How to integrate FTP/SFTP XML File using SSIS

Learn how to quickly and efficiently connect FTP/SFTP XML File with SSIS for smooth data access.

Read and write XML files over FTP/SFTP effortlessly. Streamline, manage, and automate XML files on FTP and SFTP for analytics, reporting, and data pipelines — almost no coding required. You can do it all using the high-performance FTP/SFTP XML File Connector for SSIS. We'll walk you through the entire setup.

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FTP/SFTP XML File Connector

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High performance
Bidirectional
Low-code / No-code
Easy to use

Built on the ZappySys Native SSIS Connector Framework, the FTP/SFTP XML File Connector for SSIS is a high-performance, low-code / no-code solution. It enables you to read and write FTP/SFTP XML File data without any programming right in your SSIS package. Part of the SSIS PowerPack.

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Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure the following prerequisites are met:

SSIS designer installed. Sometimes it is referred as BIDS or SSDT (download it from Microsoft).
Basic knowledge of SSIS package development using Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services.
SSIS PowerPack is installed (if you are new to SSIS PowerPack, then get started!).

Read data from FTP/SFTP XML File in SSIS using Secure FTP XML File Source (Export data)

In this section we will learn how to configure and use FTP/SFTP XML File Connector in the API Source to extract data from the FTP/SFTP XML File using Secure FTP Source for XML Files.

Begin with opening Visual Studio and Create a New Project.
Select Integration Service Project and in new project window set the appropriate name and location for project. And click OK.

In the new SSIS project screen you will find the following:
- SSIS ToolBox on left side bar
- Solution Explorer and Property Window on right bar
- Control flow, data flow, event Handlers, Package Explorer in tab windows
- Connection Manager Window in the bottom
Note: If you don't see ZappySys SSIS PowerPack Task or Components in SSIS Toolbox, please refer to this help link.
Now, Drag and Drop SSIS Data Flow Task from SSIS Toolbox. Double click on the Data Flow Task to see Data Flow designer.
From the SSIS toolbox drag and drop Secure FTP XML File Source on the dataflow designer surface
Double click on Secure FTP XML File Source component to configure it.
Create and configure a connection for the Secure FTP storage account.
You can use select your desired single file by clicking [...] path button.

mybucket/dbo.tblNames.xml

dbo.tblNames.xml

----------OR----------
You can also read the multiple files stored in Secure FTP Storage using wildcard pattern supported e.g. dbo.tblNames*.xml.
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Note: If you want to operation with multiple files then use wild card pattern as below 
(when you use wild card pattern in source path then system will treat target path as folder regardless you end with slash)

mybucket/dbo.tblNames.xml (will read only single .XML file)
mybucket/dbo.tbl*.xml (all files starting with file name)
mybucket/*.xml (all files with .xml Extension and located under folder subfolder)
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mybucket/dbo.tblNames*.xml

----------OR----------
You can also read the zip and gzip compressed files also without extracting it in using Secure FTP XML File Source.
Now select/enter Path expression in Path textbox to extract only specific part of XML string as below ($.value[*] will get content of value attribute from XML document. Value attribute is array of XML documents so we have to use [*] to indicate we want all records of that array)

NOTE: Here, We are using our desired filter, but you need to select your desired filter based on your requirement.
Click on Preview button to view the parsed XML string response data and click OK.
That's it; we are done. In a few clicks we configured the to Read the FTP/SFTP XML File data using ZappySys FTP/SFTP XML File Connector

Load FTP/SFTP XML File data into SQL Server using Upsert Destination (Insert or Update)

Once you configured the data source, you can load FTP/SFTP XML File data into SQL Server using Upsert Destination.

Upsert Destination can merge or synchronize source data with the target table. It supports Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and Redshift databases as targets. Upsert Destination also supports very fast bulk upsert operation along with bulk delete.

Upsert operation - a database operation which performs INSERT or UPDATE SQL commands based on record's existence condition in the target table. It inserts records that don't have matching records in the target table or updates them, if they do, by matching them by key columns.

Upsert Destination supports INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE operations, so it is similar to SQL Server's MERGE command, except it can be used directly in SSIS package.

From the SSIS Toolbox drag-and-drop Upsert Destination component onto the Data Flow designer background.
Connect your SSIS source component to Upsert Destination.
Double-click on Upsert Destination component to open configuration window.
Start by selecting the Action from the list.
Next, select the desired target connection or create one by clicking <New [provider] Connection> menu item from the Target Connection dropdown.
Then select a table from the Target Table list or click New button to create a new table based on the source columns.
Continue by checking Insert and Update options according to your scenario (e.g. if Update option is unchecked, no updates will be made).
Finally, click Map All button to map all columns and then select the Key columns to match the columns on:
Click OK to save the configuration.
Run the package and FTP/SFTP XML File data will be merged with the target table in SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or Redshift:
Done!

Deploy and schedule SSIS package

After you are done creating SSIS package, most likely, you want to deploy it to SQL Server Catalog and run it periodically. Just follow the instructions in this article:

How to design, debug, deploy, schedule SSIS Package (In SQL Agent and Catalog)

Running SSIS package in Azure Data Factory (ADF)

To use SSIS PowerPack in ADF, you must first prepare Azure-SSIS Integration Runtime. Follow this link for detailed instructions:

Preparing ADF instance to use SSIS PowerPack

Conclusion

In this article we showed you how to connect to FTP/SFTP XML File in SSIS and integrate data without writing complex code — all of this was powered by FTP/SFTP XML File Connector.

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