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Software ==>	SSIS Integration Services (28 exercises)
Topic ==>	Lookup transforms (4 exercises)
Level ==>	Average difficulty
Subject ==>	SSIS training

Use a lookup transform to get the mentor id for each contestant (or set to unknown if not found)

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Before you can do this exercise, you'll need to download and unzip this file.

Remember the X Factor? At Wise Owl we like to wallow in nostalgia ...

In SQL Server Management Studio open the SQL script in the above folder and execute it to show a table of mentors for X Factor contestants:

In the UK version of the X Factor (a reality TV show) each contestant was assigned a mentor to guide them through the procedures. That's all you need to know about the show!

The idea behind this exercise is to find the contestants whose mentors don't appear in the list above, and report them as having mentor number 9 (Unknown) instead. To start, create a package called Mentors, and within this create a variable to make it easier to refer to the unknown mentor id number: