Integration Services Package
The Integration Services package is programming code that consists of executables, control flow containers, tasks, data flow transformations, connection strings, variables, event handlers, and other components that all work together. The package object is the most important object and sits at the top of the hierarchy in the Integration Services object model architecture. This means that all other containers and tasks are contained and executed within the context of a package.
You can build a package using GUI tools, such as the Import and Export Wizard or Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS), or you can build it programmatically. However, you may find it easier to use GUI tools, which let you build a complex ...
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