Here is the latest collection of submissions to http://connect.microsoft.com/sqlserver/feedback that pertain to SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and which I think are worthy of your attention.
Take a read of the items below and if you agree with the aim of the submission, please click through and vote for it – it only takes a few seconds. If you want to leave a comment supporting your vote, that would be even better.
Don’t feel obliged to vote on everything carte blanche, only vote for those that you would like the SSIS product team to concentrate on. Most of these are already closed but that doesn’t mean they can’t be opened again. And remember, voting really does make a difference; if you don’t believe me take a read of Doug Laudenschlager’s blog post Your vote on Microsoft Connect influenced SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1.
Ability to create an empty raw file with required metadata
In the raw file destination adapter, have the option to create the an empty raw file with the appropriate metadata when (for example) you close the raw file destination adapter editor.
Or perhaps just have a button in raw file destination adapter editor called "Go create an empty raw file"
#225974 : Create an empty raw file with required metadata
(https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=225974)
A better performing distinct component
SORT component is an asynchronous, fully blocking component. This makes sense of course but it seemed to me that if 'Remove rows with duplicate sort values' check box is checked then it could be made into a partially blocking component instead.
Let me explain. We know that the component is only going to output one row for duplicates. That doesn't mean though that the output necessarily is required to be sorted does it? Hence, why not just give us a new component that puts every new combination of values into the pipeline as soon as it is encountered. Sure, it still has to do a SORT internally in order to determine whether a combination of values is new or not, but if the output doesn't need to be sorted, why bother waiting until we have all the values before we start processing them downstream?
#244313 : SSIS: Improve performance of DISTINCT sort component
(https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=244313)
Keep Raw files sorted
I have an input into a raw file destination that has IsSorted=TRUE. Any output from a raw file source that uses that raw file will have IsSorted=FALSE.
Proposed solution: Store IsSorted property of the input and SortKey property of the columns in a raw file
#242351 : Should IsSorted metadata be stored in raw files?
(https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=242351)
Improve DtExecUI by adding a package browser
There is no ability be able to browse the package and select a value to be set via the /SET option of dtexec. Add the ability to browse the package. Simply use the browser that is used in the configuration wizard.
#124577 : Put package browser on Set Values tab of dtexecui.exe
(https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=124577)
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