When dealing with SSIS solutions, it is important to ensure that the length of the data type of the source column is equal to the length of the data type of the destination column. This is to prevent the warning message that is displayed when the length of the data type of the source column is greater than the destination data type. To resolve this warning message, one must check the data types and adjust them accordingly. Truncation occurs when a string of one length is wrapped in a field that contains a string of shorter length.
In most cases, the last characters of the string are cut off to fit in the field. In SSIS, packages can be stopped due to truncation if it is not explicitly handled. This can happen when transferring data from one platform to another, especially in fields such as first name, last name, address, etc. There are several ways to handle truncation, each with their own advantages and disadvantages.
One way is to redirect rows that will be truncated to another table or flat file for later analysis. Another way is to convert all output fields first into a stored procedure before proceeding with code. Additionally, one can disable external metadata validation, delay validation, or ignore truncation and error errors. The expression evaluator can identify explicit conversions that can cause truncation and issue a warning when the expression is parsed.
A serial truncation error occurs when a Taylor (Maclaurin) polynomial of nth degree is used to estimate a function. If the step size h between two adjacent values is reduced, the truncation error of the difference approximation decreases. In conclusion, it is important to be aware of how SSIS handles truncation warnings and how to handle them properly. By understanding how to adjust data types and redirect rows that will be truncated, one can ensure that their SSIS solution runs smoothly without any errors.
