How to: Set the Properties of a Task or Container
You can set most properties of tasks and containers by using the Properties window. The exceptions are properties of task collections and properties that are too complex to set by using the Properties window. For example, you cannot configure the enumerator that the Foreach Loop container uses in the Properties window. You must use a task or container editor to set these complex properties. Most task and container editors have multiple nodes and each node contains related properties. The name of the node indicates the subject of the properties that the node contains.
The following procedures describe how to set the properties of a task or container by using either the Properties windows, or the corresponding task or container editor.
To set the properties of a task or container by using the Properties window
In Business Intelligence Development Studio, open the Integration Services project that contains the package you want.
In Solution Explorer, double-click the package to open it.
Click the Control Flow tab.
On the design surface of the Control Flow tab, right-click the task or container, and then click Properties.
In the Properties window, update the property value.
Note
Most properties can be set by typing a value directly in the text box, or by selecting a value from a list. However, some properties are more complex and have a custom property editor. To set the property, click in the text box, and then click the build (…) button to open the custom editor.
Optionally, create property expressions to dynamically update the properties of the task or container. For more information, see How to: Add or Change a Property Expression.
To save the updated package, click Save Selected Items on the File menu.
To set the properties of a task or container by using a task or container editor
In Business Intelligence Development Studio, open the Integration Services project that contains the package you want.
In Solution Explorer, double-click the package to open it.
Click the Control Flow tab.
On the design surface of the Control Flow tab, right-click the task or container, and then click Edit to open the corresponding task or container editor.
For information about how to configure the For Loop container, see How to: Configure a For Loop Container.
For information about how to configure the Foreach Loop container, see How to: Configure a Foreach Loop Container.
Note
The Sequence container has no custom editor.
If the task or container editor has multiple nodes, click the node that contains the property that you want to set.
Optionally, click Expressions and, on the Expressions page, create property expressions to dynamically update the properties of the task or container. For more information, see How to: Add or Change a Property Expression.
Update the property value.
To save the updated package, click Save Selected Items on the File menu.