{"id":6651,"date":"2019-03-30T06:07:33","date_gmt":"2019-03-30T06:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zappysys.com\/blog\/?p=6651"},"modified":"2019-09-11T11:15:06","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T11:15:06","slug":"read-excel-file-ssis-load-sql-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zappysys.com\/blog\/read-excel-file-ssis-load-sql-server\/","title":{"rendered":"How to read excel file in SSIS – Load into SQL Server"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/h2>\n

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In this post, we will learn How to read excel file in SSIS – Load into SQL Server<\/strong>.\u00a0 We will use\u00a0SSIS PowerPack<\/a>\u00a0to connect Excel file. This article also covers how to read Excel file in SSIS.<\/p>\n

SSIS Excel File Source Connector<\/a> (Advanced Excel Source) can be used to read Excel files without installing any Microsoft Office Driver. You can extract using Table mode or query mode (SQL Command).<\/p>\n

In nutshell,\u00a0this post will focus on how to Read Excel file and load data into SQL Server Table.<\/p>\n

Prerequisite<\/h2>\n
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  1. First, you will need to have SSIS installed<\/li>\n
  2. Secondly, make sure to have SSDT<\/li>\n
  3. Make sure that Microsoft Excel installed<\/li>\n
  4. Finally, do not forget to install\u00a0ZappySys\u00a0SSIS PowerPack<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Components Mentioned in this article<\/strong>
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    \"SSIS<\/td>\nExcel Source<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"SSIS<\/td>\nExcel Destination<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

    What is Excel File Source Connector<\/h2>\n

    SSIS Excel File Source Connector (Advanced Excel Source) can be used to read the Excel file without installing any Microsoft Office Driver. You can extract using Table mode or query mode (SQL Command).\u00a0Support for flexible metadata detection mode so you can get accurate datatypes<\/p>\n

    Getting Started<\/h2>\n

    In order to start, we will show several examples of how to connect the excel file and read data from the excel worksheet. ZappySys includes an SSIS Excel File Source Connector<\/a> that will help you in reading excel sheet data from Excel File. Here we are showing you is, How to Load Excel File data in SQL Server using SSIS Pack.<\/p>\n

    Getting Started – Read Excel File in SSIS<\/h2>\n

    Let\u00b4s start with an example. Let’s use our\u00a0SSIS Excel File Source Connector<\/a>, we will read data from Microsoft Excel File.<\/p>\n

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    1. First\u00a0of All, Drag and drop Data Flow Task from SSIS Toolbox and double click it to edit.\"Drag<\/a><\/li>\n
    2. Now add Excel Source from the SSIS Toolbox.\n
    3. Double Click on Excel Source for edit and select New Connection and click on New button.\n
    4. Now select the excel file path in and test connection in opened excel connection manager window and click on OK.\n
    5. Let’s read the Excel Workbook data using table mode and select sheet to read data from that excel sheet.\n
    6. \u00a0We can also read Excel Workbook using SQL Query mode and filter the data.\n
    7. You can do various other things also in the query mode, find our various example here to read Excel Workbook using SQL Query mode.\n
    8. \u00a0That’s it we are ready to load excel file data to SQL Server.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Load Excel File data into SQL Server<\/h2>\n

      ZappySys SSIS PowerPack makes it easy to load data from various sources such as REST, SOAP, JSON, XML, CSV or from other source into SQL Server, or PostgreSQL, or Amazon Redshift, or other targets. The Upsert Destination<\/strong> component allows you to automatically insert new records and update existing ones based on key columns. Below are the detailed steps to configure it.<\/p>\r\n

      Step 1: Add Upsert Destination to Data Flow<\/h3>\r\n
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      1. Drag and drop the Upsert Destination<\/strong> component from the SSIS Toolbox.<\/li>\r\n
      2. Connect your source component (e.g., JSON \/ REST \/ Other Source) to the Upsert Destination.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n
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        SSIS - Data Flow - Drang and Drop Upsert Destination Component<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

        Step 2: Configure Target Connection<\/h3>\r\n
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        1. Double-click the Upsert Destination<\/strong> component to open the configuration window.<\/li>\r\n
        2. Under Connection<\/strong>, select an existing target connection or click NEW<\/strong> to create a new connection.\r\n