

In addition to installing packages by using the Package Installation Wizard, you can copy and move packages by using the dtutil command prompt utility. For more information, see dtutil Utility.

To deploy packages to an instance of SQL Server

  1. Open the deployment folder on the target computer.

  2. Double-click the manifest file, <project name>.SSISDeploymentManifest, to start the Package Installation Wizard.

  3. On the Deploy SSIS Packages page, select the SQL Server deployment option.

  4. Optionally, select Validate packages after installation to validate packages after they're installed on the target server.

  5. On the Specify Target SQL Server page, specify the instance of SQL Server to install the packages to and select an authentication mode. If you select SQL Server Authentication, you must provide a user name and a password.

  6. On the Select Installation Folder page, specify the folder in the file system for the package dependencies that will be installed.

  7. If the package includes configurations, you can edit configurations by updating values in the Value list on the Configure Packages page.

  8. If you elected to validate packages after installation, view the validation results of the deployed packages.

Redeployment of Packages

After a project is deployed, you may need to update or extend package functionality, and then redeploy the Integration Services project that contains the updated packages. As part of the process of redeploying packages, you should review the configuration properties that are included in the deployment utility. For example, you may not want to allow configuration changes after the package is redeployed.

Process for Redeployment

After you finish updating the packages, you rebuild the project, copy the deployment folder to the target computer, and then rerun the Package Installation Wizard.

If you update only a few packages in the project, you may not want to redeploy the entire project. To deploy only a few packages, you can create a new Integration Services project, add the updated packages to the new project, and then build and deploy the project. Package configurations are automatically copied with the package when you add the package to a different project.

Package Installation Wizard UI Reference

Use the Package Installation Wizard to deploy a Integration Services project, including the packages and miscellaneous files it contains and any package dependencies.

Before you deploy packages, you can create configurations and then deploy them with the packages. Integration Services uses configurations to dynamically update properties of packages and package objects at run time. For example, the connection string of an OLE DB connection can be set dynamically at run time by providing a configuration that maps a value to the property that contains the connection string.

You can't run the Package Installation Wizard until you build an Integration Services project and create a deployment utility. For more information, see Deploy Packages by Using the Deployment Utility.

The following sections describe pages of the wizard.

Welcome to the Package Installation Wizard Page

Use the Package Installation Wizard to deploy an Integration Services project for which you built a package deployment utility.

Do not show this starting page again
Select to skip the starting page when you run the wizard again.

Next
Go to the next page in the wizard.

Finish
Skip to the Finish the Package Installation Wizard page. Use this option if you've backtracked through the wizard pages to revise your choices and have specified all of the required options.

Configure Packages Page

Use the Configure Packages page to edit package configurations.

Options

Configuration file
Edit the contents of a configuration file by selecting the file from the list.

Related Topics: Create Package Configurations

Path
View the path of the property to be configured.

Type
View the data type of the property.

Value
Specify the value of the configuration.

Next
Go to the next page in the wizard.

Finish
Skip to the Finish the Package Installation Wizard page. Use this option if you've backtracked through the wizard pages to revise your choices and have specified all of the required options.

Confirm Installation Page

Use the Confirm Installation page to start the installation of packages, to view the status, and to view the information that the wizard will use to install files from the specified project.

Next
Install the packages and their dependencies and go to the next wizard page when installation is completed.

Status
Shows the progress of the package installation.

Finish
Go to the Finish the Package Installation Wizard page. Use this option if you've backtracked through the wizard pages to revise your choices and have specified all the required options.

Deploy SSIS Packages Page

Use the Deploy SSIS Packages page to specify where to install Integration Services packages and their dependencies.

Options

File system deployment
Deploy packages and dependencies in a specified folder in the file system.

SQL Server deployment
Deploy packages and dependencies in an instance of SQL Server. Use this option if SQL Server shares packages between servers. Any package dependencies are installed in the specified folder in the file system.

Validate packages after installation
Indicate whether to validate packages after installation.

Next
Go to the next page in the wizard.

Finish
Skip to the Finish the Package Installation Wizard page. Use this option if you've backtracked through the wizard pages to revise your choices and have specified all of the required options.

Packages Validation Page

Use the Packages Validation page to view the progress and results of the package validation.

Next
Go to the next page in the wizard.

Select Installation Folder Page

Use the Select Installation Folder page to specify the file system folder in which to install the packages and their dependencies.

Options

Folder
Specify the path and folder in which to copy the package and its dependencies.

Browse
Browse to the target folder by using the Browse For Folder dialog box.

Next
Go to the next page in the wizard.

Finish
Skip to the Finish the Package Installation Wizard page. Use this option if you've backtracked through the wizard pages to revise your choices and if have specified all of the required options.

Specify Target SQL Server Page

Use the Specify Target SQL Server page to specify options for deploying the package to an instance of SQL Server.

Options

Server name
Specify the name of the server to deploy the packages to.

Use Windows Authentication
Specify whether to use Windows Authentication to sign into the server. Windows Authentication is recommended for better security.

Use SQL Server Authentication
Specify whether the package should use SQL Server Authentication to sign into the server. If you use SQL Server Authentication, you must provide a user name and password.

User name
Specify a user name.

Password
Specify a password.

Package path
Specify the name of the logical folder, or enter "/" for the default folder.

To select the folder in the SSIS Package dialog box, select browse (...). However, the dialog box doesn't provide a means to select the default folder. If you want to use the default folder, you have to enter "/" in the text box.

Note

If you do not enter a valid package path, the following error message appears: "One or more arguments are invalid."

Rely on server storage for encryption
Select to use security features of the Database Engine to help secure the packages.

Next
Go to the next page in the wizard.

Finish
Skip to the Finish the Package Installation Wizard page. Use this option if you've backtracked through the wizard pages to revise your choices and have specified all of the required options.

Finish the Package Installation Page

Use the Finish the Package Installation Wizard page to view a summary of the package installation results. This page provides details such as the name of the deployed Integration Services project, the packages that were installed, the configuration files, and the installation location.

Finish
Exit the wizard by clicking Finish.