Common Properties
The data flow objects in the Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services object model have common properties and custom properties at the component, input and output, and input column and output column levels. Many properties have read-only values that are assigned at run time by the data flow engine.
This topic lists and describes the common properties of data flow objects.
For information about customer properties, see the following topics
OLE DB Custom PropertiesOLE DB Custom Properties
Component Properties
In the Integration Services object model, a component in the data flow implements the IDTSComponentMetaData100 interface.
The following table describes the properties of the components in a data flow. Some properties have read-only values that are assigned at run time by the data flow engine.
| Property | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ComponentClassID | String | The CLSID of the component. |
| ContactInfo | String | Contact information for the developer of a component. |
| Description | String | The description of the data flow component. The default value of this property is the name of the data flow component. |
| ID | Integer | A value that uniquely identifies this instance of the component. |
| IdentificationString | String | Identifies the component. |
| IsDefaultLocale | Boolean | Indicates whether the component uses the locale of the Data Flow task to which it belongs. |
| LocaleID | Integer | The locale that the data flow component uses when the package runs. All Windows locales are available for use in data flow components. |
| Name | String | The name of the data flow component. |
| PipelineVersion | Integer | The version of the data flow task within which a component is designed to execute. |
| UsesDispositions | Boolean | Indicates whether a component has an error output. |
| ValidateExternalMetadata | Boolean | Indicates whether the metadata of external columns is validated. The default value of this property is True. |
| Version | Integer | The version of a component. |
Input Properties
In the Integration Services object model, transformations and destinations have inputs. An input of a component in the data flow implements the IDTSInput100 interface.
The following table describes the properties of the inputs of components in a data flow. Some properties have read-only values that are assigned at run time by the data flow engine.
| Property | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Description | String | The description of the input. |
| ErrorOrTruncationOperation | String | An optional string that specifies the types of errors or truncations that can occur when processing a row. |
| ErrorRowDisposition | DTSRowDisposition | A value that specifies the handling of errors. The values are Fail component, Ignore failure, and Redirect row. |
| HasSideEffects | Boolean | Indicates whether a component can be removed from the execution plan of the data flow when it is not attached to a downstream component and when RunInOptimizedMode is true. |
| ID | Integer | A value that uniquely identifies the input. |
| IdentificationString | String | A string that identifies the input. |
| IsSorted | Boolean | Indicates whether the data in the input is sorted. |
| Name | String | The name of the input. |
| SourceLocale | Integer | The locale ID (LCID) of the input data. |
| TruncationRowDisposition | DTSRowDisposition | A value that determines how the component handles truncations that occur when processing rows. . The values are Fail component, Ignore failure, and Redirect row. |
Destinations and some transformations do not support error outputs, and the ErrorRowDisposition and TruncationRowDisposition properties of these components are read-only.
Input Column Properties
In the Integration Services object model, an input contains a collection of input columns. An input column of a component in the data flow implements the IDTSInputColumn100 interface.
The following table describes the properties of the input columns of components in a data flow. Some properties have read-only values that are assigned at run time by the data flow engine.
| Property | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ComparisonFlags | Integer | A set of flags that specify the comparison of columns that have a character data type. For more information, see Comparing String Data. |
| Description | String | Describes the input column. |
| ErrorOrTruncationOperation | String | An optional string that specifies the types of errors or truncations that can occur when processing a row. |
| ErrorRowDisposition | DTSRowDisposition | A value that specifies the handling of errors. The values are Fail component, Ignore failure, and Redirect row. |
| ExternalMetadataColumnID | IDTSExternalMetadataColumn100 | The ID of the external metadata column assigned to an input column. |
| ID | Integer | A value that uniquely identifies the input column. |
| IdentificationString | String | A string that identifies the input column. |
| LineageID | Integer | The ID of the upstream column. |
| Name | String | The name of the input column. |
| SortKeyPosition | Integer | A value that indicates whether a column is sorted, its sort order, and the sequence in which multiple columns are sorted. The value 0 indicates the column is not sorted. For more information, see Sort Data for the Merge and Merge Join Transformations. |
| TruncationRowDisposition | DTSRowDisposition | A value that determines how the component handles truncations that occur when processing rows. The values are Fail component, Ignore failure, and Redirect row. |
| UpstreamComponentName | String | The name of the upstream component. |
| UsageType | DTSUsageType | A value that determines how an input column is used by the component. |
Input columns also have the data type properties described under "Data Type Properties."
Output Properties
In the Integration Services object model, sources and transformations have outputs. An output of a component in the data flow implements the IDTSOutput100 interface.
The following table describes the properties of the outputs of components in a data flow. Some properties have read-only values that are assigned at run time by the data flow engine.
| Property | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DeleteOutputOnPathDetached | Boolean | A value that determines whether the data flow engine deletes the output when it is detached from a path. |
| Description | String | Describes the output. |
| ErrorOrTruncationOperation | String | An optional string that specifies the types of errors or truncations that can occur when processing a row. |
| ErrorRowDisposition | DTSRowDisposition | A value that specifies the handling of errors. The values are Fail component, Ignore failure, and Redirect row. |
| ExclusionGroup | Integer | A value that identifies a group of mutually exclusive outputs. |
| HasSideEffects | Boolean | A value that indicates whether a component can be removed from the execution plan of the data flow when it is not attached to an upstream component and when RunInOptimizedMode is true. |
| ID | Integer | A value that uniquely identifies the output. |
| IdentificationString | String | A string that identifies the output. |
| IsErrorOut | Boolean | Indicates whether the output is an error output. |
| IsSorted | Boolean | Indicates whether the output is sorted. The default value is False.** Important ** Setting the value of the IsSorted property to True does not sort the data. This property only provides a hint to downstream components that the data has been previously sorted. For more information, see Sort Data for the Merge and Merge Join Transformations. |
| Name | String | The name of the output. |
| SynchronousInputID | Integer | The ID of an input that is synchronous to the output. |
| TruncationRowDisposition | DTSRowDisposition | A value that determines how the component handles truncations that occur when processing rows. The values are Fail component, Ignore failure, and Redirect row. |
Output Column Properties
In the Integration Services object model, an output contains a collection of output columns. An output column of a component in the data flow implements the IDTSOutputColumn100 interface.
The following table describes the properties of the output columns of components in a data flow. Some properties have read-only values that are assigned at run time by the data flow engine.
| Property | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ComparisonFlags | Integer | A set of flags that specify the comparison of columns that have a character data type. For more information, see Comparing String Data. |
| Description | String | Describes the output column. |
| ErrorOrTruncationOperation | String | An optional string that specifies the types of errors or truncations that can occur when processing a row. |
| ErrorRowDisposition | DTSRowDisposition | A value that specifies the handling of errors. The values are Fail component, Ignore failure, and Redirect row. The default value is Fail component. |
| ExternalMetadataColumnID | Integer | The ID of the external metadata column assigned to an input column. |
| ID | Integer | A value that uniquely identifies the output column. |
| IdentificationString | String | A string that identifies the output column. |
| LineageID | Integer | The ID of the output column. Downstream components refer to the column by using this value. |
| Name | String | The name of the output column. |
| SortKeyPosition | Integer | A value that indicates whether a column is sorted, its sort order, and the sequence in which multiple columns are sorted. The value 0 indicates the column is not sorted. For more information, see Sort Data for the Merge and Merge Join Transformations. |
| SpecialFlags | Integer | A value that contains the special flags of the output column. |
| TruncationRowDisposition | DTSRowDisposition | A value that determines how the component handles truncations that occur when processing rows. The values are Fail component, Ignore failure, and Redirect row. The default value is Fail component. |
Output columns also include a set of data type properties.
External Metadata Column Properties
In the Integration Services object model, inputs and outputs can contain a collection of external metadata columns. An external metadata column of a component in the data flow implements the IDTSExternalMetadataColumn100 interface.
The following table describes the properties of the external metadata columns of components in a data flow. Some properties have read-only values that are assigned at run time by the data flow engine.
| Property | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Description | String | Describes the external column. |
| ID | Integer | A value that uniquely identifies the column. |
| IdentificationString | String | A string that identifies the column. |
| Name | String | The name of the external column. |
External metadata columns also include a set of data type properties.
Data Type Properties
Output columns and external metadata columns include a set of data type properties. Depending on the data type of the column, properties can be read/write or read-only.
The following table describes the data type properties of output columns and external metadata columns.
| Property | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CodePage | Integer | Specifies the code page for string data that is not Unicode. |
| DataType | Integer (enumeration) | The Integration Services data type of the column. For more information, see Integration Services Data Types. |
| Length | Integer | The length, measured in characters, of a column. |
| Precision | Integer | The precision of a numeric column. |
| Scale | Integer | The scale of a numeric column. |
See Also
Data Flow
Transformation Custom Properties
Path Properties
Data Flow Properties that Can Be Set by Using Expressions