re: Microsoft advocates checkpoints - proceed with caution [SSIS]
I learned the hard way that checkpoints are a bust. Should have read Jamies blog first. For my purposes if only the Event Handler problem were fixed, I could use checkpoints. Let's hope with all the...
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Agreed with all the above.When I first started using SSIS 2005 several years ago, I investigated the use of checkpoints. However, I came across several confusing & undesirable consequences of using...
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During the SSIS SQLPASS Precon in 2011, Matt Masson simply said don't use checkpoints in SSIS. Personally I've never had a good use case where SSIS was the best place to manage check points.
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Jamie, I share your skepticism around SSIS checkpoints. While they are an excellent idea in theory, the implementation doesn't lend itself to ease of use or clarity. I avoid SSIS checkpoints, relying...
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Good points, Jamie, I concur. It is very easy to present checkpoints as a simple solution to bypass previously successful steps in a data integration process. But they are *not* simple. Thanks for...
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Completely agree.I used to suggest using them all the time in my presentations. I have since run into several problems and have steered clear for the past four or five years both personally and in...
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