BIML – What is it good for?

Joe KellyData Team Lead

SQL Server Ireland User Group Lightning Talks

BIML – What is it Good for ?Business Intelligence Markup Language

BIML allows us to Declare BI ObjectsBIML enables Pattern based DesignBIML supports Agile methodsBIML enables true Source Control of SSIS

BIML – What is it Good for ?Use BIML to;

Create Many SSIS Packages (100s)

using Many Design Patterns (90%)

Create SQL scripts (DWH profiles)Create SSAS Cubes and Objects

BIML – What is it Good for ?Business Intelligence Markup Language

BIML is super easy to get started with BIML simply fills in the Blanks / DefaultsBIML generates standard SSIS dtsx filesBIML compiles your packages from Code

BIDS Helper Add New BIML File

BIDS Helper exposes BIML commands

BIML code to generate a simple package

Store MetaData in XLS or SQL Table

BIML code to create an Execute SQL task

BIML code to create a Data Flow

BIML generates container with DTF for each Table

BIML – What is it Good for ? LINKS Mothership - https://www.varigence.com/biml

Learn BIML - http://bimlscript.com/ Stairway to BIML - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/stairway/100550/ Simple intro to BIML - https://

www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/3094/introduction-to-business-intelligence-markup-language-biml-for-ssis/

Download BIDS Helper - https://bidshelper.codeplex.com/ http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/data-savvy/2017/03/10/copyin

g-data-from-on-prem-sql-to-adls-with-adf-and-biml-part-2/