1. Optimizing the ETL Development process using BIML
SQL Saturday Indianapolis | August 17, 2019

2. About me Data Services Manager with Republic Bank and Trust
Co-Chapter Leader of the Louisville SQL and Power BI User Group
SQL Saturday Louisville Organizer
Friend of Redgate
About me

3. Contact Info
sql.com
GitHub Account: Jhiggin
GitHub Org: CodeNameSQL

4. SSIS Package Overview

5. Introduction to biml
Designed by Scott Currie who is the founder and CEO of Varigence.
BIML stands for Business Intelligence Markup Language.
BIML is a dialect of the XML language that generates SSIS packages from Visual studio (BIML Express) or from an IDE (BIML Studio).
Discuss Scott’s previous employeer. Discuss that Biml can build SSIS packages, SSAS models and Cubes. Generate SQL scripts.

6. Development tools
BIML Express: Visual Studio add-in which all demos today will be covered in.
Product is free for use but requires registering with Varigence.
BIML Studio: Full-Feature IDE for BIML Development. Cost associated based of per user licensing.
Biml Flex: Added features on top of Biml Studio. Cost is based off organization size.
Biml Online: Web based IDE for BIML. Currently Free while in Beta.
Discuss that as of Biml Express 2018, reverse engineering of SSIS package is available in the free version.

7. What can biml do? Generate Multi dimensional and Tabular SSAS Models
Generate Staging and Destination Schema
Generate dynamic SQL statements
Generate frameworks for tasks like Logging or Auditing to help with code reuse and troubleshooting.
Discuss that as of Biml Express 2018, reverse engineering of SSIS package is available in the free version.

8. ETL Framework - Overview
Connections
Databases
Schemas
Tables
Tables_Flags
Columns
Mappings

9. Demo (Framework driven ETL)

10. Additional Resources
Catherine Wilhelmsen :
Varigence :
Andy Leonard :
The Biml Book :
Examples :
Presentation resources:
David Stein: