On Error () Logging by Using Event Handlers

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On Error () Logging by Using Event Handlers

mail.arun2005

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June 19, 2009 at 12:56 pm

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Samuel Vella SSCrazy Eights Points: 8055 More actions · Answer 1

Nice article and a good companion to Jamie Thompsons blog at conchango:

http://blogs.conchango.com/jamiethomson/archive/2005/06/11/SSIS_3A00_-Custom-Logging-Using-Event-Handlers.aspx

I see you followed the same development path as I had - generalise the error logging and then the same principle can be applied to all SSIS packages in production. This leaves you with a consistant process log table which can be used for system reporting.

Handy when you want to run a quick report in the morning to check on the status of all the overnight jobs 🙂

loydjerry Valued Member Points: 64 More actions · Answer 2

Is there a particular reason you don't use the built-in logging?

mail.arun2005 SSC Veteran Points: 247 More actions · Answer 3

It gives u more customization on logging mechanism. Here I mentioned a simple example, u can use ur own ideas for a more complex logging.

Thanks for ur comments

cwcridindirty Valued Member Points: 56 More actions · Answer 4

Hi Arun, Following your steps exactly as provided doesn't work. The Expressions Editor Query produces a cannot be parsed error message.

mail.arun2005 SSC Veteran Points: 247 More actions · Answer 5

Hi… I checked the Expression thoroughly and it is working perfectly.

Please check the user variable, may be u didn’t created the user variable named @[User::PackageLogID].

If u have created the above variable perfectly, then please send me the detail of the error message that u got.

Thank u

cwcridindirty Valued Member Points: 56 More actions · Answer 6

Hello Arun, brilliant! you're 100% correct. I just had to get up to speed on creating user variables. Thanks much Arun! You helped me learn something today!

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004406 More actions · Answer 7

Just a quick question... I don't see where the column called "PrcocedureName" in the error log table is either described or used in the article. Is it just an unused, mispelled artifact?

Other than that, pretty cool article on simple error logging.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

mail.arun2005 SSC Veteran Points: 247 More actions · Answer 8

The column named “[PrcocedureName]” can be used to detect the procedure that causes the particular error. But I didn’t implement it in the methodology; the user can implement it in case if they are using some procedures in the ETL process. The details about implementing the same will be posted in my next article.

Thank you

Niraj Kotecha SSC Rookie Points: 30 More actions · Answer 9

Is it possible to add Cointainer Name along with Package Name & Task Name. I think its little bit tircky

mail.arun2005 SSC Veteran Points: 247 More actions · Answer 10

Yah it’s possible, I will try to find out some direct ways to do it. But for the time being, you can use one custom task to keep track of the currently executing container in a variable and can add that variable in the logging task.

Thank You

Jason P. Burnett SSCommitted Points: 1759 More actions · Answer 11

I have implemented something very similar to this however; instead of creating the PackageLogID as a user variable I am just using the system variable "ExecutionInstanceGUID". I am curious though, did you choose to create a user variable for a particular reason? One reason I could see is so that you could deal with an int value insead of a GUID but did you have other reasoning?

Regards,

Jason

Regards,

Jason P. Burnett
Senior DBA

mail.arun2005 SSC Veteran Points: 247 More actions · Answer 12

Obviously, there is a reason for using PackageLogID as a user defined variable for tracking the execution of the package. Below is the list:

•It’s datatype is Int, so easy for calculation and analysis.

•Its size is less (datatype size), obviously good then using GUID.

•Can be sorted easily and is meaningful for the user (for easy understanding and detecting than GUID)

Thanks for your comment.

Jason P. Burnett SSCommitted Points: 1759 More actions · Answer 13

Thanks for the details. Greatly appreciated!

Regards,

Jason P. Burnett
Senior DBA

Misha_SQL SSCertifiable Points: 5407 More actions · Answer 14

I have been using SSIS for a while, but haven't tapped into the power of even handling yet. This is a great and useful introduction!