A detailed blog exploring what's new in SSIS 2012
Part eight of a eleven-part series of blogs

If you're wondering whether to upgrade to Integration Services 2012, or just want to know what differences there are between SSIS 2008 R2 and 2012, this blog should help you!

  1. Differences between Integration Services 2008 R2 and 2012
  2. Difference 1 - SSIS 2012 Looks Different!
  3. Difference 2 - How Variables are Treated in SSIS 2012
  4. Difference 3 - Choosing Tasks from the SSIS Toolbox
  5. Difference 4 - Shared Connections at Project Level
  6. Difference 5 - Expression Tasks in 2012
  7. Difference 6 - Undoing and Redoing Commands
  8. Difference 7 - Easier to use Data Viewers (this blog)
  9. Difference 8 - Deploying Packages in 2012
  10. Difference 9 - Parameters and Environments
  11. Differences 10 - Other Miscellaneous Changes

Posted by Andy Brown on 27 November 2014

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Difference 7 - Easier to use Data Viewers

When you want to know what's going down a path, you can set a data viewer:

Setting a data viewer

Setting a data viewer in SSIS 2008 R2 (the 2012 option is similar).

 

In 2008 R2 you can do all sorts of things with data viewers:

Data viewer dialog box

Histogram, anyone?

Microsoft have bravely removed most of this functionality, with the result that a data viewer can be created with a single mouse-click:

Data viewer in 2012

In 2012 you create a data viewer without having to confirm how it will work.

 

This is an example of good software - keep it simple! 

Perhaps a bit late in the day (or at least, the blog) it's time now to look at perhaps the biggest difference in SSIS 2012: deployment.

  1. Differences between Integration Services 2008 R2 and 2012
  2. Difference 1 - SSIS 2012 Looks Different!
  3. Difference 2 - How Variables are Treated in SSIS 2012
  4. Difference 3 - Choosing Tasks from the SSIS Toolbox
  5. Difference 4 - Shared Connections at Project Level
  6. Difference 5 - Expression Tasks in 2012
  7. Difference 6 - Undoing and Redoing Commands
  8. Difference 7 - Easier to use Data Viewers (this blog)
  9. Difference 8 - Deploying Packages in 2012
  10. Difference 9 - Parameters and Environments
  11. Differences 10 - Other Miscellaneous Changes
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