Lesson 6 | Data Transformation Services |
Objective | Identify key features of Data Transformation Services. |
Data Transformation Server Services in SQL Server
Features of DTS
DTS Features and Services
DTS Advantages
DTSs strong point is its ability to perform multiple transformations on data. When transforming data, you can manipulate the source data
before it is stored in the destination. This allows you to break complex transformations into multiple steps in order to better manage the
transformation process. You can transform multiple data sources independently of one another, combining the results in a final step. On the
other hand, DTS can break one record up to multiple destinations.
Data Transformation Services
DTS can move both the schema and data between the source and destination data sources, however, triggers, stored procedures, rules, defaults, constraints, and user-defined data types are not transfered between data sources.
The next lesson will explain how to use the DTS Designer to make a package.