Configuration.Description Property

Gets or sets the description of the configuration. This property is read-only.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime
Assembly:  Microsoft.SqlServer.ManagedDTS (in Microsoft.SqlServer.ManagedDTS.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property Description As String 
    Get 
    Set
'Usage
Dim instance As Configuration 
Dim value As String 

value = instance.Description

instance.Description = value
public string Description { get; set; }
public:
virtual property String^ Description {
    String^ get () sealed;
    void set (String^ value) sealed;
}
abstract Description : string with get, set 
override Description : string with get, set
final function get Description () : String 
final function set Description (value : String)

Property Value

Type: System.String
A String that contains the description given to the configuration.

Implements

IDTSName.Description

Remarks

The configuration name can also be assigned using the Package Configuration Wizard. For more information, see Create Package Configurations.

Examples

The following code example creates a package, enables configurations, and enables the export of the configuration file. It adds a new Configuration to the package in the Configurations collection, and sets several properties. After saving and reloading the package, the configuration properties are displayed.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime;
using Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Tasks.BulkInsertTask;

namespace configuration_API
{
    class Program
    {    
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
        // Create a package and set two properties.
            Package pkg = new Package();
            pkg.EnableConfigurations = true;
            pkg.ExportConfigurationFile(@"C:\conf.xml");

            // Create a variable object and add it to the 
            // package Variables collection.
            Variable varPkg = pkg.Variables.Add("var", false, "", 100);
            varPkg.Value = 1;
            string packagePathToVariable = varPkg.GetPackagePath();

            // Create a configuration object and add it to the 
           // package configuration collection.
            Configuration config = pkg.Configurations.Add();

           // Set properties on the configuration object.
            config.ConfigurationString = "conf.xml";
            config.Description = "My configuration description";
            config.ConfigurationType = DTSConfigurationType.ConfigFile;
            config.PackagePath = packagePathToVariable;

            // Save the package and its configuration.
            Application app = new Application();
            app.SaveToXml(@"c:\pkg.xml", pkg, null);
            
            // Reload the package.
            Package p1 = app.LoadPackage(@"c:\pkg.xml", null);

            // Review the configuration information.
            Configurations configs_After = pkg.Configurations;
            foreach(Configuration confAfter in configs_After)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("ConfigurationString is {0}", confAfter.ConfigurationString);
                Console.WriteLine("ConfigurationType is {0}", confAfter.ConfigurationType);
                Console.WriteLine("CreationName is {0}", confAfter.CreationName);
                Console.WriteLine("Description is {0}", confAfter.Description);
                Console.WriteLine("Assigned ID is {0}", confAfter.ID);
                Console.WriteLine("Name is {0}", confAfter.Name);
            }
        }
    }
}
Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Text
Imports Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime
Imports Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Tasks.BulkInsertTask
 
Namespace configuration_API
    Class Program    
        Shared  Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
        ' Create a package and set two properties.
            Dim pkg As Package =  New Package() 
            pkg.EnableConfigurations = True
            pkg.ExportConfigurationFile("C:\conf.xml")
 
            ' Create a variable object and add it to the 
            ' package Variables collection.
            Dim varPkg As Variable =  pkg.Variables.Add("var",False,"",100) 
            varPkg.Value = 1
            Dim packagePathToVariable As String =  varPkg.GetPackagePath() 
 
            ' Create a configuration object and add it to the 
           ' package configuration collection.
            Dim config As Configuration =  pkg.Configurations.Add() 
 
           ' Set properties on the configuration object.
            config.ConfigurationString = "conf.xml"
            config.Description = "My configuration description"
            config.ConfigurationType = DTSConfigurationType.ConfigFile
            config.PackagePath = packagePathToVariable
 
            ' Save the package and its configuration.
            Dim app As Application =  New Application() 
            app.SaveToXml("c:\pkg.xml", pkg, Nothing)
 
            ' Reload the package.
            Dim p1 As Package =  app.LoadPackage("c:\pkg.xml",Nothing) 
 
            ' Review the configuration information.
            Dim configs_After As Configurations =  pkg.Configurations 
            Dim confAfter As Configuration
            For Each confAfter In configs_After
                Console.WriteLine("ConfigurationString is {0}", confAfter.ConfigurationString)
                Console.WriteLine("ConfigurationType is {0}", confAfter.ConfigurationType)
                Console.WriteLine("CreationName is {0}", confAfter.CreationName)
                Console.WriteLine("Description is {0}", confAfter.Description)
                Console.WriteLine("Assigned ID is {0}", confAfter.ID)
                Console.WriteLine("Name is {0}", confAfter.Name)
            Next
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

Sample Output:

The value of variable var = 1

ConfigurationString is conf.xml

ConfigurationType is ConfigFile

CreationName is

Description is My configuration description

Assigned ID is {9CF65E37-0833-44CD-A99D-EBFE38FAB31B}

Name is {9CF65E37-0833-44CD-A99D-EBFE38FAB31B}

Package Path is \Package.Variables[::var]

See Also

Reference

Configuration Class

Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime Namespace