October 1, 2008 at 8:14 am
Hi I am running a large dtsx package and in a data flow task I am getting the following error in the validation of the OLE DB DESTINATION object. Here is the specific error:
[DTS.Pipeline] Error: "component "My_Data reader destination" (337)" failed validation and returned validation status "VS_NEEDSNEWMETADATA".
Not sure where I should look from here I have looked at my source data and the data types and sizes are compatible with the destination.
I welcome any suggestions.
October 1, 2008 at 9:40 am
This normally occurs if there has been a change to your schema, not to stress, just double click on your input and output and it should resolve itself
October 1, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Thanks,
December 20, 2010 at 10:35 am
I was facing the similar issue. In my case, I was creating the SQL query on run time using script task, storing it in a variable. The default value that I had provided to my variable , one of the column names had the first character in Upper case. But in the script task, while designing the query, the same column had the first character in Lower case. On changing the latter to Upper case solved my problem. Quite strange, but it worked for me.
HTH
Sanjay.
April 8, 2013 at 1:51 pm
I am getting the same error message, I have an OLE DB source that gets a set of columns from a variable that executes a given stored proc.
The data flow task can be individually executed successfully, but if I run the job or the package, it is giving me the error "Description: "component "OLE DB Source" (1)" failed validation and returned validation status "VS_NEEDSNEWMETADATA" ".
Any advise is appreciated.
Things I have tried:
1: remove OLE DB source and destinations and re create it.
2. remove the entire data flow task itself and recreate it.
October 21, 2013 at 4:02 pm
Help on this please, I am having similar issue.
October 23, 2013 at 7:58 pm
SQListic (10/21/2013)
Help on this please, I am having similar issue.
What have you tried?
The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
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Stan Laurel
October 31, 2013 at 2:01 pm
try setting DelayValidation to True.
November 6, 2013 at 6:55 pm
I have a project that has been running fine for a long time. Recently however I had to change the password to my AS400 ODBC connection string. I had a problem doing this so I ended up deleting the connection configuration XML file and creating it again. I think this cause a problem in my package. Now I am getting a metadata error. Is there something else I have to do once I change the connection?
November 7, 2013 at 12:39 am
I have always managed to get rid of metadata errors simply by running the project in BIDS step by step. When all previous steps have been executed, open the input and output steps, accept any (sensible) notifications on changes needed, and press OK. BIDS will most of the time detect what has changed in data source.
Using a stored procedure as a data source, though, might be a different story altogether.
April 20, 2015 at 8:15 am
I am receiving a similar error in an SSIS package that I am writing. The package connects to my MS SQL Server 2005 SP 4 database and executes a Stored Procedure (with the SET FMTONLY OFF command included) as the data source of my Data Flow Task, and is able to properly read the column definitions and even preview the output data. When I try to test the step, however, I receive the VS_NEEDSNEWMETADATA error along with an error message that states "The external metadata column collection is out of synchronization with the data source columns." and that each one of my SP output columns needs to be removed from the external metadata column collection.
I have verified my OLE DB connection, edited my OLE DB Source, Data Conversion, and Flat File Destination objects, and previewed the source data. BIDS is not suggesting any changes to any of my objects, so I am at a loss as to the next steps to resolve this issue.
Please help me.
April 20, 2015 at 8:22 am
ahammer 40362 (4/20/2015)
I am receiving a similar error in an SSIS package that I am writing. The package connects to my MS SQL Server 2005 SP 4 database and executes a Stored Procedure (with the SET FMTONLY OFF command included) as the data source of my Data Flow Task, and is able to properly read the column definitions and even preview the output data. When I try to test the step, however, I receive the VS_NEEDSNEWMETADATA error along with an error message that states "The external metadata column collection is out of synchronization with the data source columns." and that each one of my SP output columns needs to be removed from the external metadata column collection.I have verified my OLE DB connection, edited my OLE DB Source, Data Conversion, and Flat File Destination objects, and previewed the source data. BIDS is not suggesting any changes to any of my objects, so I am at a loss as to the next steps to resolve this issue.
Please help me.
Are you using SET FMTONLY because your proc returns data from a temp table?
The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
Martin Rees
You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead.
Stan Laurel
April 20, 2015 at 8:45 am
Yes, I am using a TEMP table in my SP to gather the data, and then I return the contents of the TEMP table.
April 20, 2015 at 8:51 am
Rather than the FMTONLY way, you could try this method instead. Maybe it will help:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1579476/using-temp-tables-in-ssis
The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
Martin Rees
You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead.
Stan Laurel
April 20, 2015 at 9:05 am
Phil,
I tried the "IF 1=0" method and there was no change in the results of executing the Data Flow task (i.e. I am still getting the same error).
Thanks for the suggestion, but I am still in the same boat. 🙁
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