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I used the following from a CSV to test the SCD. I thought it would recognize the LocationIDs and update the records where necessary. But it did not. It only inserts new records.

I'm using Visual Studio 2010 and SQL Server 2012 with Win Authentication (I assume its not a permissions issue because it doesn't seem to be acknowledging the changes to the historical data at all if you look at the pic of the executed package.) I also have Windows 7 Home Premium.

There was a lot of nulls in the original and this set also has changes but the changes are not committed. Also notice that when i add a new location, both are added even though the LocationIDs are the same.

My Database

Input into the SSIS package. Look no nulls! But data above was not updated.

LocationID,Locations,Address,City,State,Zip,Phone,Country,Region
9,Pluto Disney,5000 Out this World,PlanetRock,PL,85338,(902) 504-1747,US,SolarSystem
1,Disney Lend,159 Mickey Mouse Road,Orlando,FL,58741,(201) 345-1234,US,North
2,Disney Werld,98532 Donald Duck Boulevard,Los Angelos,SA,75523,(601) 375-1345,US,South
3,Disney Pleyground,449 Smoke Mountain Lane,Atlanta,GA,24747,(804) 375-1126,US,East
4,Cajun Desney,Jazz Land Avenue,New Orleans,LA,88888,(904) 325-1237,US,West
5,Wild West Desney,Magic Kingdom Street,Somewhere West,CO,21543,(804) 346-1274,US,Northwest
3,Disney Super Playground,449 Smoke Mountain Lane,Atlanta,GA,24747,(864) 375-1526,US,East
4,Cajen Disney,Jazz Land Avenue,New Orleans,LA,88888,(904) 525-1237,US,West
6,Winter Disney,0 Ice Land Avenue,New Orleans,LA,85588,(900) 507-1297,US,North
2,Disney World,98532 Donald Duck Boulevard,Los Angelos,CA,75523,(671) 375-1345,US,South
7,Desert Disney,100 Melting Pot Way,Phoenix,AZ,85338,(902) 504-1747,US,Southwest
9,Plutian Disney,5000 Out this World,PlanetRock,PL,85338,(902) 504-1747,US,SolarSystem
10,Martian Disney,3000 Rover Drive,RedRock,M,85338,(902) 504-1747,US,SolarSystem

Here are the pictures from my SCD Package

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This is where I map all my incoming attributes to the Database attributes.

My SCD Package Screen

All most all the data is historical but NO UPDATES http://i.imgur.com/Z3OrCoB.png

For the next one I've tried different values, It doesn't make a difference which one i pick or if i deselect them all.

http://i.imgur.com/5Xr3Pdv.png

I've kept this the same (never changed) I've enabled and disabled this one. No Results The finished Screen

http://i.imgur.com/8wlC8s1.png

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Ok I figured it out. I took some thinking through it.

If "Fail the transformation if it detects changes in fixed attributes" is selected as it is below, then the whole package will fail. If you deselect it, the package will run, but if the SCD transform detects changes to the fixed attribute, it will allow all the changes go through except where it detects changes in the Fixed attributes. SO WHAT THIS MEANS, it does not ERROR OUT or completely cancel the package the way it does when checked. But it STILL DOESN'T IGNORE or allow the other changes to take effect if that row has a changed fixed attribute.

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The problem is that book I have suggested using a Derived column to create a DateCreated column with a GetDate() function in the Expression column of the Derived Column transform to determine when the column was originally created. The author then suggested that this column should be set as fixed (even though it wasn't actually fixed since it will always enter the SCD with a current date.) The SCD will detect that the DateCreated column's value is different from the one in the database and so all those rows will fail to update because of that one change.

So it was the book's fault.

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